Can we just drop the term “gunner“

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have seen it used at law school. Generally, where a student sucks up time and tries to impress the teacher with questions or hypos that don't move the learning environment forward and/or would help the class with the single exam that determines your grade.

I personally see no issue with it. It is supposed to a very very low level ridicule intended to ring in the gunner’s minor class rom distributing behavior.

Yes, it's a law school term. It has nothing to do with the military. It's someone who is/knows all of the answers/raises hand for everything.

We used it in dental school. It was for those trying to be in the top 5 of the class. Usually weren’t willing to help others out with studying/lab/clinic. Had a more negative connotation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It gets used a lot, has no specific meaning, no parent of even the most impressive student is ever going to describe their kid that way, basically it’s just a sour grapes way to slam hard working 20-year-olds which seems kind of gross. I think we can do better.

How about “applicant who just cares about ROI, not actual learning or having fun”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is using that and where? I've only ever heard it as a name or as a job function in the military

where? read the titles of posts, at a minimum

Maybe you link to them since nobody else seems to be able to answer the question or find the posts.

Here's one
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1198956.page

[Anonymous]

I believe the proper term is try-hard

[Anonymous]

Tracy Flick was a gunner. Words exist for a reason, if someone exhibits traits of a particular word than they can own it or change. I have no compunction to limit my vocabulary because people are fragile.

[Anonymous]

I prefer Gunslinger...somebody that applies to all top schools and ivies but has no chance of getting in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard this - what does it mean in this context?

When I was in law school 15 years ago it meant a cut throat student who would do whatever it takes to get ahead and would constantly raise their hand in class barely giving anyone else a chance to speak. There are a couple I can think of who clearly annoyed even the professors.

There is definitely a negative connotation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard this - what does it mean in this context?

it's same as "striver" which some people on here so vociferously objected to it's not used anymore.

Is it the same? I see striver as someone who can't quite make it. I agree with the PP above who talked about it in the context of law school. I didn't go to law school but it was a popular term at my ivy back in the 90s. The connotation is negative but not without respect. There are a lot of terms like that. I don't have a problem with it. Then again, I wouldn't mind if my kids had a little more gunner in them.

[Anonymous]

So many gunners attended med school with me 20 years ago. I agree with the term being awkward given the rise in school violence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have seen it used at law school. Generally, where a student sucks up time and tries to impress the teacher with questions or hypos that don't move the learning environment forward and/or would help the class with the single exam that determines your grade.

I personally see no issue with it. It is supposed to a very very low level ridicule intended to ring in the gunner’s minor class rom distributing behavior.

Yes, it's a law school term. It has nothing to do with the military. It's someone who is/knows all of the answers/raises hand for everything.

In this context, no, but a gunner is someone who mans a gun station on a vehicle/aircraft in the military.

[Anonymous]

Someone could be “gunning” for a promotion - haven’t you all heard it in this context? It goes beyond law school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone could be “gunning” for a promotion - haven’t you all heard it in this context? It goes beyond law school.

Yep. We used the term in med school all the time. Guess there’s just a lot of attorneys in the DC area so they think it just refers to them 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe the proper term is try-hard

Sweaty try-hard

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have seen it used at law school. Generally, where a student sucks up time and tries to impress the teacher with questions or hypos that don't move the learning environment forward and/or would help the class with the single exam that determines your grade.

I personally see no issue with it. It is supposed to a very very low level ridicule intended to ring in the gunner’s minor class rom distributing behavior.

Yes, it's a law school term. It has nothing to do with the military. It's someone who is/knows all of the answers/raises hand for everything.

In this context, no, but a gunner is someone who mans a gun station on a vehicle/aircraft in the military.

Yes we are aware. But that has nothing to do with College and Universities.

[Anonymous]

OP, is it the term in particular (i.e., the word "gun") that is the problem or do you prefer there not be a word for this type of person, or that the word somehow have no negative connotation?