On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 5:17 PM De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
However, I can't think of what {rubyo'} can be a reference to, except for a very specific politician. Can anyone else have any ideas?

The original request for the word "politician" wasn't entirely value-neutral: "A person who is professionally involved in the politics. Also a derogatory term for a person who manipulates or pleases others just to gain own advantage. For example Gowron is described as a politician in DS9"
So it's possible Okrand was thinking more along the lines of the latter half of the request when thinking about specific politicians.