tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 12 20:07:23 1997
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Re: buy' ngop
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: buy' ngop
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 97 03:02:08 UT
[email protected] on behalf of Robyn Stewart wrote:
> lab SuStel
> > I've just finished reading Klingon for the Galactic Traveler ...
> vaj <buy' ngop> yImugh.
It's a slang expression, meaning "Good news! It's good to hear that!"
Literally, it means "The plates are full. ({buy'}, "be full, filled up";
{ngop}, "plates," an inherently plural noun)
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SuStel
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