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Doghjey

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Doghjey
• Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:29:13 EDT

In a message dated 2004-04-21 5:23:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> I *almost* thought <Doghjey> (n) "unconditional surrender"
> was another example, but upon checking the parts, I found
> <Dogh> (v) "be foolish, silly" + <jey> (v) "defeat".  There
> is a noun <jey> (n) "itinerary", but no noun <jey> meaning
> "defeat".  Still, an "unconditional surrender" may be/result
> in a "foolish itinerary", from a Klingon point of view!
> 

i prefer to believe Doghjey is an example of a verb-verb compound "foolish 
defeat", also very klingon in its point of view.
lay'tel SIvten

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