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Re: Klingon WOTD: Dap (noun)

Stephen A. Carter ([email protected])

• From: "Stephen A. Carter" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: Dap (noun)
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:19:01 +0900 (JST)
• Cc: "Stephen A. Carter" <[email protected]>
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:20:53 -0500, Steven Boozer wrote:
>   This word literally means "soup". It is not known why {chatlh}
>   took on this slang meaning.

If you squint and look at it sideways, it might be a reference to
*Duck Soup*.

"Take two turkeys, one goose, four cabbages, but no duck, and mix
them together.  After one taste, you'll duck soup for the rest of
your life."
-- Groucho Marx


-- Stephen Carter
   [email protected]
   Nagoya, Japan

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