tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 07 03:01:44 2007
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Klingon WOTD: mu'mey ghoQ (noun)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
Category: General
Klingon word: mu'mey ghoQ
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: slang
Source: KGT (220 KE, 257 EK)
Swedish: slang, "färska ord" (används mest av yngre klingoner)
Additional Notes:
KGT p. 35: The primary difference between the speech of older and younger Klingons, however, lies in the choice of vocabulary. Younger Klingons describe some of the vocabulary used by their elders as {mu'mey Doy'} ("tired words"), preferring to use what they call {mu'mey ghoQ} ("fresh words") or even {Hol ghoQ} ("fresh language"). (The word {ghoQ} ["fresh"], in its most narrow usage, applies to just-killed meat). Perhaps "slang" is a good translation of {mu'mey ghoQ}. Some older Klingons incorporate some of the {mu'mey ghoQ} into their own speech, though some claim not to understand the {mu'mey ghoQ} at all (nor are they quite sure what the term itself means.)
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