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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Dap

Steven Boozer ([email protected])



> Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, October 05, 2014
> 
> Klingon word: Dap
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: nonsense

Cf. {chatlh} "nonsense, balderdash" (slang):

KGT 148:  This word literally means "soup". It is not known why {chatlh} took on this slang meaning. The standard word for nonsense is {Dap}.

Cf. {Dap boom} "nonsense song":

KGT 77f.:  Among the songs sung exclusively to or by children is ... the {Dap bom} (literally, "nonsense song"), which teaches and reinforces Klingon musical patterns, even though the words themselves are, for the most part, meaningless.

KGT 12f.:  Finally, there are some old but still popular songs that retain old words and old grammatical forms that are not interpretable in modern Klingon. In fact, it is not uncommon for Klingon children to think some of these songs are nonsense songs, filled with silly words, and then be surprised to find out that they are 
ancient hunting songs or battle songs.

SEE ALSO:
potlh 		consecuential thing, something important (n)
qoH 			a fool (n)
qID  			joke (n)

Dogh 			be foolish, be silly (v)
QIp 			be stupid (v)
tlhaQ 		be funny (v)
qID 			make/tell a joke (v)
toj 			deceive, trick (v)
Sagh 			be serious (v)

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons




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