oops – Klingon Language Institute

Interjection uttered after making a mistake: "Oops! I burned the gagh!"

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enru May 27, 2025
Hmm…I'm not against something like this in general, but I get the sense that if this existed, it would be used very differently than in English. Klingons already have (vulgar) invectives/swear words and (nonvulgar) replacement proverbs. So if they have a way to say "oops" it would theoretically have to be contextually distinct from those usages.
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qurgh June 16, 2025
Isn't this {va}? That's what I've been using to say "oops" for the past 30 years.
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1. enru June 24, 2025
  The issue is that {va} is vulgar; it's an abbreviated form of {Qu'vatlh} – it isn't something you can just say in any situation, whereas "oops" is.
  But, maybe Klingons don't say "oops", and utter a replacement proverb instead. I could go either way on this suggestion.
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