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Re: buy' ngop



[email protected] on behalf of Robyn Stewart wrote:
> lab SuStel
> > I've just finished reading Klingon for the Galactic Traveler ...
> vaj <buy' ngop> yImugh.

It's a slang expression, meaning "Good news!  It's good to hear that!"  
Literally, it means "The plates are full.  ({buy'}, "be full, filled up"; 
{ngop}, "plates," an inherently plural noun)

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97615.7


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