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RE: Maltz whispered in my ear.



>According to Chet Braun:  

>> Maltz, snickering gleefully, whispered in my ear the proper
>> use of two new words:

>Would you mind being a little more specific about the source of
>these words? Since the first word appears in no other word list
>I've seen and since the second word has a different meaning
>than the one given in KGT, I want to know whether they should
>both be in the New Words list, and if so, how do I list the
>citation?

>> boQ - to display bravado without skill, to clown around, to play the fool
>> boQwI' - a clownish fellow, a buffoon
>> boQchu'wI' - a professional clown or juggler 
>> 
>> jIrmoH - be reckless, foolhardy

Fuzzy eyes and retarded fingers from pulling an all nighter.

Should read:
baQ
baQwI'
baQchu'wI'

Now, I guess, the sarcastic humor is lost...



>In KGT, this means "twirl bat'leth, cause bat'leth to rotate.
>It is based on {jIr}, "rotate, twirl". Gee, perhaps I should
>have waited later to give Qov that definition...

>> jIrmoHwI' - a so-called warrior who continuously takes
>> needless risks even to the point of endangering his comrades.

>That conjures quite the image.

>> HetaQ

>charghwI'


Yes it did say that in KGT, didn't it.

HetaQ



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