tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 18 12:20:44 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tu'HomI'raH (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, February 15, 2004.
>
>Klingon word: tu'HomI'raH
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: something useless
As used in canon:
HurDaq tu'HomI'raHvetlh yIlan!
Get that piece of junk out of here! KCD
Three old Klingons arrive on DS9 to pick up Curzon Dax for a trip of
vengeance he was bound to with a blood oath. Instead of Curzon they find
Jadzia, who feels compelled to take Curzon's place even though the Klingons
release her from the oath. Kor is on her side and eventually she manages to
impress Koloth with her skills with the bat'leth, but Kang remains adamant.
At that point Kor asks him, "Why do you dismiss her like some useless
*t'ooho'mIrah*?" (DS9 "Blood Oath")
I think of {tu'HomI'raH} as the Klingon equivalent to "dunsel", Starfleet
slang for a component that serves no useful purpose (heard in TOS "The
Ultimate Computer").
Antonym: {potlh} "consequential thing, something important"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons