tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 16 07:25:50 2011
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghIgh
> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 16, 2011
>
> Klingon word: ghIgh
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: assignment, task, duty (slang)
Never used in canon.
KGT 150f: As this word literally means "necklace", perhaps the slang usage is based on the old practice of identifying one's position within a military unit-for example, one's assignment on a ship-by means of a symbol hung on a chain worn around the neck. On the other hand, it may be based on the idea that assignment to a specific task holds one in that position as if by means of a line around the neck. The usual nonslang word for "assignment, mission" is {Qu'}.
PUN: "gig" (a musician's or actor's job)
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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