[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bo'Dagh

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Klingon word: bo'Dagh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: scoop, scooping implement (to serve food)
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(KGT 97f.):  A scooping implement, much like a garden trowel, used to remove food from a pot, is a {bo'Dagh}.

(KGT 125):  The phrase {bo'Dagh'a' lo'} is another way to say "exaggerate," though it has negative connotations of exaggerating when it is inappropriate to do so. If a warrior, for example, boasts about his recent exploits in a way other warriors find unbelievable, someone might say {bo'Dagh'a' lo'} ("He's using a big scoop"--that is, "He's exaggerating"). It is not uncommon to confront someone by making use of this phrase (for example, {qaHarbe'; bo'Dagh'a' Dalo'} ["I don't believe you; you're using a big scoop"--that is, "You're exaggerating"]) or to use it to assert one's veracity, as in {bo'Dagh'a' vIlo'be'} ("I am not using a big scoop"--in other words, "I am not exaggerating").  The scoop ({bo'Dagh}) in the phrase is the implement used to remove food from the pot in which it was prepared and place it on a serving platter. This is hardly a delicate operation, so scooping with a {bo'Dagh} entails transferring as much food as possible on each trip from pot to platter. Using a big scoop ({bo'Dagh'a'}) would imply transferring even greater quantities of food, perhaps more than the serving plate can handle. An altered form of this expression substitutes {bo'DaghHom} ("little scoop") for {bo'Dagh'a'} ("big scoop"). The phrase {bo'DaghHom lo'} ("use a little scoop") means "make less of something than it really is" or "minimize the importance of something," again with the connotation that this is inappropriate.

SEE ALSO:
baghneQ 	spoon (n)
'un 		pot (n)
'elpI' 		serving platter (n)
jengva'  	plate (sg n)

jab 		serve food (v)
lach 		exaggerate (v)
mIy 		brag (v)
nep 		lie (v)

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Voragh
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