[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lIQ

[De'vID]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2022 at 17:14, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 11, 2022
>
> Klingon word:   lIQ
> Part of speech:         verb
> Definition:     be stuck (with a puzzle)
> Source:         qep'a' 25 [2018]
> _______________________________________________
>
> "like when you can’t solve an algebra problem or a crossword puzzle"
> (qep'a' 2018)
>

To be "licked" is to be defeated or overcome, in English slang, e.g., "this
puzzle has got me licked".

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