[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qat

De'vID de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com
Mon Jul 17 15:57:00 PDT 2023


On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 4:15 AM Will Martin via tlhIngan-Hol <
tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:

> One wonders if this has anything to do with the Wordle Dictionary word
> “qat”, referring to a mild, recreational drug common to some Middle Eastern
> cultures; some kind of part of a plant that is chewed for the effect. Like
> chewing gum… in which one might wrap something, or something which is
> commonly wrapped or encased...
>

That would be this substance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat

Another possible coincidence is that cats used to be mummified in Egypt.
The other, musical, slang meaning might refer to a certain musician.

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De'vID
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