[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'opuHwI'

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On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 5:03 PM Steven Boozer via tlhIngan-Hol <
tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:

> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 02, 2024
>
> Klingon word: 'opuHwI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: prostitute
> Source: qep'a' 26 [2019]
> _______________________________________________
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> (qep’a’ 2019):  A slang term is {qItoy}.
>
> Is there a pun here?  I don't see one.
>

The 1959 film Vice Raid starred Mamie Van Doren, whose birth name was Joan
Lucille *Olander*, as a prostitute.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053418/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Van_Doren

Incidentally, {qItoy} is probably a reference to the character of "Miss
Kitty" from Gunsmoke (a TV show in which William Shatner also made an
appearance).

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