Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, January 04, 2021 Klingon word: taHqeq Part of speech: excl Definition: (curse) epithet, insult Source: _______________________________________________ taHqeq! taHqeq! monbogh webbogh taHqeq! […] monlaH ‘ej montaH je taHqeq quvHa’. (TKH I, 5 [NON-CANON]) O villain, villain, smiling, damnèd villain! [… ] That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain. (Hamlet I,5) When Picard failed to convince Governor Vagh that the Federation wasn't supplying weapons to Kriosian rebels, Vagh lost his temper and shouted: "You speak the lies of a *tahkeck*!" (TNG "The Mind's Eye") (CK): If you call someone this, stand back! This is a classic insult. (Mark Shoulson, HQ 3.1): This is someone you really, really don't admire at all, probably epithetical equivalent to {Qu'vatlh}. (nIqolay, 11/06/2015): Maltz thinks the word {taHqeq} is related to the expression {bItaHrup'a'} "Do you want to continue?", which is used defiantly before escalating an argument to the next level (punches or curse warfare). (De’vID, 7/12/2019): I once heard a theory that the insult {taHqeq} originates from {[yI]qeqtaH} in {no' Hol}, i.e., you're insulting your enemy by saying that they'll have to train a lot more before they can best you. -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.