On Mon, 11 Apr 2022 at 17:14, Steven Boozer <sboozer@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]
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"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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De'vID