Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Klingon word: nIqDob Part of speech: noun Definition: perforator, hole punch Source: qepHom 2015 p.18 _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. Lieven Lietaer interviews Marc Okrand (10/29/2015): MO: To "staple" papers together is to {rar} them. To use a stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" {nIqDob}), you {qIp} it or {'uy} it or {ngaH} ("squeeze") it, depending on the device. [...] The hole punch will {ghID} ("pierce, perforate") the paper (or other material). LL: Can {ghID} also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick or similar? MO: Yes, of course. (qepHom 2015 p.18): A stapler is a {Ha'on vevwI'}. The staple, the little metal thing, is called {baS Ha'on} or just {Ha'on}. The verb {vev} means insert, put in, so the stapler is literally a device that "puts in" the staple ({Ha'on}) into the paper.” PUN: "bodkin" backwards SEE ALSO: DuQ stab, pierce (v) bet impale (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.