Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 01, 2021 Klingon word: ngom Part of speech: verb Definition: be geeky Source: Festival of the Spoken Nerd [FOTSN] _______________________________________________ (Okrand to De'vID, March 2015): (1) {ven} can be used for "be nerdy", but there may be some other apt English translations. It describes someone who is really into something (or a number of things), a true devotee, who partakes in activities associated with whatever he/she is into - doesn't just sit on the sidelines - and does so very seriously (though, with Klingons, pretty much everything is done very seriously by everybody, so this isn't much of a distinction). It is possible to say {venwI'} "one who is nerdy" or "nerd". (2) Another word for nerd is {qatru'}. Though {venwI'} is fine, {qatru'} is more common... and nerdier. ({qatru'} is the word he gave me before he was perplexed by nerd vs. geek.) (3) {ngom} can be used for "be geeky". Like {ven}, it's used to describe someone who's really into something and knows a lot about it, but doesn't necessarily partake in related activities - certainly not with the thoroughness of a {qatru'}. (Also, as with {ven}, there may be some other English glosses besides "be geeky".) It is possible to say {ngomwI'} "one who is geeky" or "geek." PUN: {mong} "neck" backwards (i.e. "pencil-necked geek")? SEE: ngotlh be fanatical (v) ngotlhwI' fan, fanatic (n) (DSC Netflix) vIlle' follower, disciple, fan, admirer, minion (n) qolqoS core [of a group] (n) -- 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.