Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, May 01, 2021 Klingon word: QaD Part of speech: verb Definition: be safe (slang), be protected (slang) Source: KGT _______________________________________________ chalqachDaq bIQaDbe' je Even in a tower you are not safe. (PB) ghe'tor 'el qeylIS rIQbe' ghaH 'ej QaD And Kahless enters Gre'thor Unharmed and safe. (PB) (KGT 161): Literally meaning "be dry}, the word {QaD} may be applied to just about anything: a person, object, place, and so forth. For example, {QaD puq} (The child is dry) means that the child is safe; {vengHom QaD} (dry village) means that the village is protected. This slang meaning may have developed in part because of the Klingon association of water with weakness (as opposed to the strength of blood or ale, for that matter) and in part because of the phonetic similarity of {QaD} to {Qan} (protect). In the Krotmag dialect, source of many idiomatic expressions, {QaD} would be pronounced almost as if {Qan} ... SEE ALSO: Hub defend (v) 'av guard (v) Qan protect (v) Qom be hazardous, perilous, treacherous (slang) (v) Hung security (n) [use for "safety"? Qob danger (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.