Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, August 13, 2016
Klingon word: lotlhmoq Part of speech: noun Definition: a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim Source: HQ (10:4 p4)
First referenced in Keith R.A. DeCandido's _Enemy Territory_. Later defined in the glossary to his _Klingon Empire: A Burning House_ (KEBH) as: Predatory bird native to Qo'noS that swoops into the water to catch food. SEE AlSO: Qal swim (v) naDev jIQal vIneH; Qobbe''a' bIQ? Is it safe to swim here? (TNK) HaH'egh soak oneself (slang) (v) (KGT 91): The verb {HaH} [...] is now often used in the more general sense of "soak, drench". It is frequently heard in the reflexive form ({HaH'egh} "soak oneself") in reference to such activities as drinking a great deal, which has positive connotations, and bathing, an occasional undertaking with negative connotations. (TKW 35): The negative associations with water might also be seen when Worf remarked to Counselor Deanna Troi, "Swimming is too much like bathing." -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons