In the UK there is slang "to grass on someone", which means to reveal information that the someone doesn't want revealed, often to a person in authority. During my school days, another kid would often be branded as a traitor if they known to "grass" on others. qurgh On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Klingon word: magh Part of speech: verb Definition: betray
(KGT 147): Probably because of the parallel formation of {bolwI'} and {maghwI'} ... the verb {bol} (drool) is sometimes used to mean betray, as if it were equivalent to {magh}. In this usage, {bol}, like {magh}, may take an object; that is, the sentence may indicate who is betrayed: {mumaghpu'} ("He/she has betrayed me") or {mubolpu'} ("He/she has betrayed me"; literally, "He/she has drooled me").
<numagh> (?) [They've betrayed us. (uncertain)] ST6
ngoQvam luchavmeH ghawran maghpu' be'nI'pu' To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron... in order to gain power. S26
wo' Damagh 'ej bIHegh Die betraying the Empire. MKE
qorDu'wIj quvmo' jImaghpu' qorDu'wIj quvqa'moHlu'meH jIvang vIneH The reason of my betrayal Was my family honor, I want to restore this honor. (PB)
N.B. Do not confuse with the verb {magh} "indicate, reveal" or the new noun {magh} "Klingon plant resembling grass".
SEE ALSO: 'ur commit treason (v) Daw' revolt (v) choS desert (v) QuS conspire (v) cheH defect (v)
'urmang treason (n) QuS conspiracy (n) QuD insurrection (n) Daw' revolt, revolution (n)
-- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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