Klingon Word of the Day: yalqom (noun)
You forgot to mention the pun: yalqom = moq lay = beat-L = Beatle
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Klingon word: yalqom Part of speech: noun Definition: mop Source: qep'a' 32 [2025]
AFAIK not used in a sentence. (qep'a' 2025): A swab, like a Q-Tip, could be called {yalqomHom}. SEE: va'chum sponge (n) rav floor (n) choQ deck (n) Say'moH wash (v) Sur rinse (v) bI' sweep (v) -- (KGT 112): The verb {bI'} (sweep) refers to the action of pushing something out of the way by using an implement or the forearm as if it >were a broom. If whatever is pushed is cleared away completely, one is said to {bI'chu'} (sweep [something] away; literally, "sweep perfectly"). -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
Aha! The "mop top"! I never listened to music when I was young, so I never get Okrand's musical jokes. According to Google AI: The "mop top" was The Beatles' signature hairstyle in the early to mid-1960s, characterized by long, straight hair with a heavy fringe that covered their foreheads. It became a defining feature of their early image and symbolized their youth rebellion and the British Invasion. -- Voragh -----------------------------------Original Message----------------------------------- From: James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 4:25 PM Subject: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: yalqom (noun) You forgot to mention the pun: yalqom = moq lay = beat-L = Beatle
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:28:39 +0000 From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu >
Klingon word: yalqom Part of speech: noun Definition: mop Source: qep'a' 32 [2025]
AFAIK not used in a sentence.
(qep'a' 2025): A swab, like a Q-Tip, could be called {yalqomHom}.
SEE: va'chum sponge (n) rav floor (n) choQ deck (n) Say'moH wash (v) Sur rinse (v) bI' sweep (v)
Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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