Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Klingon word: qo'qaD Part of speech: noun Definition: phlegm Source: HQ v12n4 p.8 [12/2003] _______________________________________________ AFAIK not used in a sentence. (HQ 12.4:8): If one were to {tuS} "cough", one might produce {qo'qaD} "phlegm". SEE: chuy sneeze (v) (HQ 12.4:8) If one were to {chuy} "sneeze", one would likely eject {'IqnaH} "mucus" (or sometimes {'IqnaH QaD} "dry mucus"). tIl salivate (v) (HQ 12.4:8): If {tlhepQe'} "saliva" is produced, one is said to {tIl} "salivate". If the {tlhepQe'} involuntarily escapes one's lips and dribbles down one's chin, one is said to {bol} "drool". tera’ ghIch rop common cold (n) tera’ tlhuH rop common cold (n) (qep’a’ 2020): Maltz says Klingons don’t get colds (though, despite what he says, Klingons are not immune from other, somewhat similar afflictions). Another way to refer to this Earth disease, generally unsympathetically, is {tera’ rop bIr}, which is, of course, a misguided translation. SEE ALSO: Hugh throat (n) rop be sick, ill (v) tlhIS spit out (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.