Klingon Word of the Day: jel (verb)
Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, January 08, 2026 Klingon word: jel Part of speech: verb Definition: shake, tremble Source: qep'a' 24 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2026 10:00 AM
Klingon word: jel Part of speech: verb Definition: shake, tremble Source: qep'a' 24
Even I, who usually lacks knowledge of the pop-culture references needed to decode the puns, know where this one comes from. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
Klingon word: jel Part of speech: verb Definition: shake, tremble Source: qep'a' 24 [2017] _______________________________________________ (qep'a' 2017?): as in the buildings are shaking because there's an earthquake, or everything in the house shakes when you slam the door, or I'm nervous or afraid so I'm shaking (Klingons have never experienced this, but they've seen it in others) (qep'a' 2017 re {tav} "shake"): as in what you might do to wake someone up, or what James Bond does to a martini, or what you do to your right foot after you put it in and then put it out (Note: what freezing temperatures may do to you is {jelmoH}, not {tav}) PUN: like a bowl full of jelly (or Jell-O)? SEE ALSO: wal vibrate, be in a state of vibration (v) - "move in a fast repetitive way, like a guitar string" (qep'a' 2017) joq flap, flutter (v) vIH move, be in motion (v) Qom experience an earthquake or tremor (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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