Klingon Word of the Day: meQHam (adverb)
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, April 17, 2026 Klingon word: meQHam Part of speech: adverb Definition: ironically, counterintuitively, incongruously Source: qep'a' 28 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: meQHam Part of speech: adverb Definition: ironically, counterintuitively, incongruously Source: qep'a' 28 [2021] _______________________________________________ The request for this word was: "marks situations involving: 1) failure caused by efforts towards success; or 2) success achieved by means which would normally lead to failure" [qep'a' 2021] American English "Go figure!" might also work as a translation, but AFAIK {meQHam} was not used in a sentence. (Similar to *davka* for those who know Hebrew.) SEE: luj fail, lose (not win) (v) Qap succeed (v) SEE ALSO: riQSav sarcasm (n) 'IQDoy parody, caricature (n) ghut predict (based on intuition or a wild guess) (v) nuS ridicule (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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