Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, August 11, 2024 Klingon word: baq Part of speech: verb Definition: terminate, discontinue Source: KGT _______________________________________________ Qombe'! nISbe' jevwI', 'ej not ruS baq. That looks on tempests and is never shaken. (Sonnet 116) [lit. "It [i.e. love] does not tremble! The storm does not disrupt it, and it never terminates the bond."] (KGT 69): A duel ends, normally, with death. It is often the case, however, that one of the combatants will have been outmaneuvered and will find himself in a position from which he clearly cannot recover. Should this occur, he will probably shout out {baq}, a clipped form of {yIbaq} ("Terminate it!"). It is not normal in this context for him to shout out something like {HIHoH} ("Kill me!"), even though this is what he means. SEE ALSO: yev pause, take a break (v) leS rest, relax (v) mev stop, cease (v) bup quit (v) Hay' duel (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons