Klingon Word of the Day: lIQ
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 11, 2022 Klingon word: lIQ Part of speech: verb Definition: be stuck (with a puzzle) Source: qep'a' 25 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 11, 2022 Klingon word: lIQ Part of speech: verb Definition: be stuck (with a puzzle) Source: qep'a' 25 [2018] _______________________________________________ "like when you can’t solve an algebra problem or a crossword puzzle" (qep'a' 2018) SEE: DIy be stuck (v) - "like when you can’t get a door open or a window open" (qep'a' 2018) HIr be stuck (v) - "like a stamp is stuck to an envelope or a spitwad is stuck on a wall" (qep'a' 2018) ngItlh be stuck (v) - "like when your car is stuck in the snow or Santa is stuck in the chimney or a ring is stuck on your finger or a nail is stuck in a piece of wood and you can’t pull it out" (qep'a' 2018) Sat be stuck (v) - "like being stuck in a meeting or stuck in traffic; also, for some reason, it be would be for a cat stuck in a tree" (qep'a' 2018) SEE ALSO: ngam adhere, stick (v) Hum be sticky (v) Qatlh be difficult, complex (v) wItte' mathematical equation (n) ghIqtu' mathematical or chemical formula (n) ngajrun puzzle, riddle (n) - "this is a made-up puzzle or riddle" (qep'a' 2018) Qay'mol puzzle (n) - "like a jigsaw puzzle or those metal hoops that need to be untangled or any puzzle that involves a physical object or objects that must be manipulated" (Lieven, qepHom 2018) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.
On Mon, 11 Apr 2022 at 17:14, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 11, 2022
Klingon word: lIQ Part of speech: verb Definition: be stuck (with a puzzle) Source: qep'a' 25 [2018] _______________________________________________
"like when you can’t solve an algebra problem or a crossword puzzle" (qep'a' 2018)
To be "licked" is to be defeated or overcome, in English slang, e.g., "this puzzle has got me licked". -- De'vID
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