Slang
slang or
jargon usually is used to describe a non-standarised language variety or a non-standarised vocabulary, which is only used in specific quarters or by specific persons.
In Klingon those words are called
mu'mey ghoQ, literally
fresh words and are mostly used by young klingons.
Some words are easy to derive:
bej,
moH and
qu' remind of suffixes,
Dach means
being absent and is used here in a figurative sense.
Haq means
operate (in a medical sense) and is used in a figurative sense here, too.
pIn originally means
boss and is also used for experts in slang.
List of slang-expressions
Here you can find a list of slang-expressions.
Klingon |
English |
literally |
bachHa' |
make a mistake |
shoot wrongly |
bej |
be sure |
watch; as suffix: be sure |
bochmoHwI' |
sycophant, flatterer |
Polisher |
bolwI' |
Traitor |
drooler |
buy' ngop |
It is good to hear that |
the plates are full |
chatlh |
rubbish |
soup |
chelwI' |
somebody who has to do with accounting |
adder |
chong |
profound, thorough |
be vertical |
chuH |
explain |
stab with a spear |
Dach |
be distracted, not attentive |
be absent |
Degh |
improvise |
helm |
Duj ngaDHa' |
irresponsible person |
unstable ship |
ghIgh |
duty, quest |
chain |
Haq |
intervene |
perform surgery |
Ha'DIbaH |
Dog! |
animal |
Hom |
weakling |
bone |
Ho' |
idol |
tooth |
Hur'Iq |
outsider |
Hur'k |
jav |
prisoner |
number six |
luH |
get somebody to tell a secret |
root out |
moH |
exert undue influence on sombody |
ugly |
mo' |
motive, cause |
cage |
naQ |
pony tail (hair-cut) |
staff |
natlh |
be disgusting |
use up, consume, expend |
na' |
be sure, be difinite |
salty |
ngup |
Authority |
cape |
paw' |
butt heads |
collide |
pIn |
expert |
boss |
qang |
always agreee with |
pour |
qu' |
be great |
strong |
QaD |
be protected |
dry |
Qom |
be dangerous |
experience a tremor |
Qop |
be dead (meals) |
outdated |
SaS |
be shallow |
horizontal |
SIj |
be clever |
to cut |
Sub |
be brave |
tlham |
order |
gravity |
tlhuH |
be refreshed |
breath |
vonlu' |
fail utterly |
be trapped |
yIv |
irk, irritate |
to chew |
'Igh |
be cursed |
See also
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