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Klingon WOTD: butlh (noun)
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Wed Apr 16 08:11:43 2008
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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
Category: Body Parts
Klingon word: butlh
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dirt under fingernails
Source: TKD (81 KE, 129 EK)
Swedish: smuts under naglarna
Additional Notes:
TKW p. 142. {butlh ghajbogh nuv'e' yIHo'} 'Admire the person with dit under his fingernails.' "… In this expression it means something like 'effrontery, impudence, brazenness.'"
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