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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Dach
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Dec 3 09:53:04 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:52:51 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, December 01, 2012
>
> Klingon word: Dach
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be not attentive, be distracted, lack focus, to not pay
> attention (slang)
> Source: KGT
AFAIK never used in canon.
KGT 149: The verb {Dach} literally means "be absent", but when applied to a person who is obviously present or otherwise accounted for, it is usually interpreted to mean that the person's mind has wandered. It does not mean absent-minded, which involves forgetfulness. Rather, it means that the person is, for whatever reason, not focusing on the task at hand. Nonslang equivalents are {qImHa'} ("not pay attention") and {buSHa'} ("not focus [on], ignore").
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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