Qop

be dead (referring to food) [slang]

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

q͡χopʰ

Sound out Qop letter by letter:

• Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
• ooo as in 'go'
• ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air

• The word Qop means be worn out and is usually applied to old weapons, tools, mechanical devices, and the like. It is also used to mean be dead, but only in reference to an animal that one was expecting to eat live. If a bowl of dead qagh (gagh, serpent worms) is placed before a Klingon, the disappointed diner will probably criticize the cook for preparing qagh Qop (dead gagh). The normal way to say be dead, referring to a person or animal, is by using the form Heghpu' (has died): Heghpu' SuvwI' (The warrior has died). It is not appropriate to say SuvwI' Qop (dead warrior, worn-out warrior.) [KGT p.162]

• Hegh — death

KGT

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