[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Dach

[Steven Boozer]

> 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").


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons