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[ ɣɪx ]
Verb

English: be messy, be sloppy

German: unordentlich, schlampig, unsauber, nachlässig

KLCP:

Level 1
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Mentioned in CK in the section on expressing opinions of local Klingon sites. KGT 138: the characteristic patterns of younger people's speech, if noticed and commented upon, are more likely to be judged sloppy or careless rather than wrong. KGT 30: while the verb ghIH means "be messy, sloppy" in ta' Hol and in most dialects, in the towns near Ruk'evet (ruq'e'vet), ghIH means "be careless". The more widespread word for be careless is yepHa', and this word is used in addition to ghIH in the Ruk'evet area. To say "be messy, sloppy", the Ruk'evet inhabitants say Soy', a verb meaning "be clumsy" elsewhere. The Ruk'evet word for be clumsy is jat, which is phonetically identical to the noun meaning "tongue". ghIH They're sloppy. CK bIghIH You are sloppy. KLS Ha'DIbaH ghIH tIr ngogh je burger [i.e. hamburger] TNK lit. sloppy meat and grain block

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