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gagh, serpent worm dish, interrupt, cut off
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Serpent worms served as a prized Klingon food, or the unrelated act of breaking into speech or another activity before it finishes.
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Examples

  • qaqagh 'e' vIHechbe'.
    I did not mean to interrupt you.
  • qagh, ro'qegh'Iwchab, targh tIq Sop 'e' lungIl Humanpu' puS.
    Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ.
  • jatlhtaHvIS HoD, yIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt the captain while he is speaking.
  • SoHvaD jIjatlhtaHvIS HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me while I am speaking to you.
  • qep qagh QumwI'.
    The communicator interrupts the meeting.

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Meanings

Serpent worms served as food

noun
food and culture
neutral
A Klingon dish of serpent worms, traditionally prized when the worms are still alive. Canon treats their movement and freshness as part of the dish's appeal.

Examples

  • qagh DaSop.
    You are eating serpent worms.
  • vIH qagh.
    The serpent worms are moving.
  • yIntaHbogh qagh jablu'DI' reH nIvqu' qagh.
    Gagh is always best when served live.
  • qagh, ro'qegh'Iwchab, targh tIq Sop 'e' lungIl Humanpu' puS.
    Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ.
  • 'Iw HIq qagh je chojabpu'mo' qatlho'.
    I thank you for serving me bloodwine and gagh.

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Interrupt someone or something

verb
communication
neutral
To break into speech, an activity, or an ongoing event before it has finished. The verb is transitive, so the interrupted person or activity is its object.

Examples

  • HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me.
  • qaqagh 'e' vIHechbe'.
    I did not mean to interrupt you.
  • jatlhtaHvIS HoD, yIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt the captain while he is speaking.
  • qep qagh QumwI'.
    The communicator interrupts the meeting.
  • SoHvaD jIjatlhtaHvIS HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me while I am speaking to you.

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