Klingon
Forehead-ridged extraterrestrial
Klingon refers to a fictional alien species from the Star Trek franchise—a warrior race known for their ridged foreheads, honor codes, and aggressive temperament.
The term also designates the constructed language developed for the series, which has an actual grammar and vocabulary that devoted fans learn to speak: He can order dinner in Klingon.
Klingon has become shorthand for extreme fandom or nerd dedication.
Named vessel or brand
High regard, moral dignity
- battleArmed military engagement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- valorCourage in danger
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
blood · vengeance · conquest · glory · death · challenge · rage · strength
Built or assembled
- conlangArtificially created language system
- gutturalProduced in throat
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
vocabulary · phrases · pronunciation · fluency · translation · script · learners · speakers
Enterprise
Named vessel or brand
honor
High regard, moral dignity
duel · blood · vengeance · conquest · glory · death · challenge · rage · strength · fierce
constructed
Built or assembled
- conlangArtificially created language system
- gutturalProduced in throat
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
grammar · vocabulary · phrases · pronunciation · fluency · translation · script · learners · speakers · coursework
honor
High regard, moral dignity
rituals · lineage · heritage · proverbs · traditions · feasting · mythology
- Sci-Fi/Fantasywand, spell, potion, rune, incantation
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- Fictional PeoplesVulcan, Romulan, Orc, Dothraki, Wookiee
- invented speechgibberish, gobbledygook, double-talk, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo
- Conlangsconlang, Esperanto, artificial language, Dothraki, Elvish
- Constructed Languagesconlang, Esperanto, artificial language, auxiliary language, language creation