They did a bit of geekery in a reply about my lights and I did the same in return.
In the process of remembering that Darmok isn't the name of the race played by the irreplaceable Paul Winfield, I found an interesting write up about how the Tamarian language works and why the universal translator can't parse it.
I also remembered that I thought the conceit in the episode wasn't very believable. No real people would ever speak like that...
Then it hit me.
Tamarians speak in what's effectively Cockney rhyming slang!
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