ghItlhpu' juDmoS:
> qatlho' 'ach lughchu'be'. I'm looking more for "test of skill" than the "to
> the death" implied by battle...perhaps a "mock battle"...but I could find no
> way to express this other than with -qoq...but it's not really ironic.
I'd suggest {may'Hey} "apparent battle" for the meaning you desire.
quljIb