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| − | * Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis | + | * '''Abbo dabbo''': "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis |
| − | * Annie: an [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]] | + | * '''Annie''': an [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]] |
| − | * Blues: [[GalCop (Police)|police]] | + | * '''Black dog''': a piratical [[Python (Oolite)|Python]] |
| − | * Bug: [[Thargoid]] | + | * '''Blues''': [[GalCop (Police)|police]] |
| − | * C-monkey: a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid) | + | * '''Bug''': [[Thargoid]] |
| − | * Cobby: a Cobra (usually followed by "One" or "Three", to distinguish a [[Cobra Mk.1 (Oolite)|Cobra Mark I]] or a [[Cobra Mk.3 (Oolite)|Cobra Mark III]]) | + | * '''C-monkey''': a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid) |
| − | * Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step: deceased | + | * '''Cobby''': a Cobra (usually followed by "One" or "Three", to distinguish a [[Cobra Mk.1 (Oolite)|Cobra Mark I]] or a [[Cobra Mk.3 (Oolite)|Cobra Mark III]]) |
| − | * Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster | + | * '''Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step''': deceased |
| − | * Doughnut: a [[Torus station]] | + | * '''Dock-jock/Dock jockey''': station dockmaster |
| − | * Downer: a fuel leak | + | * '''Doughnut''': a [[Torus station]] |
| − | * Ferdy: a [[Fer-de-Lance (Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]] | + | * '''Downer''': a fuel leak |
| − | * Hardhead: an [[ECM Hardened Missile]] | + | * '''Ferdy''': a [[Fer-de-Lance (Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]] |
| − | * [[Iron ass]]: a heavily shielded ship | + | * '''[[Fuzzball]]''': a ship surrounded by a fuzzy electrostatic corona. Commonly associated with extensive, successive [[E.C.M. System]] use. |
| − | * [[Jameson]]: an inexperienced pilot | + | * '''Hardhead''': an [[ECM Hardened Missile]] |
| − | * Kiss the stars/kiss the sun: [[Fuel Scoops|sunskimming]] | + | * '''[[Iron ass]]''': a heavily shielded ship |
| − | * Quarksman: an engineer (usually highly skilled) | + | * '''[[Jameson]]''': an inexperienced pilot |
| − | * Randomius Factoria: a deity invoked in [[The Dark Wheel]] and elsewhere. The god/dess of chance/luck? | + | * '''[[Lane Art]]''': vandalised asteroids |
| − | * Rock-jock/Rock jockey: an [[Career Options|asteroid miner]] | + | * '''Kiss the stars/kiss the sun''': [[Fuel Scoops|sunskimming]] |
| − | * Scutter: a low-grade technician | + | * '''Lollipop''': a flag on a [[IFF System|flight grid scanner]] |
| − | * Slim/Slim Jim: a [[Cobra Rapier]] | + | * '''Press space, commander''': see ''Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step'' above |
| − | * [[Spacer]]: noun, generic term for a person who lives a predominantly spacebound existence, opposite to a planetbound existence. | + | * '''Quarksman''': an engineer (usually highly skilled) |
| − | * Sparkler: a [[Twin Plasma Cannon|plasma cannon]] | + | * '''[[Randomius Factoria]]''': a ''deity'' invoked in [[The Dark Wheel]] and elsewhere. The god/dess of chance/luck? |
| − | * Squawk: distress call | + | * '''Redline a laser''': to keep firing a laser until it overheats and stops functioning |
| − | * Squealer: an [[ECM]] | + | * '''Rock-jock/Rock jockey''': an [[Career Options|asteroid miner]] |
| − | * Sucker: a planet-dweller | + | * '''Scutter''': a low-grade technician |
| − | * Sunshine: [[Quirium]] | + | * '''Slim/Slim Jim''': a [[Cobra Rapier]] |
| − | * Tagalong: any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a [[Hyperspace|witchjump]] to the same destination | + | * '''[[Spacer]]''': noun, generic term for a person who lives a predominantly spacebound existence, opposite to a planetbound existence. |
| + | * '''Sparkler''': a [[Twin Plasma Cannon|plasma cannon]] | ||
| + | * '''Squawk''': distress call | ||
| + | * '''Squealer''': an [[ECM]] | ||
| + | * '''Sucker''': a planet-dweller | ||
| + | * '''Sunshine''': [[Quirium]] | ||
| + | * '''Tagalong''': any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a [[Hyperspace|witchjump]] to the same destination | ||
| + | * [[Sector2/The Qucedi Bottleneck (Region)|Witching to Reenus]]: to any spacer this means a hazardous fool's errand with little reward for the considerable danger. | ||
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| + | == Critique == | ||
| + | {{QuoteText|Text=As I've said before, I've never been a fan of posting lists of slang or jargon for things. In the case of slang words, slang is supposed to be mutable, and thus is ever changing, hence a list of it would be out of date very quickly. | ||
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| + | In addition, making a lot of slang available like this will encourage those who are "in the know" to use it a lot, and any newcomers to a community will have no idea what anyone in stalking about. | ||
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| + | Very creative, yes, but no real benefit to a community in my opinion.|Source=([https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=49751#p49751 Selezen])}} | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction]] where you will find the slang used! | * [[:Category:Fiction|Fiction]] where you will find the slang used! | ||
| − | * | + | * [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3254 Spacer lexicon and glossary] 4 page thread from 2007 |
| + | * Original source: Disembodied: on the [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=49751#p49751 BB], also Selezen's critique above! (2008) | ||
| + | * More slang: [https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8296 Oolite slang] (2010) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Fiction| ]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Lore]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Concepts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:26, 29 February 2024
- Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis
- Annie: an Anaconda
- Black dog: a piratical Python
- Blues: police
- Bug: Thargoid
- C-monkey: a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid)
- Cobby: a Cobra (usually followed by "One" or "Three", to distinguish a Cobra Mark I or a Cobra Mark III)
- Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step: deceased
- Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster
- Doughnut: a Torus station
- Downer: a fuel leak
- Ferdy: a Fer-de-Lance
- Fuzzball: a ship surrounded by a fuzzy electrostatic corona. Commonly associated with extensive, successive E.C.M. System use.
- Hardhead: an ECM Hardened Missile
- Iron ass: a heavily shielded ship
- Jameson: an inexperienced pilot
- Lane Art: vandalised asteroids
- Kiss the stars/kiss the sun: sunskimming
- Lollipop: a flag on a flight grid scanner
- Press space, commander: see Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step above
- Quarksman: an engineer (usually highly skilled)
- Randomius Factoria: a deity invoked in The Dark Wheel and elsewhere. The god/dess of chance/luck?
- Redline a laser: to keep firing a laser until it overheats and stops functioning
- Rock-jock/Rock jockey: an asteroid miner
- Scutter: a low-grade technician
- Slim/Slim Jim: a Cobra Rapier
- Spacer: noun, generic term for a person who lives a predominantly spacebound existence, opposite to a planetbound existence.
- Sparkler: a plasma cannon
- Squawk: distress call
- Squealer: an ECM
- Sucker: a planet-dweller
- Sunshine: Quirium
- Tagalong: any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a witchjump to the same destination
- Witching to Reenus: to any spacer this means a hazardous fool's errand with little reward for the considerable danger.
Critique
| As I've said before, I've never been a fan of posting lists of slang or jargon for things. In the case of slang words, slang is supposed to be mutable, and thus is ever changing, hence a list of it would be out of date very quickly.
In addition, making a lot of slang available like this will encourage those who are "in the know" to use it a lot, and any newcomers to a community will have no idea what anyone in stalking about. Very creative, yes, but no real benefit to a community in my opinion. |
| (Selezen) |
Links
- Fiction where you will find the slang used!
- Spacer lexicon and glossary 4 page thread from 2007
- Original source: Disembodied: on the BB, also Selezen's critique above! (2008)
- More slang: Oolite slang (2010)
