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* Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis | * Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis | ||
| − | * Annie: an Anaconda | + | * Annie: an [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]] |
| − | * Blues: police | + | * Blues: [[GalCop (Police)|police]] |
* Bug: [[Thargoid]] | * Bug: [[Thargoid]] | ||
* C-monkey: a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid) | * 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) | + | * 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]]) |
* Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step: deceased | * Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step: deceased | ||
* Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster | * Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster | ||
* Doughnut: a [[Torus station]] | * Doughnut: a [[Torus station]] | ||
* Downer: a fuel leak | * Downer: a fuel leak | ||
| − | * Ferdy: a [[Fer-de-Lance]] | + | * Ferdy: a [[Fer-de-Lance (Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]] |
| − | * | + | * Hardhead: an [[ECM Hardened Missile]] |
* [[Iron ass]]: a heavily shielded ship | * [[Iron ass]]: a heavily shielded ship | ||
* [[Jameson]]: an inexperienced pilot | * [[Jameson]]: an inexperienced pilot | ||
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* Rock-jock/Rock jockey: an [[Career Options|asteroid miner]] | * Rock-jock/Rock jockey: an [[Career Options|asteroid miner]] | ||
* Scutter: a low-grade technician | * Scutter: a low-grade technician | ||
| − | * Slim/Slim Jim: a Cobra Rapier | + | * Slim/Slim Jim: a [[Cobra Rapier]] |
| − | * Sparkler: a plasma cannon | + | * [[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 | * Squawk: distress call | ||
* Squealer: an [[ECM]] | * Squealer: an [[ECM]] | ||
* Sucker: a planet-dweller | * Sucker: a planet-dweller | ||
* Sunshine: [[Quirium]] | * Sunshine: [[Quirium]] | ||
| − | * Tagalong: any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a [[witchjump]] to the same destination | + | * Tagalong: any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a [[Hyperspace|witchjump]] to the same destination |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* Source: Disembodied: on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=49751#p49751 BB] | * Source: Disembodied: on the [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=49751#p49751 BB] | ||
Revision as of 10:24, 16 December 2020
- Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis
- Annie: an Anaconda
- 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
- Hardhead: an ECM Hardened Missile
- Iron ass: a heavily shielded ship
- Jameson: an inexperienced pilot
- Kiss the stars/kiss the sun: sunskimming
- Quarksman: an engineer (usually highly skilled)
- 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
Links
- Source: Disembodied: on the BB
