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* Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis |
* Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis |
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| − | * Annie: an Anaconda |
+ | * Annie: an [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]] |
| − | * Blues: police |
+ | * Blues: [[GalCop (Police)|police]] |
* Bug: [[Thargoid]] |
* Bug: [[Thargoid]] |
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* C-monkey: a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid) |
* C-monkey: a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid) |
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| − | * 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 |
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* Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster |
* Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster |
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* Doughnut: a [[Torus station]] |
* Doughnut: a [[Torus station]] |
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* Downer: a fuel leak |
* Downer: a fuel leak |
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| − | * Ferdy: a [[Fer-de-Lance]] |
+ | * Ferdy: a [[Fer-de-Lance (Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]] |
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+ | * Hardhead: an [[ECM Hardened Missile]] |
* [[Iron ass]]: a heavily shielded ship |
* [[Iron ass]]: a heavily shielded ship |
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* [[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]] |
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* Scutter: a low-grade technician |
* Scutter: a low-grade technician |
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| − | * Slim/Slim Jim: a Cobra Rapier |
+ | * Slim/Slim Jim: a [[Cobra Rapier]] |
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+ | * [[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]] |
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* Squawk: distress call |
* Squawk: distress call |
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* Squealer: an [[ECM]] |
* Squealer: an [[ECM]] |
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* Sucker: a planet-dweller |
* Sucker: a planet-dweller |
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* Sunshine: [[Quirium]] |
* Sunshine: [[Quirium]] |
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| − | * 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 == |
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Revision as of 11:24, 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
