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* Abbo dabbo: "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis
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* '''Abbo dabbo''': "space madness"; Witchspace psychosis
* Annie: an [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]]
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* '''Annie''': an [[Anaconda (Oolite)|Anaconda]]
* Blues: [[GalCop (Police)|police]]
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* '''Blues''': [[GalCop (Police)|police]]
* Bug: [[Thargoid]]
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* '''Bug''': [[Thargoid]]
* C-monkey: a spacer (pilot or crewman -- usually specifically human or humanoid)
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* '''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 Mk.1 (Oolite)|Cobra Mark I]] or a [[Cobra Mk.3 (Oolite)|Cobra Mark III]])
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* '''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
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* '''Dancing the Tionisla Two-Step''': deceased
* Dock-jock/Dock jockey: station dockmaster
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* '''Dock-jock/Dock jockey''': station dockmaster
* Doughnut: a [[Torus station]]
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* '''Doughnut''': a [[Torus station]]
* Downer: a fuel leak
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* '''Downer''': a fuel leak
* Ferdy: a [[Fer-de-Lance (Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]]
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* '''Ferdy''': a [[Fer-de-Lance (Oolite)|Fer-de-Lance]]
* Hardhead: an [[ECM Hardened Missile]]
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* '''Hardhead''': an [[ECM Hardened Missile]]
* [[Iron ass]]: a heavily shielded ship
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* '''[[Iron ass]]''': a heavily shielded ship
* [[Jameson]]: an inexperienced pilot
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* '''[[Jameson]]''': an inexperienced pilot
* Kiss the stars/kiss the sun: [[Fuel Scoops|sunskimming]]
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* '''Kiss the stars/kiss the sun''': [[Fuel Scoops|sunskimming]]
* Quarksman: an engineer (usually highly skilled)
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* '''Quarksman''': an engineer (usually highly skilled)
* Randomius Factoria: a deity invoked in [[The Dark Wheel]] and elsewhere. The god/dess of chance/luck?
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* '''Randomius Factoria''': a ''deity'' invoked in [[The Dark Wheel]] and elsewhere. The god/dess of chance/luck?
* Rock-jock/Rock jockey: an [[Career Options|asteroid miner]]
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* '''Rock-jock/Rock jockey''': an [[Career Options|asteroid miner]]
* Scutter: a low-grade technician
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* '''Scutter''': a low-grade technician
* Slim/Slim Jim: a [[Cobra Rapier]]
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* '''Slim/Slim Jim''': a [[Cobra Rapier]]
* [[Spacer]]: noun, generic term for a person who lives a predominantly spacebound existence, opposite to a planetbound existence.
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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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* '''Sparkler''': a [[Twin Plasma Cannon|plasma cannon]]
* Squawk: distress call
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* '''Squawk''': distress call
* Squealer: an [[ECM]]
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* '''Squealer''': an [[ECM]]
* Sucker: a planet-dweller
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* '''Sucker''': a planet-dweller
* Sunshine: [[Quirium]]
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* '''Sunshine''': [[Quirium]]
* Tagalong: any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a [[Hyperspace|witchjump]] to the same destination
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* '''Tagalong''': any ship which uses another ship's wormhole to make a [[Hyperspace|witchjump]] to the same destination
   
 
== Links ==
 
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Revision as of 10:52, 17 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)
  • Randomius Factoria: a deity invoked in The Dark Wheel and elsewhere. The god/dess of chance/luck?
  • 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

  • Fiction where you will find the slang used!
  • Original source: Disembodied: on the BB