Basic firefly slang - Revision history

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Slang: Frontier Life

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	*Shiny - good or valuable. (can also be used as an exclamation. For example, "That's just shiny!")		*Shiny - good or valuable. (can also be used as an exclamation. For example, "That's just shiny!")
	*Size someone up - judge how tough they are or what their intentions might be.		*Size someone up - judge how tough they are or what their intentions might be.
			*Sly - a gay male
	*Tetchy - sensitive or complaining.		*Tetchy - sensitive or complaining.



	=Slang: Spacefaring=		=Slang: Spacefaring=

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	Odd words: druther, yonder, dang, plumb, right smart.		Odd words: druther, yonder, dang, plumb, right smart.

	Prefixing on "-ing" ("a-runnin'")		Prefixing on "-ing" ("a-runnin'")

	No -ly pn adverbs. ("She described the plan real simple. That job's awful hard to do.")		No -ly pn adverbs. ("She described the plan real simple. That job's awful hard to do.")

	Subject and Verb don't match. ("We was goin' there. He got none of that.")		Subject and Verb don't match. ("We was goin' there. He got none of that.")

	Malformed verbs. ("He growed up real good. He come by her last night. I seen it with my own eyes. He done run off again.")		Malformed verbs. ("He growed up real good. He come by her last night. I seen it with my own eyes. He done run off again.")
	A Few Examples
			=A Few Examples=

	--"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."		--"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."

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			=Basic Rim World Speech=

			Truncate the "g" for "ing" words. ("Schoolin'")

			Pepper with slang adjectives.

			Double negatives. ("It don't mean nothin' out here.")

			Using odd words and word forms in phrases.

			Use "don't" instead of "doesn't".

			Ain't.

			Odd words: druther, yonder, dang, plumb, right smart.
			Prefixing on "-ing" ("a-runnin'")
			No -ly pn adverbs. ("She described the plan real simple. That job's awful hard to do.")
			Subject and Verb don't match. ("We was goin' there. He got none of that.")
			Malformed verbs. ("He growed up real good. He come by her last night. I seen it with my own eyes. He done run off again.")
			A Few Examples

			--"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."
			--"We got no short of ugly ridin' in on us."
			--"I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now."
			--"We're in some peril here."
			--"We just need a small crew, them as feel the need to be free."
			--"This here's a recipe for unpleasantness."
			--"I'm shocked my own self."
			--"We'll be there directly."
			--"But she does have an oddness to her."


			Slang: Frontier Life

			All-fired - completely. (ex. "Where'd she go gettin' all-fired jealous 'bout this?")
			Awful, Dreadful, Mighty, Plumb, Powerful - very, really, or other adjectives for emphasis (ex. "Gettin' awful crowded in my sky.")
			Bang-up - great. (ex. "They did a bang-up job.")
			Bughouse - a mental hospital.
			Git - go away.
			Peck - A large amount.
			Preacher - anyone religious.
			Ornery - stubborn, not passive.
			Run afoul - to get into trouble.
			Shindig - a party, usually with dancing.
			Shiny - good or valuable. (can also be used as an exclamation. For example, "That's just shiny!")
			Size someone up - judge how tough they are or what their intentions might be.
			Tetchy - sensitive or complaining.



			Slang: Spacefaring

			Atmo - atmosphere, as in to "leave atmo."
			The black - space
			Clean your housing - to give a thorough beating (as in a spaceship's engine housing)
			Feds, Federals - Members of the Alliance, its military, law enforcement, or functionaries.
			Go to blackout - shut down power on the ship to avoid detection.
			On the drift - in space without fuel, unable to travel.
			Reavers - madmen who live on the edges of civilized space, flying dangerous ships and preying on other space vessels.
			The Rim - frontier planets, not the core.
			The 'Verse - inhabited space or the universe.
			Being buzzed - sensors from another ship are actively sweeping you.



			Slang: Underworld

			Doxy - prostitute.
			Drops - illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs.
			Second story job - breaking and entering robbery.
			Scratch - valuables.
			The goods - loot.
			Went south - problems appeared, the plan fell apart.
			Tonic - amateur or illegal alcoholic drink.
			Bushwhack - ambush.
			Footpad - pickpocket thief in a town.
			Hornswoggle - to trick someone.
			On the dodge - wanted by the police.



			Slang: Technical

			Advocate - a lawyer.
			Cortex - wide-spread information network.
			Genseed - genetically engineered crop seeds used on freshly terraformed worlds.
			Skyplex - orbital city or space station.
			Wave - a communication: text, audio, video, or holographic.

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	=A Few Examples=		=A Few Examples=

	--"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."		*--"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."
	--"We got no short of ugly ridin' in on us."		*--"We got no short of ugly ridin' in on us."
	--"I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now."		*--"I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now."
	--"We're in some peril here."		*--"We're in some peril here."
	--"We just need a small crew, them as feel the need to be free."		*--"We just need a small crew, them as feel the need to be free."
	--"This here's a recipe for unpleasantness."		*--"This here's a recipe for unpleasantness."
	--"I'm shocked my own self."		*--"I'm shocked my own self."
	--"We'll be there directly."		*--"We'll be there directly."
	--"But she does have an oddness to her."		*--"But she does have an oddness to her."


	Slang: Frontier Life		=Slang: Frontier Life=

	All-fired - completely. (ex. "Where'd she go gettin' all-fired jealous 'bout this?")		*All-fired - completely. (ex. "Where'd she go gettin' all-fired jealous 'bout this?")
	Awful, Dreadful, Mighty, Plumb, Powerful - very, really, or other adjectives for emphasis (ex. "Gettin' awful crowded in my sky.")		*Awful, Dreadful, Mighty, Plumb, Powerful - very, really, or other adjectives for emphasis (ex. "Gettin' awful crowded in my sky.")
	Bang-up - great. (ex. "They did a bang-up job.")		*Bang-up - great. (ex. "They did a bang-up job.")
	Bughouse - a mental hospital.		*Bughouse - a mental hospital.
	Git - go away.		*Git - go away.
	Peck - A large amount.		*Peck - A large amount.
	Preacher - anyone religious.		*Preacher - anyone religious.
	Ornery - stubborn, not passive.		*Ornery - stubborn, not passive.
	Run afoul - to get into trouble.		*Run afoul - to get into trouble.
	Shindig - a party, usually with dancing.		*Shindig - a party, usually with dancing.
	Shiny - good or valuable. (can also be used as an exclamation. For example, "That's just shiny!")		*Shiny - good or valuable. (can also be used as an exclamation. For example, "That's just shiny!")
	Size someone up - judge how tough they are or what their intentions might be.		*Size someone up - judge how tough they are or what their intentions might be.
	Tetchy - sensitive or complaining.		*Tetchy - sensitive or complaining.



	Slang: Spacefaring		=Slang: Spacefaring=

	Atmo - atmosphere, as in to "leave atmo."		*Atmo - atmosphere, as in to "leave atmo."
	The black - space		*The black - space
	Clean your housing - to give a thorough beating (as in a spaceship's engine housing)		*Clean your housing - to give a thorough beating (as in a spaceship's engine housing)
	Feds, Federals - Members of the Alliance, its military, law enforcement, or functionaries.		*Feds, Federals - Members of the Alliance, its military, law enforcement, or functionaries.
	Go to blackout - shut down power on the ship to avoid detection.		*Go to blackout - shut down power on the ship to avoid detection.
	On the drift - in space without fuel, unable to travel.		*On the drift - in space without fuel, unable to travel.
	Reavers - madmen who live on the edges of civilized space, flying dangerous ships and preying on other space vessels.		*Reavers - madmen who live on the edges of civilized space, flying dangerous ships and preying on other space vessels.
	The Rim - frontier planets, not the core.		*The Rim - frontier planets, not the core.
	The 'Verse - inhabited space or the universe.		*The 'Verse - inhabited space or the universe.
	Being buzzed - sensors from another ship are actively sweeping you.		*Being buzzed - sensors from another ship are actively sweeping you.



	Slang: Underworld		=Slang: Underworld=

	Doxy - prostitute.		*Doxy - prostitute.
	Drops - illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs.		*Drops - illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs.
	Second story job - breaking and entering robbery.		*Second story job - breaking and entering robbery.
	Scratch - valuables.		*Scratch - valuables.
	The goods - loot.		*The goods - loot.
	Went south - problems appeared, the plan fell apart.		*Went south - problems appeared, the plan fell apart.
	Tonic - amateur or illegal alcoholic drink.		*Tonic - amateur or illegal alcoholic drink.
	Bushwhack - ambush.		*Bushwhack - ambush.
	Footpad - pickpocket thief in a town.		*Footpad - pickpocket thief in a town.
	Hornswoggle - to trick someone.		*Hornswoggle - to trick someone.
	On the dodge - wanted by the police.		*On the dodge - wanted by the police.



	Slang: Technical		=Slang: Technical=

	Advocate - a lawyer.		*Advocate - a lawyer.
	Cortex - wide-spread information network.		*Cortex - wide-spread information network.
	Genseed - genetically engineered crop seeds used on freshly terraformed worlds.		*Genseed - genetically engineered crop seeds used on freshly terraformed worlds.
	Skyplex - orbital city or space station.		*Skyplex - orbital city or space station.
	Wave - a communication: text, audio, video, or holographic.		*Wave - a communication: text, audio, video, or holographic.