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'''Atmo:'''  atmosphere
'''Atmo:'''  atmosphere


'''The Black:'''  space
'''Black, The:'''  space


'''Clean your housing:'''  to give a thorough beating
'''Clean your housing:'''  to give a thorough beating
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==Underworld Terms==
==Underworld Terms==
'''Bushwack:''' ambush
'''Doxy:''' prostitute
'''Drops:''' Illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs
'''Footpad:''' pickpocket thief in a town
'''Goods, The:''' loot
'''Hornswoggle:''' to trick someone


==Technical Jargon==
==Technical Jargon==

Revision as of 08:21, 24 August 2010

Frontier Life Verbage

Spacefaring Terminology

Atmo: atmosphere

Black, The: space

Clean your housing: to give a thorough beating

Feds, Federals: members of the Alliance, its military, law enforcement, or functionaries.

Underworld Terms

Bushwack: ambush

Doxy: prostitute

Drops: Illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs

Footpad: pickpocket thief in a town

Goods, The: loot

Hornswoggle: to trick someone

Technical Jargon

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, video, audio, or holographic)

Chinese Phrases

Accusing someone of lying, a ridiculous notion, or talking out of their posterior: Fuhn Pi, literally "farting."

Alliance: Nien Mohn.

Are we clear? Dohn luh mah

Russian Phrases

French Phrases

German Phrases

Acronyms

AST: Alliance Standard Time

AIN: Alliance Identification Number


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