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Glossary of slang in 2050

Courtesy of Worldwide WordWatch

Key

(vul) = Vulgar
(jap) = Japanese or ‘Japish’ loanword
v. = verb
adj. = adjective
n. = noun

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• ANGEL n. A benefactor, especially an unknown one.
• ARC n. An arcology.
• BREEDER n. Ork slang for ‘normal’ Human.
• Business n. In slang context, crime. Also ‘Biz.’
• BUZZ Go away. Buzz off.
• CHIPPED adj. Senses, skills, reflexes, muscles, and so on, enhanced by cyberware.
• CHUMMER n. ‘Pal’ or ‘buddy.’
• COMM n. The telephone.
• CORP n. adj. Corporation. Corporate.
• DANDELION EATER n., adj. Elf or elven. Highly insulting.
• DATASLAVE n. Corporate decker or other data processing employee.
• DATASTEAL n. Theft of data from a computer, usually by decking.
• DECK n. A cyberdeck. v. To use a cyberdeck, usually illegally.
• DECKER n. Pirate cyberdeck user. Derived from 20th-century term ‘Hacker.’
• DECKHEAD n. Simsense abuser; anyone with a datajack or chipjack.
• DREK n. (vul) A common curse word. adj: Drekky.
• DUMPED v. Involuntarily ejected from the Matrix.
• EXEC n. Corporate Executive.
• FETISHMAN n. A talismonger
• FRAG v. A common swear word. adj: Fragging.
• GEEK v. To kill.
• GO-GO-GO n. A bike gang or gang member.
• HEATWAVE n. Police crackdown.
• HOI Hi. Hello. (familiar form).
• HOSE v. Louse up. Screw up.
• ICE n. Security Software. “Intrusion Countermeasures” or IC.
• JACK v. Jack in, or enter cyberspace. Jack out, or to leave cyberspace.
• JANDER v. To walk in an arrogant, yet casual manner: to strut.
• KOBUN n. (jap) Member of Yakuza clan.
• MR. JOHNSON n. Refers to any anonymous employer or corporate agent.
• MUNDANE n. adj. (vul) Non-magician or non-magical.
• NUTRISOY n. Cheaply processed food product, derived from soybeans.
• NUYEN n. World standard of currency.
• OYABUN n. (jap) Head of Yakuza clan.
• PANZER n. Any ground-effect combat vehicle.
• PAYDATA n. A datafile worth money on the black market.
• PLEX n. A metropolitan complex, or ‘metroplex.’
• RAZORGUY n. Heavily cybered samurai or other muscle.
• SAMURAI n. (jap) Mercenary or muscle for hire. Implies honor code.
• SARARIMAN n. (jap) From ‘salaryman.’ A corporate employee.
• SCREAMER n. Credstick or other ID that triggers computer alarms if used.
• SEOUL MAN n. Member of a seoulpa ring.
• SEOULPA RING n. A small criminal gang with connections to others like it.
• SHAIKUJIN n. (jap) Lit. ‘Honest citizen.’ A corporate employee.
• SIMSENSE n. ASIST sensory broadcast or recording.
• SLOT v. Mild curse word.
• SLOT AND RUN v. Hurry up. Get to the point. Move it.
• SO KA (jap) I understand. I get it.
• SPRAWL n. A metroplex (see Plex in prev. post); v. fraternize below one’s social level.
• SUIT n. A ‘straight’ citizen. See SHAIKUJIN, SARARIMAN.
• SYSTEMS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (SIN) n. Identification number assigned to each person in the society.
• TRID n. Three dimensional successor to video.
• TROG n. (vul) An Ork or Troll. From ‘Troglodyt.’ Highly insulting.
• VATJOB n. A person with extensive cyberware replacement, reference is to a portion of the process during which the patient must be submerged in nutrient fluid.
• WAGEMAGE n. A magician (usually mage) employed by a corporation.
• WETWORK n. Assassination. Murder.
• WIRED adj. Equipped with cyberware, especially Increased Reflexes.
• WIZARD n. A magician, usually a mage; adj. great, wonderful, excellent.
• WIZWORM n. slang. A dragon.
• YAK n. (jap) Either a clan member or a clan itself.