Slang of 2050
>>>>>[Language is the key to communication.]<<<<<
–Simon <15:51:13/07-16-59>
More often than not, it's easier to talk your way out of a situation, than it is waving a gun. Though, if you don't know what's being said or what to say in return, your as good as dead anyhow.
The following is a list of common slang terms and their meanings.
Bagman: n. Criminal courier.
Biz: n. Slang for crime.
Bleed: v. To attack, injure or kill.
Breeder: n. Ork slang for a "normal" human.
Brush-up: n. A shadowrun to collect background information.
Buff: v. To attack viciously with intent to maim or kill.
Business: n. In slang context, crime.
Buzz: Go away, Buzz off.
Cat: n. Cat burglar.
Chip-truth: The absolute truth.
Chiphead: n. Person addicted to simsense chips.
Chipped: adj. Senses, skills, reflexes, muscles, and so on enhanced by cyberware.
Chromed: adj. Equipped with obvious offensive augmentation.
Chummer: n. "Pal" or "Buddy."
City Speak: n. Hybrid street language not part of any formal language group.
Comm or Telecomm: n. The 2050's version of a telephone.
Corp.: n. adj. Corporation. Corporate.
Dandelion Eater: n. adj. Elf or Elven. Highly insulting.
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.
Dreamqueen: n. Simsense abuser.
Drek: n. (vul) A common curse word. adj. Drekky. Derived from the 20th century expletive "shit".
Dumped: v. Involuntarily ejected from the Matrix.
Electricur: n. Guard dog with augmented offensive capabilities.
Flashdealer: n. Street vendor who carries his wares concealed inside his voluminous coat.
Frag: v. Common curse word. adj: Fragging.
Geek: v. To Kill.
Gillette: n. Street Samurai.
Grunge: n.(vul) Derogatory term for an ork.
Gutterpunk: n. Street riffraff.
Heatwave: n. Police crackdown.
Hoi: Familiar form for Hi or Hello.
Hose: v. Louse up. Screw up.
Ice: n. Security software. "Intrusion Countermeasures," or IC.
Jack: v. To jack in, to enter, cyberspace. To jack out, to leave, cyberspace.
Jander: v. To walk with an arrogant strut.
Joyboy: n. Male prostitute.
Kobun: n.(jap) Member of a Yakuza clan.
Mr Johnson: n. Refers to any anonymous employer or corporate agent.
Meat rack: n. House of ill repute.
Mundane: n. adj. (vul) Non-magician or non-magical.
Nutrisoy: n. Cheaply processed food product, derived from soybeans.
Nuyen: World standard of currency.
Oyabun: n.(jap) Head of a Yakuza clan.
Pervo: n. Freakish looking individual.
Plex: n. An urban complex, or "Metroplex."
Poli: n. A policlub or policlub member.
Razorguy/girl: n. Heavily cybered samurai or other muscle.
Rigger: n. When jacked into a security system or vehicle, a rigger becomes one with the machine in order to operate it.
Samurai: n.(jap) Mercenary or muscle for hire. Implies honor code.
Sarariman: n.(jap) From "salaryman." A corporate employee.
Simsense: n. An ASIST sensory broadcast or recording.
Skagman: n. A dealer in illegal wire or chips.
Skat: n. Gross looking individual.
Skiv: v. To rob on the street.
Skrag: v. To kill, to off.
Slot and run: Hurry up. Get to the point. Move it.
Slot: Mild epithet.
Smoothies: n. Ork slang for non-orks.
So Ka: (jap) I understand. I get it.
Soykaf: n. Ersatz coffee substitute made from soybeans.
Sprawl: n. A Metroplex (see Plex); v. fraternize below one's social level.
Suit: n. A 'straight citizen." See Shaikujun, Sarariman.
SIN (System Identification Number): n. Identification number assigned to each person in the society. A SINless person does not officially exist and has no access to education, social services and so on.
Towntalk: n. City Speak. A corrupted street level language that borrows from English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese and German.
Trid: n. Three-dimensional successor to video. Shortening from Trideo (Tri-dimensional video.)
Trog: n. (vul) An ork or troll. Derived from "troglodyte." 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.
Wakarimasu-ka?: (jap) Do you understand?
Watch-over: n. Surveillance shadowrun.
Wetwork: n. Assassination. Murder for payment.
Wired: adj. Equipped with cyberware. Especially increased reflexes.
Wirehead: n. Addicted to simsense chips.
Wizard: n. Magician, usually a mage; adj. great, wonderful, excellent.
Wizworm: n. Slang for dragon.
Wizzer: adj. Great, fantastic, terrific.
Yak: n. (jap) Short for Yakuza, an organised crime syndicate. Refers to either a clan member or a clan itself.
Zonies: n. Armed security patrols.
The Key
(jap)=Japanese or 'Japlish' slang word
(vul)=Vulgar
adj.=Adjective
v.=Verb
n.=Noun
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