Slang Vol. 2

(Continuing from This post)

ANNIE
Short for "Antimatter". As a noun, often an abbreviation for an antimatter grenade or warhead.

ATMO
Atmosphere, usually actually on a planetary body.

BASILISK
Short for "basilisk hack", a type of audiovisual mind hack which subverts the mind of a person who observes the hack. To most "THE BASILISK" is a fable or rumor about TITAN capabilities during the Fall, but groups like Firewall use the term directly.

BEES
An airborne Nanoswarm.

BIG DARK

Space.

BRAIN DRAIN
Slang for TITAN neurological attacks, including certain basilisk hacks, digital infections, nanovirus vectors or even headhunters physically removing the brain via the head. 

COFFIN

A small space, like an office or an apartment or capsule hotel room - usually one which makes you feel dead inside. 

CONSOLE JOCK

A computer operator, usually a sysadmin or defensive hacker. Someone who operates a hardwired personal computer ("console") from somewhere, rather than being mobile. 

DELTA

To proceed somewhere at highest possible speed. 

DISK

To forknap someone. From "save to disk".

DOLL BACK 

A screw-up. Someone who can't do anything right. Corruption of a Russian word "Dolbak".

DROP SUIT

Hard suit or other system adapted to re-enter from Orbit. Also a High-Dive Suit or "DIVE SUIT" for short.

FAB-CAF

Catchall term for caffeinated beverage synthesized in a basic maker or food fab. Tend to be low quality.

FINGER GUN

A weapon installed as an implant in the arm or other manipulator limb, like a Hand Laser. Giving someone the finger gun takes on an entirely different context when it can be literal. 

FISHTANK

Any hab which is flooded with water. Ceres is sometimes referred to as "THE FISHTANK".

FUCKSLIME
Originally a "Jelly" Exsurgent, now just any amorphous or gelatinous hostile exsurgent or xenofauna.

GEAR
Shorthand for a TITAN Warbot, after an old series of military vidgames. Sometimes "WAR GEARS".

GREEN

A situation which is okay, normal or going well. May originate from use of green indicator lights meaning good things, or green stoplights meaning "go". Opposite of WHITE. 

GREENPRINT

Complete DNA sequence for a biological entity, like a plant, smart animal or even a biomorph. Comparable to a blueprint for nanofab. 

GROK

To know or understand. From an old Sci-Fi Novel set on Mars.

HOLES

Memory edits or missing Continuity.

KOSMONAUT

Derogatory term for a police officer, typically in Riot Gear. Commonly used by "The Organization" on Luna. 

LEO

A cop. From "Law Enforcement Officer". 

PHOENIX DAY

Also REBIRTHDAY. The calendar date of your most recent resleeving. The first day is usually celebrated, especially after a death, and some celebrate the anniversary. 

PING

To send someone a message (text, voice, video, etc). "A PING" is the message itself. 

POP-TOP

A rocket motor or other propulsion system. Said because most systems are highly volatile and tend to "pop" if damaged. "POP THEIR TOP" is slang for taking out a hostile ship, sometimes broadened to killing or disabling someone in general.

PUB
Firewall slang for an uniformed member of the public, not a Sentinel or operative of an X-risk agency. Usually in the context of them being in and around a Firewall operation. Comes from an online gaming term. 

RED VELVET

An attractive Ruster or other red-skinned morph. Typically female. From "Cheesecake".

SHORTY

A police officer. Corruption of the Arabic word for policeman. 

SLAG

A Pleasure Pod, particularly a well-used or poorly maintained one. 

TOON

Your squad, unit or other group - usually in a military context. Shortening of "platoon". 

TWOHALF

A hermaphroditic or intersex morph. Sometimes derogatory. 

VANG

Virtual currency, or the act of transferring currency digitally (eg "We only take Vang"). From a Vietnamese word for "gold".