Slang

(Inspired by the format of this document, which was tweeted by the EP Twitter, I have collected my own network of slang terms from myself, my group and some members of various communities. Also included are a couple of examples actually in the EP books which might not be contained all in one place)

ACTION FIGURE
A combat rated pod, usually used remotely via puppet-sock. From slang for a Pod as a "DOLL".

ARTIFICALS
Martian Slang for an artificial lifeform of any variety, usually one with animal-level intellect. See WILD ARTIFICIAL.

AYYS
Members of the Autonomist Alliance, or occasionally generic "Anarchists". Rarely actual aliens.

BASIC
Martian slang for "basically" or "simply". Talking plainly is "SPEAKING BASIC".

BLACK KETTLE
Martian slang for a facility which illegally produces or stores morphs.

BLOBJECT
An object made of smart materials which can just be almost any shape as needed. Portmanteau of "Blob" and "Object".

BOG
Any area-denial tactic or weapon.

BOILER
Martian slang for an exowomb or healing vat growing a morph for resleeving use. A BOILER ROOM is an enclosed morph house or facility. "Hitting/Going to" the Boiler Room refers to the act of stealing a morph.

BUG DOCTOR/BUG HUNTER
A scientist specializing in nanotechnology. Bug Hunter usually refers to somebody who works as an anti-nanotech specialist for security purposes.

BUGZAPPER
Technology designed to destroy or disable hostile nanoswarms.

BURNING DELTA
Wasting time, effort or energy. Comes from "Burning Daylight" and dV.

CANCER ENTHUSIAST
A vocal Jovian sympathizer or person who wishes to immigrate to the Jovian Republic. Usually derogatory.

CACK
An active bioagent or other toxic substance. Coming into contact with such substances is "GETTING IN THE CACK". Zone Stalkers and Firewall agents call active nanovirii WHITE CACK.

CCTV

Mnemonic Augmentation, or other lifelogging implants. 

CHIMERA

A transgenic creature, made with genetic traits from multiple species. Also "CHIMERIC".

DOUBLEMINT

An morph which is an exact copy or clone of another. Also refers to the set. 

DROOLING

Someone so immersed in their Mesh AR/VR/XP feed they aren't paying attention to what their physical body is doing. Also "LAPSING" if you're being polite. 

FACE RANK

Also FACE LEVEL. One's general level of well knownness and fame, not always equal to their Reputation. 

FACTORY

A item which is relatively new, and as such hasn't been modified or broken in yet. Usually refers to hypercorp designs which still feature DRM or other IP protection. From both "Factory Reset" and "Unsatisfactory".

FAITHBIRTH

A person who was born without being genefixed, i/e a Flat. Considered more polite, sometimes seen in Bioconservative or Jovian circles. 

FARHAULER

Long range spaceship, usually for cargo.

FLATLANDER

Someone born on, or otherwise used to living on a planet or moon with noticeable gravity. 

FOREVER LAG

Being physically in a location (such as in dead storage), but not going to be resleeved any time soon. See also T-MINUS NEVER.

FRACTAL

Firewall slang for something (usually a mission) gone really wrong. Comes from TITANs use of fractal technology and shapes. 

GENETRASH

Derogatory term by the Ultimates for those with lesser or impure genomes. 

GENIE

Another name for a Muse or particularly high quality or well made AI.

GLOWBOARD

A large, flat device designed to display shared AR info with tactile feedback. Descended from whiteboards or blackboards. 

HABTECH

Basic habitat engineer or technician.

HELLFARM

Any powerful, highly connected computer network. Something big enough to theoretically run a Seed AI. 

INFUGEE

Infomorph refugee. An upload, such as from the Fall, who has no physical body to occupy currently. 

IRON/BIG IRON

A tool or other useful device to do a job. A "Big Iron" is an expensive, powerful or cutting-edge tool - the kind of thing you want on your side but hate to see the other guy with. From "iron" as slang for guns and "big iron" from supercomputers.

LACK

The sensation of waking up in a new body with significant loss of Continuity.  

LAG

Sleep, rest or other downtime. See also FOREVER LAG. 

LOW-REZ

Archaic term for shitty computer equipment or connectivity. Can also refer to Infomorphs hosted on poor or weak devices. 

LUP

Abbreviation of "look up". To quickly research something, usually over the Mesh. 

MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN

Person who spends a lot of time on Simulspace, usually VR Porn. Comes from a Seinfeld phrase combined with "domain rules" for Simulspaces. 

MEATBAG

Derisive or derogatory remark for a Biomorph. Almost always used by clanking masses.

MINDFOOD

Slang for Cognitive-enhancing drugs or other substances. 

MINDFUCKER

Insulting term for a psychosurgeon, usually one who works for a Hypercorp and performs involuntary procedures on indentures or criminals. Scum occasionally use it ironically. 

NEEDLER

A very precise beam weapon, such as a Pulse Laser or Particle Beam. Refers to the small holes they generate in targets. Also NEEDLE BEAM.

PALEBLOOD

Also WHITEBLOOD, a discriminatory term for a Pod, usually with class or race undertones. Sometimes reversed as REDBLOOD to refer to a biomorph who is seen as being "above" or against pods. 

PAPERCLIP

A really primitive or shittly made AI, usually one which is poorly socialized. These kinds of poorly made AIs can become PAPERCLIP MAXIMIZERS. Also "CLIP" or "CLIPPY".

PRIVILEGE

A morph's positive qualities.

RAPESHARK

Offensive term for a neo-cetacean, particularly a neo-dolphin. Occasionally used ironically.

REDNECK

A Rural Martian.

REFU

Short for "refugee", and sometimes synonymous with "refuse". Used dismissively or derogatorily to refer to a physical refugee. 

SCHWAY

Corruption of a Mandarin word meaning "handsome", "graceful" or "intelligent".

SHOW-ME

A Nanotat ID or other physical form of identification carried on the person. 

SILVER BLOOD

A hyperelite, specifically someone born into the life. Comes from "blue blood" and the phrase "being born with a silver nanoswarm in your blood". 

SCAV

Short for "scavenger", usually derogatory. Common on Luna. Sometimes synonymous with "vulture" or "carrion bird".

SKINJOB

A masked Synth.

SKINNING

Changing your perceived environment via AR programs

SLEEP ON IT

Take an unusually long time to think about something. 

SOYLENT

A food or nutrient product made in a Maker from recycled biomass. 

T-MINUS NEVER

Not going to happen. No matter how many people say it will. 

TECHNICAL

Martian/Hypercorp slang for "crazy" or "haywire". Comes from a stress diagnosis common in early infugees. 

TENURE

Slang for the common practice for higher learning institutions to sleeve professors purely out of pocket. Also GETTING TENURE. Some indentures with long contracts also refer to TENURE when they get their bodies. 

TOASTER

Dismissive term for a bot or synth, usually one with a simplistic AI in it - a walking household appliance. 

TOFT

As in "he's toft". Somebody with Immortality Blues. Could be derived from resleeving "too often", or "To Old For This". 

TRASH U MAN

Typical insult or dismissal of "transhumans" by Bioconservatives. 

UNCLE VENGEANCE

Martian (specifically Zone Runner) term for a TITAN Nanoswarm. 

VAPOR

A failed mind emulation, or damaged/crippled fork or infomorph. From Vaporware. 

WASTE HEAT

To waste time and effort on something. Sometimes just HEAT. Such as "wasting a lot of heat over nothing". 

WAYBACK

A "long ago" time. Used to refer to pre-transhuman tech, but now can refer to Pre-Fall

WHITE/ULTRAVIOLET

An object/place/situation which is "hot" or risky, usually in the sense of an X-Risk. GOING ULTRAVIOLET indicates a situation getting more dangerous. 

WILD ARTIFICIAL

An artificial which had gone wild or feral somehow. 

XER

Also "X-er". Somebody obsessed with making or viewing XP. 

ZERO

A person without mesh access. Common in some indentures and refugees.