Cyberpunk and Post Apocalyptic Jargon for Auto Assault

Game Specific

AirLift

This is the mechanism for both respawning after death and rapid transport across the world map. AirLifts pick up vehicles and carry them off-screen, either to the last repair station visited or to a specific noted location on the world map. The AirLifts are operated by International Negotiables Consulting (INC) and are not prejudicial towards any one race.

Arena

Any of several undisclosed locations operated by the Organization for Combat Driving (OCD), where participants from their own or other races can compete with one another for fame and glory. Several towns include an NPC Arena liaison that coordinates matches. Arena battles can consist of ladder-based tournaments, team versus team battles, and so forth, in a variety of settings.

Ark

Large underground facilities built by the Hestia Corporation to house the cream of the Human race before enacting the Genesis Solution on the planetary surface. Ark I's re-emergence resulted in the creation of Upside and the carving of a sizeable territory away from the warring Mutants and Biomeks. It is said that once a Human leaves the Ark to the surface, however, one can never return.

Bars

Bars are the second tier of money in the Auto Assault universe. Any one kilo bar of pure refined metal is one bar, and one bar is worth one thousand scrip. Also referred to as chunk or heavy metal.

Biomeks

The Biomek race is a perfect symbiosis of human biological origin and robotic technology. In the pursuit of Pax Bionicus, they offer all sentient life a single choice: augmentation or extermination.

Body Shop

The Body Shop is available in many of the large cities and some of the smaller towns in the Central Wastelands. A player may install Tricks and Trims in the Body Shop, as well as choose primary and secondary vehicle paint schemes in the vehicle viewer. The viewer also shows how a vehicle will look virtually before the changes are made to the vehicle so all kinds of varieties can be explored. Players will need to visit the Vehicle Upgrade Specialist in order to use the Body Shop.

Boss

Frequently there are exceptionally powerful members of various factions that inhabit the Central Wastelands. They are very rare, and extremely hard to kill. A notification notice will be displayed when one is near, and a larger damage par is displayed when they are engaged in combat. Note that when defeated a Boss may give up a tremendous amount of experience points and very rare items of loot.

Bot

Biomeks refer to bots as simple AI constructs - dumb robots, essentially - that they build and manipulate for any number of tasks, including combat. Bots are typically used and constructed by the Biomek MasterMinds.

Cargo

Cargo is the inventory space on the player's vehicles, carried throughout the Central Wastelands. A grid of squares makes up one cargo bay, though depending on the chassis there can be multiple cargo bays. Graphic icons represent cargo items. Many items only take up one square, while some take up two, four, or even six squares. Cargo is accessible inside of towns as well as in the Central Wastelands. Items that are the same – most commodities, collateral items, and Trick and Trim materials for instance – can occupy the same space (or "stack"), and have a number next to the icon to show how many are stacked. If a player has more cargo than the chassis can hold, additional cargo may be stored in a locker in town.

Chassis

The chassis is the vehicle framework or hull to which all equipment is attached to. A chassis has an internal engine and drive train that cannot be customized. An "empty" chassis has no weapons, power plant, armor, wheels, or components. Certain types of chassis are class- or level-restricted.

Clink

The most common form of money in the Auto Assault universe, comprised of any old world coin in any denomination... one coin is equal to one clink. Also referred to as change or rounders.

Combat Mode

A class-specific mode a player can engage at any time. Usually a Combat Mode emphasizes one factor at the expense of another (for instance, the increase in accuracy for a decrease in speed) or just a generalized increase in one catagory (increased hit points for pets).

Contamination

Generally anything referring to the ecological changes by the alien presence is referred to as "Contamination" - specifically, the phrase refers to the spores and radioactive, phase-shifting goo that cause rampant mutations to indigenous life. The Mutants refer to the liquid form of Contamination as Blood (in a revered religious sense), and the vapor or pervasive atmospheric form as Spirit. Non-mutants often refer to the liquid form simply as "goo."

Crafting

Crafting is the process by which a player can build or rebuild any specific inventory item in Auto Assault. Any kind of equippable or useable item in Auto Assault can be crafted with the proper crafting discipline and the right components. Players can also improve on these designs with their own enhancements and make even more powerful items (and sell them).

Death and Dying

There is no death penalty, other than the fact that you have to go back to your last visited repair pad, which can be far away from where you died. Players with certain repair skills may be able to repair your vehicle should you not request INC to pick you up.

Disciplines

The level of ability the player has in a particular field of crafting. Crafting Disciplines are split into Apprentice, Journeymen, and Master levels, of which the player can choose 4, 2, and 1 of respectively (the player can always "unlearn" a particular Discipline and learn another one). Crafting items that belong to one or more of these Disciplines will increase the level of the Discipline. Once the Discipline level is maxed out, the player can then move on to the next Discipline and more complex items can be crafted. An item cannot be crafted by the player if the player does not have that particular Discipline.

Enhancements

During the crafting process a player may choose to improve the particular item (and thereby creating a new recipe) by adding one or more Enhancements. The Enhancement itself is an inventory item that can be found as loot in the Central Wastelands or through a vendor that adds extra abilities to the item type. There is a chance that adding the Enhancement my fail and destroy the Enhancement (or the item during the crafting process).

Faction

Factions are the semi-organized quasi-nations of non-player peoples that live in the world. Non-player factions include the Pikes, Thugz, Derelicts, TemperNet units, INC, etc.

Gadgets

An inventory item can be further improved through the use of Gadgets. Some items have open or closed (locked) Gadget slots. Gadgets can be found as loot in the Central Wastelands or off of vendors. If the Gadget slot is open, a Gadget can easily be added to the item (within class/race/level restrictions). If the Gadget slot is locked, it must be opened using a particular type of gadget kit available at vendors (or as loot).

Harry

Complimentary term applied to an especially lethal piece of hardware.

Genesis Solution

The method by which the World Council finally decided to rid the world of Contamination and Mutants in one sweeping stroke. The solution itself involved the creation of giant underground Arks to house the cream of the Human race (heads of government, leading scientists, and others) while the surface would be systematically sterilized by massive nuclear, biological, and chemical bombardment. Despite destroying much of the landscape, pockets of humanity, Mutantkind, and Contamination survived.

Globes

Small glowing balls (large marble size to tennis ball size) found only rarely in heavy Contamination sites and used as the highest tier of money in Auto Assault. One globe is worth a thousand bars. Also referred to as glows, sparks, or marbles.

Ground Zero

A heavily contested region nestled at a point where the territories of the three races intersect. Ground Zero is the localized term for this area, as it is dominated by a wide central impact crater with what appears to be an alien spacecraft or artifact of some sort at the center. The region is also heavily Contaminated, and represents some of the highest concentrations of Contamination anywhere in the Central Wastelands.

Hard Points

Hard points are slots available on all vehicle chassis where the player can install specific pieces of equipment. The type of installable item depends on the specific hard point's purpose. The ten common hard points are: front weapon, turret weapon, rear weapon, melee weapon, ignition (the chassis itself), hazard kit, ornament, power plant, tires, and armor. A player can easily swap inventory in and out of the hard points at any time, but only items designated for that particular hard point.

Hard Target

A locked on, individual target. This is useful for prioritizing weapons and skill fire, as well as tracking or friendly interfacing. Also referred to as the Primary Target.

Hazard Mode

Alternate combat mode where a player's chassis undergoes a short-term transformation in perilous situations to maximize firepower. Hazard mode is activated through the use of hazard kits. Each race has a different kind of hazard mode.

Highways

Highways crisscross the Central Wastelands with numerous multi-lane highways that connect most of the major population centers. Factions use these highways for convenient means of travel and transport, which is not to say they aren't dangerous places.

Humans

Humans are the last of the pure homo-sapiens. Descendents of those that hid away in the Arks for decades, their predecessors attempted to cleanse the world of alien ecology through various nuclear, biological, and chemical treatments. After nearly 125 years, the Humans emerged with many technological advantages gleaned from their studies of alien technology. They retain access to extensive satellite networks, and have perfected genetic manipulation to ensure the purity of the race.

Infantry

Many factions use infantry to do their gruntwork. However, foot soldiers are easy prey for vehicles, which can kill dozens at a time. For this reason a player is not allowed to get out of his or her vehicle unless they are in towns.

Instant Repair

A player can call upon INC to instantly repair the player's vehicle out in the Central Wastelands. This repair operation is not cheap and generally increases with the total amount of experience the player has.

Mek

The word "mek" carries several terminologies, depending on the context used. Mek is short for Biomek - and is a phrase used to describe the higher tech Biomek MasterMind-controlled robots. To be in "mek form" or being a "hazard mek" are two phrases commonly used to describe Biomek chassis currently in hazard mode.

Memorization

The ability to commit to memory the crafting (the recipe) of a particular item. Instead of having to construct it at a refinery, the player can instantly build it anywhere as long as the proper components are in the inventory. Only a limited number of recipes may be memorized at any one time and there is a chance that memorization may fail.

Missions

Various non-player characters (NPCs) in towns and other areas in the Central Wastelands dole out missions. NPCs available for missions have a white shaft of light surrounding them. Missions are the sole best way of advancing in the game and open up new areas to explore (as well as discover some nice equipment). NPCs may ask you to do a certain task, deliver materials, visit other NPCs, or retrieve something.

Mutants

Mutants have evolved from normal Humans by way of the alien Contamination. They relish the converted alien ecology and use the Contamination greatly with whatever they require - including generating their phaseform techniques. Mutants are invigorated with religious zeal, treating the other races as heretics.

Obelisks

These strange structures are scattered throughout the Ground Zero region. Their original purpose is unknown as they do not appear to be of ancient Human origin. However, one known effect of these structures is that once captured they provide added power and strength to the Outposts of the capturing race.

Outposts

A type of open-walled fortification or base of operations for military forces in the Ground Zero region. These are ancient military structures that served some unknown purpose, perhaps to contain the Contamination within the Ground Zero region. The three races battle to control these structures, as they serve as excellent forward bases in this contested area (which is the current forefront of the war between the three races).

Power Distribution

Located in a radial interface on the lower left along with the spedometer, Power Distribution allows the player to increase one or more of the chassis' abilities at the expense of another. For instance, a player can choose to allocate more power to defense, but the attack or speed capabilities may suffer. The percentage

QuickBar

The QuickBar is a multi-button bar located at the bottom of the User Interface that allows players to quickly use multiple skills, inventory items or other abilities instead of having to go into their own windows to use them. The player has complete control over what appears in the QuickBar.

Refinery

Refineries are available in the large cities and are the primary area where players can refine commodities. The Refinery window displays all of the commodities the player currently has – from this list the player can then choose which ones to refine, how much to refine, and the cost of the entire process. The refining process only takes a few seconds to complete. Players will need to visit the Refinery Craft Manager in order to use the Refinery.

Reverse Engineering

The process by which a player can deconstruct any equippable item into its component parts. As the player now knows how the item is constructed (also called a recipe), the player can then attempt to craft it (as well as modify it with an Enhancement). There is a possibility, based on the RE skill level and the complexity of the item it, to destroy it completely if the attempt fails.

Scrip

The third tier of money in Auto Assault is in the form of old world paper money, or scrip. One thousand clink or coin equals one scrip, and one thousand scrip equals one bar.

Soft Target

Any potential target within a given TacArc. This means if the weapon or skill that the TacArc represents fires, there is a chance that a soft target will be hit with it.

TacArc

Short form for "Tactical Arc." The TacArc is a wedge-shaped holographic projection used by the player to determine what enemies to target, at what range, and with what weapons.

TemperNet

The AI and robotics enforcement system developed by the pre-Apocalypse governments to manage Mutant concentration camps and keep the general populace in order, both under a strict and draconian set of rules and laws. This system survived the Genesis Solution on its own and has "evolved" over the years to enforce its programming on everyone and everything in its way.

Tribes

The Mutant social structure has settled into four distinct groups, called Tribes, who utilize unique skills and talents of the individuals for the good of the whole of the Mutant people (The Tribes of the Changed). The names of the tribes come from their relationships to the Contamination in a spiritual or physical matter. The Spirit Tribe is made up of Archons who first perceived the influence of the Contamination; the Earth Tribe are master crafters using both technology and the environment; the Bear Tribe stems from the aggressive fighters or Champions of the Mutants; and the Insect Tribe is composed of the Avengers, who hold a deep reverence for the land and act as spies and intelligence gathers. Each Tribe provides a leader to a council that governs The Tribes of the Changed, though the chief member of the council is always the Prime Archon.

Trick

A physical accessory that can be added on to a chassis. Tricks can consist of things like chrome bumpers, window dressings, winglets, lighting kits, etc. They do not affect gameplay.

Trim

A custom paint job stencil used to personalize a vehicle chassis.

Vehicle

A completely equipped chassis - something the player can use to move and fight (where a chassis is really just a skeleton).

Vendor

A vendor is a non-player character (NPC) or computerized kiosk, typically in cities (but sometimes out in the open in the wastelands) a player may interact with to buy and sell goods. Most vendors only sell certain types of goods: an arms dealer may sell weapons and weapon-based gadgets/enhancements, while a car dealer will only sell vehicle chassis. A Body Shop will give the player the ability to change the Tricks, Trims, stencils, and paint schemes on a chassis (if these items are available in the player's inventory, and for a price).

World Map

A map system of the Central Wastelands is available to all drivers. While it provides a generalized overview of the entire area, the World Map also makes note of locations (towns and points of interest) a driver can move to quickly through using INC AirLifts. The player can only be AirLifted to a point of interest on the map if the player had already previously visited that location.

Jargon and Slang

2020

Hindsight The wise act of watching your back.

A-Boys

A type of boostergang whose motif is a specific animal.

Ace

1) An expert in the field. 2) Friend, buddy, pal.

Aces

The very best.

Ace of Spades

Solo term for death in combat. To "draw the ace" is to die in battle. "Drawing the ace" is a short-hand expression with the same meaning.

Aesthetics

Simple cosmetic surgery.

AI

Artificial Intelligence. A computer or network-based entity, originally designed to solve complex problems, that has achieved self-awareness. Usually under the control of a megacorp (q.v.), but not always (see Rogue).

Airfilm

Shorthand term for an narrow air-cushion train.

Alien

Derogatory grounder term for someone who lives in space (a highrider).

AMF

"Adios." Good-bye. Typically derogatory.

Angel

A benefactor, especially an unknown one.

AniMan

, AniMen Derogatory term for a body sculpted individual who resembles an animal form.

APC

An abbreviation for an Armored Personnel Carrier,

Artist

An extremely professional hit-man, who usually has a signature.

AV

Pronounced "Aie-Vee", shorthand term for a variety of hover-vans.

BA

Pronounced "Bee-Aye", shorthand for either Bad-Ass or Black Agent (q.v.).

Badge Police

or corporate security.

Bagged and Tagged

To die.

Bagman Street

slang for a criminal courier.

Bakebrain

General purpose derogatory term indicating someone with limited or damage mental faculties (frequently due to excessive use of neural cyberware.) (Syn. asshole, idiot, jerk, moron.)

'Base

Database.

B-D

Breakdown.

Bennie

An out-of-towner (see Gaijin).

Berserkide

Any combat drug, particularly Black Lace. (Syn. freakers.)

Biff

The modern equivalent of the archaic term, "bimbo."

Bioroid

A full-body conversion cyborg.

Biosystem Overstress

The often fatal, heart attack-like condition, caused by excessive bioware implantation.

Bioware

Any biological enhancement or replacement. See wetware.

Bit Jockey

Programmer.

Bitmap

A piece of software spelled out in binary.

Bitty Box

A primitive, underpowered, or generally useless computer or other electronic device.

Biz Street

slang for crime. From, "business."

Black

, Big Black (HR) Space. The final frontier. Where no man... well, you get the idea.

Black Agent

(Corp) An illegal operative.

Black Ops

Any unofficial, corporate shadow-operations, either in-house or hired-out.

Black Clinic

A medical facility which specializes in the implant of illegal or unregistered cyberware.

Blade

1) A professional soldier or fighter, specializing in edged weapons. 2) A surgeon or doctor.

Bleed

To attack, injure, or kill.

Blood

As employed by Mutants in a proper noun form, "Blood" refers to the liquid form of the pure Contamination essence.

Blood Money

Income from the illegal sale of organs to a body bank.

Body Bank

A storage facility for transplant organs. Many are illegal and actively "recruit" new merchandise.

Booster

1) Any gang member who displays a strong affinity for cyberware. 2) Gang member that uses cyberware, leathers, and violence as a way of life.

Boostergang

A gang that uses cyberware, leathers, and violence as a way of life.

Bopper

A robot.

'Borg

See Bioroid.

'Borg'ed

Excessive use of cybernetic body modifications.

Bount

Bounty hunter.

Bourgie

, Bourgy Common or low-class (from bourgeoisie).

Boys in Black

Arasaka security personnel.

Bridge & Tunnel Crowd

Commuters.

Brother

See B.B.

Bronze

slang (usually derogative) term for law enforcement officials.

Breetva

(Rus.) Razor. Anyone with combat-oriented cyberware.

Buck Rogers

Derogatory phrase for an individual obsessed with high-tech weaponry (e.g. lasers, microwaves.)

Buff

To attack viciously with intent to maim or kill.

Bug-Out

To flee from a situation or area.

Bullet-Stopper

See Guardian Angel.

Bushi

(Jap) Honor or Code of Honor. A key concept for most edgerunners (q.v.), as they frequently have little else to call their own at times.

Business

, "Biz" In slang context, crime.

Buttonhead

See Wirehead.

Buzz

Buzz off. Go away. Leave.

Castrato

See Muzak-Man.

Cat

A cat burglar.

Catalog

A Class-A information dossier.

Causing static

Starting trouble.

Cement poisoning

What a person dies of after being pushed off of a multi-story building and hitting the sidewalk. Also known as deceleration trauma.

Central Wastelands

The current wide expanse of land currently available to players. It encompasses the known Human, Mutant, and Biomek territories in this part of the world and the contested lands inbetween.

Chalk outline

See Sidewalk outline.

Check out

To die.

Chill Street

slang for freon, a commodity now, available only to the rich who still have air-conditioners.

Chilled

A hip term meaning, to be cool, together.

Chinese Take-out

Anything extremely jumbled or messy. (e.g. "That riotgun made his chest look like Chinese take-out.").

Chip-truth

The absolute truth.

Chipped

1) Anyone/thing enhanced by cyberware (e.g. senses, skills, reflexes, and so on.) 2) To interface through cyberware.

Choombata

, Choomba (Bantu) Friend. Buddy. Neo-African slang for a friend/family member. Roughly equivalent to chummer.

Choo

Slang for CHOOH-2, a synthetic meta-alcohol fuel.

Choob

Jerk, nerd, weirdo.

Chop shop

A black clinic (q.v.).

Chopping

The process of cracking a stolen credcard or credchip.

Chromatic

1) Heavy Metal music. 2) Of or relating to Heavy Metal music 3) Anything wild, fantastic, or bodacious.

Chrome Flash

, glitter, bells and whistles, tinsel. Material used to spice up the appearance of something.

Chromed

The state of being equipped with obvious offensive augmentations.

Chromer

1) Metalheads, heavy metal fans. 2) A member of a gang dedicated to hard (chromatic) rock music (usually a specific band) and mindless violence. The original "party animals".

Chuck

Caucasian person. Usually derogatory.

Chummliechen

The German form of chummer.

Chummer

"Pal" or "Buddy". May be used sarcastically.

Chunking

Eating on the run, eating as a secondary activity.

Cinema

A movie or simsense, usually in tri-d.

Clan

A permanent grouping or organization of players, with ranking systems and a private chat channel.

Cleaner

An assassin (or team) used to eliminate all traces of a mission, including the participants.

Combat Drugs

Designer drugs for military use.

Combat Zones

Areas of urban decay in major cities, characterized by high crime rates, unmaintained streets and buildings, poor police coverage, high concentrations of homeless people, and frequent outbreaks of (often gang-related) violence.

COM-INT

An abbreviation for COMmunications INTelligence, ie. bugs & wire-taps, and their users.

Comm

Telephone.

Config

(HR) To arrange something.

Construct

("CON-struct") A mobile, complex program, often combining multiple pieces of (diffrent types of) IC.

Convoy

A temporary grouping of up to eight players of the same race for mutual benefit.

Crease

To kill. - Creased: Killed.

Cred Money

, typically electronic funds.

Culture Vulture

A member of the media.

Cut-Out Chip

A quasi-legal piece of neural cyberware, that selectively turns off specified stimuli from/to the brain.

C-YA

Pronounced as "see ya", acronym for "Cover Your Ass".

Cyberpsychosis

A psychotic aberration suffered by excessive users of cyberware.

Cyberware

Any cybernetic/bionic body implant which replaces or augments a specific body function.

Dead Presidents

Old (pre-collapse) United States paper currency.

Deceleration trauma

See Cement poisoning.

Deep Reality

The real world we live in. As opposed to the realities we create for ourselves within our minds (e.g. fantasy games) and in our processors (e.g. cyberspace).

DeeVee

Devalue. To make something worthless.

Deniable

Saumrai slang for anyone hired to disavow, after the fact, all knowledge about a hosed run & participants.

De-Rezz

1) To terminate a program. 2) To kill someone.

Die of the measles

In military parlance, an assassination which makes the death appear to be of natural causes.

Dilligaf!

I could care less. Buzz off! Go away! From the acronym, "Do I Look Like I Give A Frag?"

Dinks

Any member of a rival boostergang.

Dirtboy

Airborne rigger slang for a male non-flier.

Dirtnap

Slang for death, as in "he's takin' a dirtnap."

Dirty

1) Derogatory term for low-tech (paper & pencil, walking, etc.) 2) Any traceable illegal item. 3) Contaminated.

Dis

Disrespect; to treat with disrespect.

Disappear

To cause a person, and all known references to that person, to become difficult or impossible to find.

Do Ugly

To beat up or be beaten up (e.g. "Boy, somebody sure did him ugly!")

Dock

(HR) To have sex.

Domo Arigato

(jap) "thank you."

'Dorph

A synthetic analogue for endorphins (organic painkillers produced naturally by the human body). Used to suppress pain and shock. Addictive.

Dorph Gang

A type of street gang that takes and distributes synthetic endorphin drugs.

'Dorpher

Member of a gang primarily identified by their heavy and frequent drug use. Very unpredictable.

Double Tap

To kill cleanly with a single gunshot (ref. entry and exit wounds). (E.g. "Someone double tapped him right between the eyes.")

Doughboy/girl

Derogatory term for someone wearing too much body armor.

Downtime

Free time; off the job.

Draga

(Hungarian) Expensive.

Drek

Common curse word (archaic "shit"). adj: drekky.

Drek

Run Any mission of very little pay or challenge, offered when good work is scarce, or to newbies as a test.

Drig

Copulation. Expletive.

Dr. Know

1) A contact who always seems to have useful info. 2) a seller of knowledge and skill chips.

Duck

A person who carries more weapons than could possibly be needed.

Dumped

Involuntarily ejected from the matrix. (Also while rigging or during a simsense viewing).

Dump

shock The disorientation resulting from the rapid cutoff of a simsense signal.

Dust

To kill.

DZ

Abbreviation for Drop Zone, a parachutist's/pilot's touch-down target. Also landing zone (see also Hot LZ).

Edge

The fringe of society, where many engage in illegal or semi-legal acts or life-styles.

Edgerunner

Someone who lives on the edge (q.v.).

Edgezone

A strip, grey area, area of potential "coolness".

Enclave

Corporate subsidized housing aka the projects.

Episode

An episode is a major storyline within the game. Metamergence is the first episode and is featured on launch of Auto Assault.

Euro

Eurodollars.

Exit

An Exit is a mission-specific map, generally accessible near Highways, that can only be accessed by the player who took the mission, or by players within a Convoy.

Extraction

1) A corporate kidnapping. 2) The removal of a (combat) team from its operational area.

Fate Meat

Someone bound for the body banks. "It is his fate to be meat"

Foot

, Feet Derogatory term for police. (From flatfoot.)

Ferryman

Term for an expert assassin. Believed to be derived from the famed Eurosolo Charon, who took his handle from the figure in Greek mythology who ferried the dead across the river Styx to Hades.

Firelane

The clear area a weapon can put its shots into.

Fixer

A go-between, deal maker, information broker. Also a fence or mover of illegal goods.

Flash

- 1) Anything spectacular (e.g. "That deck has a lot of flash!") 2) Hard currency (e.g. "Loan me some flash.")

Flatline

1) A state of death (ref. flat EEG traces upon brain-death) which may refer to either a machine (usually a deck or other computer) or a person. Usually a result of an encounter with black ice during a netrun. 2) To die, usually killed in the matrix by Black IC.

Floor Routine

From gymnastics, a (usually futile) attempt to dodge automatic weapons fire.

Fodder

A derogatory term fixers use for solos.

Fold

- 1) A slang term for flexible (paper or plastic) currency. 2) To shut down something or someone (e.g. "This operation is about to fold.")

Fossil

1) An elderly person. 2) Someone who refuses to give up old ways. 3) Any old or obsolete item.

Frag

1) Common curse word. adj: Fragging. 2) To kill someone with a fragmentation grenade.

Fred

1) Any straight, unimaginative citizen, usually a shirt (q.v.). 2) An elder person or someone who clings to outmoded ideas or practices (from Fred Flintstone). See Fossil.

Fringe

, The Edges of society where nomads hang out, barrens.

Frob

To alter control settings in a random or mischievous fashion.

Fumigation

An assault in which no survivors are left.

Furball

1) Any sort of confusion, snarl-up, or traffic jam. 2) An intense, chaotic battle.

Futokoro-Gatana

(jap) A right-hand man. Lit. "blossom dagger," he who'd kill you if you were in too much pain to complete seppuku.

Gahump

A General Purpose Heavy Machine Gun.

Gaijin

(Jap.) A derogatory term for a foreigner or outsider.

Gangbanger

A member of a street gang.

Gargoyle

Someone whose job is gathering intelligence in the field, normally bedecked with surveillance gear.

Gato

(Spanish) A smooth operator, cool person; a Fixer.

Geek

To kill or die.

Gewalt

(Ger.) Violence.

Giri

(Jap.) A debt of honor; duty or obligation.

Glitter Folk

Rich people who only have time and money.

Glom

To group or gather, as in "to glom at a concert" or "they glommed at Matchsticks last night."

Go-go

Member of a go-go-gang.

Go-(go-)gang

A bike gang.

Gomasuri

(jap) "a sycophant," ie. one who is a servile, self-seeking flatterer.

Gomi

(Jap.) Junk, garbage. Japanese slang term for any site that has been reclaimed and built on.

Gonk

Idiot or fool.

Goose

Street slang for a prostitute.

GoTo

1) A dossier, usually illegally compiled. 2) An inquiry for background info on someone or something. See also brush-up.

Grok

See suss.

Gumby

From Monty Python, an act of minor but conspicuous stupidity (e.g. "Pulling a gumby.")

Gumi

(jap) The Yakuza syndicate. Lit. "extended family."

Gutter Jumpers

Claim jumpers among the homeless, squatters.

Gutterpunk

A slang term for street riffraff.

Gyro

A small one or two man helicopter, eg. a Wasp or Yellow-jacket.

Hai

(jap) Lit. "yes." (Unless the question was phrased negatively, then it's "no.") See Iie.

Handle

A working nick-name by which one is known on the streets. Also street-name.

Hard

Cool, hip, tough. A flattering term.

Heatwave

A police crackdown.

Heavy

Either of the two heavily armed, offensive positions on an urban brawl team

Hoi

Hi, Hello.

Homerun

A mission made on own initiative, and for personal gain, as opposed to being hired and paid by another to perform a specific task.

Hoop

A mild curse word, referring to a person's backside.

Hose

1) Make a mistake; screw up. 2) To spray someone with automatic weapons fire.

I.A.D.

A set series of actions performed by combat teams to speed reactions. From, "Immediate Action Drills."

Iie

(jap) Lit. "no." (Unless the question was phrased positively, then it's "yes.") See Hai.

Indie

Independent, underground, self-employed.

Info Bro

Information broker.

Injun Country/Territory

1) Any enemy-controlled area. 2) Any of the NAN lands, highly insulting.

Input

Girlfriend, female companion.

Insertion

The delivery of a team near or to its operational area.

Iron

Usually weapons, but can also refer to vehicles.

Iron

, Big Heavy duty weapons or vehicles.

Jam

1) To fight or run away. 2) To have sex.

Jander

To walk in a casual or arrogant manner, to strut.

Jazzed

Equipped with reflex-enhancing cyberware.

Jihyo

(jap) Lit. "a letter of resignation."

Jock

, Jockey A person with technical skills of a high order (e.g. deckjockey, deltajock, panzerjock).

Johnson

See Mr. Johnson.

Juvie/Juve

1) Street slang for anything relating to a juvenile. 2) A legal minor, eg. anyone under 18-years-old.

Kamikaze

(jap) Lit. "divine wind." 1) Any suicide pilot. 2) A taxi driver.

Keeping Up with the Villiers

To maintain a state-of-the-art or cutting edge tech-level.

Khorosho

(Rus.) Good. OK. Fine.

Killzone

1) The body areas where a weapon will kill its target. 2) The maximum destruction area of an ambush site.

Kittycat Run

A drek run (q.v.), so named when a Johnson had a group of runners rescue a kidnapped feline.

Klepto

, Kleptoid Thief, prowler.

Kludge

A makeshift or temporary solution to a problem, usually sloppy and inefficient.

Knife Bullets

Armor piercing ammunition.

Know

, The Knowledge or information.

Konban Wa

(jap) Lit. "good evening."

Konnichi Wa

(jap) Lit. "good afternoon."

Kobun

A Yakuza clan member.

Krovvy

(Rus.) Bloody.

-Kun

(jap) Lit. a familiar, almost paternal, name suffix/form of address.

Kuromaku

(jap) A fixer. Lit. "one who arranges." From the operator of puppets who stands behind a black stage.

Landing Hot

A fast landing under hostile fire or in a damaged vehicle.

Latch Jockey

Digital hardware designer

Leash

A corporate safeguard implanted into an employee to ensure loyalty and continued service. Cortex bombs and sabotaged chipware are common examples.

Like

kicking dead whales down the beach Any slow and disgusting job or process

Lizard Brain

a cold, calculating, unemotional person, somebody always running in pure floating point mode (e.g. Mr. Spock).

Locker

A permanent storage facility accessible only when a player is in town.

Lunchmeat

Of or relating to the remains of any unarmored person hit by heavy weapons. Also hamburger.

LZ

An abbreviation for Landing Zone. Also drop zone or DZ.

Make

a deposit in the body bank to die.

Marionette

A meat puppet.

Marley

A complementary term, often applied musical performances (eg. "a Marley of a concert"). See Harry.

Mechanic

See cleaner.

Mentat

Brainy individual, specifically one who will stare at a problem without moving for a while and come up with an answer without doing any apparent intermediate steps (like writing things down).

Mierda

A Spanish equivalent to drek.

Monkey

The business term for an expendable person. (See also Scratch Monkey.)

Monkey Trick

A job in which a monkey (q.v.) is not expected to survive intact.

Morningstar

Generic term for incendiary or fragmentation grenades or devices, particularly white phosphorous.

Motorhead

A rigger (q.v.) or mechanic.

Mouse Around

To explore in a very low profile manner (e.g. "Let's mouse around the perimeter and see if we can find a way in.").

Mr. Johnson

Any anonymous employer or corporate agent.

Mr. Who

(Also "The Who") label for an employer or person of higher authority.

Neh

- exp. (Jap.) Interrogative; "Right?", lit. "negative."

Nerdlings

Immature nerds, implying inconsequential, generally annoying. Pejorative term.

NIMBY

("NIM-bee") One who is in favor of an unpleasant or dangerous action, so long as it occurs elsewhere. From acronym, "Not In My BackYard."

Ninja

A freelance assassin.

Noisy Run

A high profile mission, designed to attract (otherwise, unwanted) attention. NukeGake (jap) Lit. a warrior who sneaks out from camp to attack the enemy solo, thus gaining personal honor.

Null Persp

A slang expression meaning, "no problem," "all right," or "affirmative." From the archaic expression, "no sweat."

Ohayo

Gozaimsu (jap) Lit. "good morning."

Oo'zhas

(Rus.) Awful. Terrible.

Ops

The abbreviated form of "operations," normally referring to a dangerous or paramilitary activity.

Output

Boyfriend, male companion.

Paranoid

Someone who has all the facts.

Parraquiano

(spn) Lit. "a patron."

Perp

Perpetrator. A criminal or suspected criminal.

Pervo

A freakish-looking individual.

Pig-Rig

A police car.

Pods

People who are very much alike in thought, behavior, and appearance. Pejorative term. Also Podlings - particularly immature variations of the Pods.

Porky

Someone who loves or collects weapons, and is usually bristling with them (from "porcupine").

Priyatel

(rus) Lit. "chummer."

Proles

Lower class individuals, usually non-citizens; Street scum. See Zero.

Puerco

(spn) Lit. "pig."

Quakers

Missiles or rockets.

R&P

"Rape and Pillage." To engage in an activity with excessive force or violence.

Races

Races are the three player races: Human, Mutant and Biomek.

Rakusho-dayo!

(jap) Lit. "No problem!"

Ram

Personality (from computer jargon, RAM).

Rat-Lab

Prisons in the Provisional U.S., where prisoners are used as experimental subjects for medical research, cyberware development, chemical warfare tests, etc. Most consider a sentence to a rat lab to be no different than a death sentence.

Ray-Ban Mode

wearing shades.

Reason

1) A slang name for a minigun. 2) A railgun.

Recipe

The component parts of any particular item.

Reconfig

To kill or die in a particularly messy fashion.

Reduce

Slang for physical violence (e.g. "Hey asshole, shut down (q.v.) your screamer (q.v.) or I'll reduce your face!"). See also packing, spindling, stomping, etc.

Reduction

The act of reducing something or someone.

Rock

To kick or punch someone violently, especially in the head. Derived from the Jailhouse Rock fighting style.

Ronin

A freelance assassin or mercenary. Usually considered to be untrustworthy.

RV

1) A RendezVous point. Also a pickup zone or PZ. 2) Slang for an APC. From "Recreational Vehicle."

San

(jap) A respectful form of address or title. Lit. "Mr, Mrs, Ms, Sir, or Madam."

Sand

Phonetic pronunciation of the phrase "S-and-D", for "Search and Destroy." To sand someone or something is to locate and severely damage them or it.

Scratch

Money.

Scratch Monkey

(Obsc. hacker ref.) Any expendable substitute used in place of a more valuable item, on the off chance that it might be damaged or destroyed. (see Monkey, Monkey trick)

Screamer

1) Slang for mouth (e.g. "Hey asshole, shut down (q.v.) your screamer!" 2) Something fast, sleek, and sexy, used as an expression of admiration (e.g. "She/He/It's a real screamer!) 3)Somebody who screams a lot while being reduced (q.v.) 4) Somebody who screams a lot while being tightly interfaced (q.v.).

Shag

To bamboozle, cheat or trick.

Shalkujin

An "honest" citizen.

Shortwire

To burn out, flame out, splash down and generally crash mentally.

Shredder

A minigun or auto-cannon.

Shut Down

to shut up, used as an exclamation (e.g. "Hey asshole, shut down!")

Sidewalk outline

A recently deceased person, or to one who expected to die soon. The reference is to the chalk outline drawn around a dead body at a murder scene by the police.

Skagman

A dealer in illegal wire or chips.

Skat

A gross-looking individual.

Skills

A skill is a race- or class-specific ability that is based on the player's abilities, not the chassis. Skills include various offensive and defensive powers, the ability to summon and control pets, robots, infantry or other creates, self-healing or vehicle repair, and a multitude of others.

Skirt

An ordinary (defenseless) person (male or female.)

Skiv

To rob on the street.

Skrag

1) To kill, to "off." 2) To destroy.

Slam

To assault or beat up (e.g. "Let's go slam some 'dorphers.")

Slam it

Generic expletive (Syn. kiss off, up yours.)

Slammit On

1) To get violent. 2) To attack someone without reason.

Slicks

A slang term for Teflon-coated bullets, ie. primitive armor piercing.

Slit

A slang term for a female.

Slitch

Another slang term for a female.

Slot

1) Mild curse word (i.e. "Slot THIS, chummer!"). 2) To have sex.

Slot and run

Hurry up, get to the point, move it.

Smudge

Pronunciation of the acronym SMG (SubMachineGun); thus, a submachinegun.

So ka

(Jap.) I understand, I get it.

S.O.P.

Any set of standing orders, used when commo is compromised. From "Standard Operating Procedueres."

Sota

State of the Art

Sphincter Factor

A level of disgust, nervousness, or fear (usually on a scale of 1 to 10.)

Spill

To spend money.

Splash

To shoot down. E.g. to splash an idea, or "Splash that bastard!"

Splat

job A dead body, usually messy. Also sometimes used to describe a person (or persons) who are "cannon fodder" and are not expected to live much longer.

Squatter

An impoverished citizen--one step up from being homeless, but just barely.

State of the Art

(Aka SOTA) 1) Hipper than Hip. 2) To be on the edge (usually technologically).

Streetmeat

A term for people not equipped to survive on the streets: hicks, sprawling suits, or involuntary meat puppets.

Streetname

A nickname, handle, or working name by which one it known by on the streets.

Stuffit

1) To have sex. 2) To forget about something.

Stunning

Mind-bogglingly stupid. Used sarcastically.

Suss

To solve a problem, figure out something, understand.

Svoluch

(Rus.) 1) Derogatory term for someone with honor. 2) A bastard.

Swarm

Any large nomad convoy.

SWAT

Special Weapons And Tactics.

Sweedack

Concurrence, or "I agree". From the French Canadian "Je suis d'accord."

Tag

1) Name, handle or trademark 2) To grab or take something. 3) To mark destinctively.

Tagged

Equipped with a tracking device. Recognized.

Tailchaser

A high profile or noisy mission to retrieve false or planted info, thus proving the info's validity.

Tanj!

A mild expletive decrying "the unfairness of it all." From the acronym, "There Ain't No Justice!"

Tanstaafl!

An abbreviation for "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch," meaning, "ya gotta pay as ya go."

Tchort

(Rus.) Literally "Devil". A common expletive.

Team

A gang.

Teamster

A gang member.

Techno Scum

A personally very unpleasant, but technically brilliant individual.

Tek

1) An item of a highly technical nature. 2) A technician of any kind.

Tenorio

(spn) Lit. "a ladykiller."

Thrasher

Yet another slang term for one who delves into hard, slamming music.

Tight Interfacing

To have sex.

Tinkering

Another term for improving an item through the use of Gadgets.

Town

The Central Wastelands are dotted with towns of various shapes and sizes; when a player enters a large town, a new map is loaded through which the player can explore on foot in complete safety.

Trash Run

See Garbage Detail.

Trog

Short for troglodyte. A derogatory term meant to indicate that an individual is subhuman or extremely ugly or misshapen.

Twenty-Cent

Of or relating to something from the twentieth century. Also 20-Cen.

Twinkie

A naive, defenseless, vulnerable, or otherwise useless person.

Twitch

A careless, scatterbrained, or otherwise unreliable individual.

Very

Hip term for "cool" or "in".

Wakarimasu-ka?

(jap) Lit. "do you understand?"

Wakatta

(jap) Lit. "all right, I understand."

Watch-over

A surveillance mission.

Wavy

Cool or smooth.

Wetwork

Assassination. Murder.

Whacked

Of or relating to the state of being either "high" or insane.

Wigly

Weird or different. Usually referring to a good drug trip.

Wilson

1) Idiot. 2) Wannabe.

Wizzer

A hip term meaning, "great," "fantastic," "terrific," etc. Also wiz.

Word

, the The latest gossip or rumors on the street.

Wraith

Term used to describe the hazard mode for Mutants as they appear as particularly violent apparitions.

Wysiwyg

("Wizzy-wig") Lit. "no nonsense." From the acronym, "What You See Is What You Get."

Yono

(Kor.) A person who is scum or a low life. (From the Korean "Yonomoseki").

Zone

See Combat Zones.

Zonies

Of or relating to an armed security patrol or any of its members.