Post by Ilana Logan on Oct 5, 2022 20:17:47 GMT -5
Rim Speech
Tips:
*Truncate the "g" for "ing" words in spelling as in "schoolin'" rather than "schooling", etc.
*Pepper with slang adjectives.
*Double negatives. ("It don't mean nothin' out here.")
*Using odd words, word forms, and phrases. By "odd" we essentially mean what most in the US would refer to as "country". Rim speech can often be likened to how country folk speak (at least in the movies, I live in the country, and most people here don't talk like that in real life).
*Odd Words: druther, yonder, dang, plumb, right smart.
*Use "don't" instead of "doesn't."
*Ain't.
*Prefixing "a" on gerunds. "A-runnin'".
*No -ly on adverbs from adjectives. "Terrible dull".
*Irregular verbs default to third person singular. "We was goin'".
*Malformed verbs. "He growed up" instead of "he grew up".
Examples:
*"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."
*"We got no short of ugly ridin' in on us."
*"I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now."
*"We're in some peril here."
*"We just need a small crew, them as feel the need to be free."
*"This here's a recipe for unpleasantness."
*"I'm shocked my own self."
Frontier life
Definitions:
*A-grade: Top notch; quality
*Aim: signifies intent "I aim to misbehave"
*All-fired: all fired up, excited, emotional
*Awful, Dreadful, Mighty, Plumb, Powerful: Adverbs for emphasis.
*Back-berth, yokel: naïve, dumb, hillbilly. Reads the same as "backwater" in today's language.
*Bang-up: Great.
*Brainpan: Another way of saying head.
*Bughouse: Mental hospital.
*Chinese Checkers: A game still played in the 'verse.
*Corpsified: Dead, resembling a corpse.
*Docket: Schedule, calender, itinerary.
*Fancible: Fancy/fanciful
*Fancy Rock: Core world
*Fei-oo: shit, junk, trash, garbage, dirt
*Foodstuffs: Food
*Foxhole: makeshift shelter in a warzone, fire-fight
*Fuzzie-wuzzies: Folk who are easily swayed and comforted.
*Git: go, leave
*Gorram: reads the same as god damn.
*Latrine: Fancy word for toilet.
*“Let's hoof it”: Let's walk.
*“Let's moon 'em”: Slang for rear engine flaring up for a getaway.
*Local color: Locals and their ideology, usually referring to aggression of some kind.
*Mite: A bit/amount. Could a little, or deliberate underestimation of a lot.
*Moon-brained: Crazy, or unintelligent person or idea.
*Neg: Negative.
*Ornery: Stubborn, not passive.
*Peck: A large amount.
*Preacher: Anyone religious.
*Pinched: caught by the law, arrested
*Pos: Positive.
*Pretty: an adjective often used as a noun, refers to valuables
*Prod: A crony for a rich or powerful person.
*Purple-bellies: A derogatory term to refer to the Alliance.
*Rabbiting: running; fleeing.
*Religiosity: Religion
*Ruttin'/Rutting: fucking
*Run afoul: come across when looking to avoid.
*Shindig: A party, usually with dancing.
*Shiny: good, valuable, awesome.
*Sly: refers to homosexual men.
*Sully: To taint
*Suss out: To figure out; determine
*Tetchy: Sensitive or complaining.
Spacefaring
*Atmo: Atmosphere
*Being buzzed: Sensors from another ship are actively sweeping you.
*Blowback: A vacuum effect created in firearms when discharged and ships going full burn in atmo.
*Clean your housing: To give a thorough beating
*Crazy Ivan: can be done on a ship with two side propelling engines. One engine is flipped so they're facing opposite directions to quickly pull a 180.
*Dead in the Water: Floating, drifting, not moving.
*Dust off: take off, leave a planet or moon.
*ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival.
*Feds, Federals: Members of the Alliance
*Fire it up: Start the ship.
*Get this bird in the air: take off, leave a planet or moon
*Go to blackout: Shut down power on the ship to avoid detection.
*Go for hard burn/full burn: Burn through fuel cells; or fly fast.; use all engine power.
*Green for: indicates readiness
*On the drift: In space without fuel unable to travel.
*Reavers: Madmen who viciously prey on other ships
*Scow: A ship modeled after a large, flat-bottomed boat with squared ends. Used to haul bulky cargo (soil, sand, ore, etc). Can be retro-fitted to serve as transport vessels. They can hold between 15-20 families. *Skiff: A small spaceship used in war.
*Take the helm: Man the bridge.
*The Black: Space.
*The Rim: Refers to the edge of civilized space.
*The 'Verse: the universe.
*Trans-U: A commercial vessel, mainly used by reavers
Underworld
*Doxy: Sex worker.
*Drops: Illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs.
*Second story job: Breaking and entering, robbery.
*Scratch: Valuables.
*The goods: Loot.
*Went south: the plan fell apart.
*Tonic: Amateur or illegal alcoholic drink.
*Bushwhack: Ambush.
*Footpad: Pickpocket thief in a town.
*Hornswoggle: To trick someone.
*On the dodge: Wanted by the police.
Technical
*Advocate: A lawyer.
*Cortex: Widespread information network.
*Genseed: Genetically engineered crop seeds used on freshly terraformed worlds.
*Skyplex: Orbital city or space station.
*Wave: A communication: text, audio, video, or holographic.
Medical
*3D Neuro-imager: A three dimensional provision of a brain scan.
*BP: blood pressure.
*Bradicardic: pulse is slow, below 60bpm
*Byphodine: A med that slows the metabolic state so you can appear to be dead. Often causes vomiting when the person wakes.
*Cardiac Infusers: used to provide medicine directly into the heart
*Cortical Electrodes: used to detect brain activity in a patient.
*Defibrillator: uses electricity to "jump start" a patient's heart
*Dermal mender: A medical tool that mends severed skin.
*DOA: Dead on Arrival
*Extractor: An instrument used to pull out things like bullet shards
*Good Night Kiss: A narcotic sedative, usually applied over a seal on the lips
*Gurney: A transportable hospital bed/stretcher on wheels.
*Hydrozepam: A medical supply worth about 200 credits.
*Hypodermic needles, Hypo: used to inject medicine and extract blood for testing
*Hypo-gun: holds vials of medicine for quick injection
*Isoprovaline: An immune booster. Street value for a vial: Fifty platinum.
*Medical monitor: Used to monitor vitals in patients hooked up to it.
*Medvault: where meds are stored in a hospital.
*Propoxine: A medical supply that costs about 80 credits.
*Pulmonary Stimulators: A method to stimulate major arteries.
*“Pulse is thready”: pulse is weak.
*Standard Companion immunization package: immunizations against communicable diseases, used prior to a companion taking a client.
*Syringe Gun: It is fancier than the hypo-gun, with a an unmarked vial containing black liquid.
*Tachy or tachycardic: pulse is over 100bpm
*Vials: Used to store liquid meds
Tips:
*Truncate the "g" for "ing" words in spelling as in "schoolin'" rather than "schooling", etc.
*Pepper with slang adjectives.
*Double negatives. ("It don't mean nothin' out here.")
*Using odd words, word forms, and phrases. By "odd" we essentially mean what most in the US would refer to as "country". Rim speech can often be likened to how country folk speak (at least in the movies, I live in the country, and most people here don't talk like that in real life).
*Odd Words: druther, yonder, dang, plumb, right smart.
*Use "don't" instead of "doesn't."
*Ain't.
*Prefixing "a" on gerunds. "A-runnin'".
*No -ly on adverbs from adjectives. "Terrible dull".
*Irregular verbs default to third person singular. "We was goin'".
*Malformed verbs. "He growed up" instead of "he grew up".
Examples:
*"Looks like we got us some imminent violence."
*"We got no short of ugly ridin' in on us."
*"I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now."
*"We're in some peril here."
*"We just need a small crew, them as feel the need to be free."
*"This here's a recipe for unpleasantness."
*"I'm shocked my own self."
Frontier life
Definitions:
*A-grade: Top notch; quality
*Aim: signifies intent "I aim to misbehave"
*All-fired: all fired up, excited, emotional
*Awful, Dreadful, Mighty, Plumb, Powerful: Adverbs for emphasis.
*Back-berth, yokel: naïve, dumb, hillbilly. Reads the same as "backwater" in today's language.
*Bang-up: Great.
*Brainpan: Another way of saying head.
*Bughouse: Mental hospital.
*Chinese Checkers: A game still played in the 'verse.
*Corpsified: Dead, resembling a corpse.
*Docket: Schedule, calender, itinerary.
*Fancible: Fancy/fanciful
*Fancy Rock: Core world
*Fei-oo: shit, junk, trash, garbage, dirt
*Foodstuffs: Food
*Foxhole: makeshift shelter in a warzone, fire-fight
*Fuzzie-wuzzies: Folk who are easily swayed and comforted.
*Git: go, leave
*Gorram: reads the same as god damn.
*Latrine: Fancy word for toilet.
*“Let's hoof it”: Let's walk.
*“Let's moon 'em”: Slang for rear engine flaring up for a getaway.
*Local color: Locals and their ideology, usually referring to aggression of some kind.
*Mite: A bit/amount. Could a little, or deliberate underestimation of a lot.
*Moon-brained: Crazy, or unintelligent person or idea.
*Neg: Negative.
*Ornery: Stubborn, not passive.
*Peck: A large amount.
*Preacher: Anyone religious.
*Pinched: caught by the law, arrested
*Pos: Positive.
*Pretty: an adjective often used as a noun, refers to valuables
*Prod: A crony for a rich or powerful person.
*Purple-bellies: A derogatory term to refer to the Alliance.
*Rabbiting: running; fleeing.
*Religiosity: Religion
*Ruttin'/Rutting: fucking
*Run afoul: come across when looking to avoid.
*Shindig: A party, usually with dancing.
*Shiny: good, valuable, awesome.
*Sly: refers to homosexual men.
*Sully: To taint
*Suss out: To figure out; determine
*Tetchy: Sensitive or complaining.
Spacefaring
*Atmo: Atmosphere
*Being buzzed: Sensors from another ship are actively sweeping you.
*Blowback: A vacuum effect created in firearms when discharged and ships going full burn in atmo.
*Clean your housing: To give a thorough beating
*Crazy Ivan: can be done on a ship with two side propelling engines. One engine is flipped so they're facing opposite directions to quickly pull a 180.
*Dead in the Water: Floating, drifting, not moving.
*Dust off: take off, leave a planet or moon.
*ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival.
*Feds, Federals: Members of the Alliance
*Fire it up: Start the ship.
*Get this bird in the air: take off, leave a planet or moon
*Go to blackout: Shut down power on the ship to avoid detection.
*Go for hard burn/full burn: Burn through fuel cells; or fly fast.; use all engine power.
*Green for: indicates readiness
*On the drift: In space without fuel unable to travel.
*Reavers: Madmen who viciously prey on other ships
*Scow: A ship modeled after a large, flat-bottomed boat with squared ends. Used to haul bulky cargo (soil, sand, ore, etc). Can be retro-fitted to serve as transport vessels. They can hold between 15-20 families. *Skiff: A small spaceship used in war.
*Take the helm: Man the bridge.
*The Black: Space.
*The Rim: Refers to the edge of civilized space.
*The 'Verse: the universe.
*Trans-U: A commercial vessel, mainly used by reavers
Underworld
*Doxy: Sex worker.
*Drops: Illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs.
*Second story job: Breaking and entering, robbery.
*Scratch: Valuables.
*The goods: Loot.
*Went south: the plan fell apart.
*Tonic: Amateur or illegal alcoholic drink.
*Bushwhack: Ambush.
*Footpad: Pickpocket thief in a town.
*Hornswoggle: To trick someone.
*On the dodge: Wanted by the police.
Technical
*Advocate: A lawyer.
*Cortex: Widespread information network.
*Genseed: Genetically engineered crop seeds used on freshly terraformed worlds.
*Skyplex: Orbital city or space station.
*Wave: A communication: text, audio, video, or holographic.
Medical
*3D Neuro-imager: A three dimensional provision of a brain scan.
*BP: blood pressure.
*Bradicardic: pulse is slow, below 60bpm
*Byphodine: A med that slows the metabolic state so you can appear to be dead. Often causes vomiting when the person wakes.
*Cardiac Infusers: used to provide medicine directly into the heart
*Cortical Electrodes: used to detect brain activity in a patient.
*Defibrillator: uses electricity to "jump start" a patient's heart
*Dermal mender: A medical tool that mends severed skin.
*DOA: Dead on Arrival
*Extractor: An instrument used to pull out things like bullet shards
*Good Night Kiss: A narcotic sedative, usually applied over a seal on the lips
*Gurney: A transportable hospital bed/stretcher on wheels.
*Hydrozepam: A medical supply worth about 200 credits.
*Hypodermic needles, Hypo: used to inject medicine and extract blood for testing
*Hypo-gun: holds vials of medicine for quick injection
*Isoprovaline: An immune booster. Street value for a vial: Fifty platinum.
*Medical monitor: Used to monitor vitals in patients hooked up to it.
*Medvault: where meds are stored in a hospital.
*Propoxine: A medical supply that costs about 80 credits.
*Pulmonary Stimulators: A method to stimulate major arteries.
*“Pulse is thready”: pulse is weak.
*Standard Companion immunization package: immunizations against communicable diseases, used prior to a companion taking a client.
*Syringe Gun: It is fancier than the hypo-gun, with a an unmarked vial containing black liquid.
*Tachy or tachycardic: pulse is over 100bpm
*Vials: Used to store liquid meds
