Classic OtherSpace Common Phrases

The following is a list of words and phrases commonly used around the Otherspace universe. Where necessary for clarity's sake, the origin of the phrase has been added in italics.

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A - E

Connie (Pre-3000 Lunite)

A member of the Solar Consortium, especially the military. (obsolete)

Deathstick

A cigarette.

Eddie

A bartender.

F - K

Fleeter

1. Someone in service to the Stellar Consortium's Vanguard: "He's a Fleeter from pre-sanc."
2. Someone in service to the Solar Consortium's Guardian Fleet.
3. Someone in service to the Solar Republic's Vanguard: "He's still just a Fleeter."

Furball

1. A Castori.
2. Any member of a furred race, for example a Lotorian.

Genejobber

1. A genetical engineer.
2. A Sivadian.

Gener

Short for Genejobber.

Handbag

1. A Nall.
2. Any member of a reptiloid race.

Hoop (Mierznykovy)

1. Trouble or difficulty.
2. Something considered disgusting, of poor quality, foolish, or otherwise totally unacceptable.
3. A small or worthless amount: "He doesn't know hoop."
4. Interjection: Used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure.
5. Intensifier: "What the hoop did you do that for?"

Jellyfish

A Centauran.

L - R

Lightbulb

A Vollistan Light Singer.

Lin's Grin (Timonese)

1. Good luck or karma.
2. Interjection: Used to express approval, admiration or surprise.
3. Sometimes used as a greeting, substituted for "Lady Smile."

Maza's Gaze (Timonese)

1. A string of bad luck or karma: "I had Maza's Gaze on me for a while there."
2. Interjection: Used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure.

Mazes (Timonese)

Short for Maza's Gaze.

Mindrape

1. To exploit telepathic abilities in a non-consensual way.
2. Something deemed dull or repetetive: "The last job I did was a total mindrape."

Nallistan

1. A pre-Sanctuary era Vollistan Light Singer who was in service as interpreter and psi-interrogator to the Nall Parallax Empire.
2. A person exhibiting sociopathic behaviour or personality traits.

Pre-Sanc

1. The period of time before the Kretonian Invasion.
2. A person born in that period.

Ritter (Bartholomew Ritter)

1. A crazy or foolish person: "That ritter almost shot me!"
2. To pull a ~: To act in a foolish and self-destructive manner out of pride.
3. To ~ up: To attach explosives to, esp. in a suicidal manner: "Watch out! He's rittered himself up!"

Rock

"The Rock": Ungstir, specifically fragment U-2.

Rockhead

An Ungstiri.

Rockhopper's Welcome

1. A brawl.
2. To give s.o. a ~: To do as much damage as possible to s.o.

S - U

Sanc

Short for Sanctuary.

Scaleback

A member of a reptiloid race.

Softskin

Any member of a non-reptiloid race.

Specialist Spawn

A Lunite.

Suitcase

A Nall

Tailchopped

Nall epithet.

Teatipper

A Sivadian (referring to their affinity for tea)

Timmie

1. A Timonae.
2. The world Antimone, or belonging thereto.

Timmieboy

A male Timonae.

Timmiegirl

A female Timonae.

Tuber

1. A Specialist.
2. (Solar Republic) A Lunite.

Ungstiri coffin

1. A spacesuit.
2. An extra-vehicular accident, such as spacesuit malfunction, with fatal consequences.

Ungstiri Tough

1. The Ungstiri way of life.
2. Perseverance in the face of great odds, particularly when facing an enemy: "Let them come. We'll show 'em Ungstiri Tough!"

V - Z

Volir's Light

Traditional Vollistan greeting.

What's your face?

Common phrase used by the younger crowd to inquire as to one's state. Similar to "What's up?"

Windchime

A Centauran.

See also

Ungstiri colloquialisms Classic OtherSpace Spacer Slang