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.

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.