Slang

Buffy Punk Slang

  • anti-socialite : Criminals, those who intend ill-will towards GBA or it’s citizens.

  • buffed : Seriously well-armed.

  • do time : To live. “He does time in Kropotkin.”

  • GBA : [Greater Bay Area] “Political” division, independent city state controlling much of the bay area.

  • ganked : Death/murder, usually in a sudden, “ew, totally gross” manner.

  • ferals : Children and adults, often mentally “touched”, who live a wild, barely human existence in marginal areas such as Downtown. Also, wild animals; dogs, cats, and ferrets being common.

  • frust : The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.

  • kaiser sosayed: : Tricked into believing the bad guy is really a good guy, and on your side!.

  • kipple : Name for areas that are used as dumping grounds (for rubble, trash, etc) and were never rebuilt after 2070.

  • no-go : [a no-go zone] Area that is not safe to enter. Reasons for this include it’s toxic, structurally unstable, or the people there spread SDS.

  • PRD : [Planned Rural Development] Built, guarded and maintained by a corporation as a peacefull, safe home for it’s tele-commuting employees.

  • protein puck : Any one of several processed vegetarian protein foodstuffs (tofu, boca, vegetable patties).

  • rocket sauce : Brand of energy drink. Anything that is good and powerful.

  • SDS : [Sudden Death Syndrome] An affliction suffered by those who habitually piss-off the wrong people.

  • slice and dice : noun. A fight involving knives or swords.

  • social leper colony : unpopular group.

  • some kind of a whack : It’s stupid.

  • speed is of the serious essence : We need to hurry.

  • shake and burn : The quake and riots of 2070.

  • throwing down : “I’m throwing down.” ie. throwing down the gauntlet. Challenging someone to a fight.

  • tweaked : adj. Under the influence. verb. To take physical enhancement drugs. “Don’t fight Sweeny he tweaks and will rip your head off.”

  • uber : Massively cool/powerful, above the best. “The uber demon kicked both slayer’s ass.”

  • uberkid : A fairly common phenomenon affecting 1-2% of new births. They are super-intelligent child prodigies whose accelerated development leads to accelerated death. None has lived past their 26th birthday.

  • unscheduled slayage : Unexpectedly having to fight vampires.

  • unregulated : Areas controlled by corporations. Named because the are not subject to governmental regulations.

  • what’s the what : What’s going on?

  • wiggins : The state of wigging out.