Post by Malcolm Reynolds on Mar 30, 2006 15:26:13 GMT -5
alliance: The AngloSino government in charge of... pretty much everything.
atmo: Foreshortening of the word "atmosphere".
bowden's malady: A degenerative affliction of the bone and muscle. Afflicts the settlers of Paradisio in the Georgia System.
browncoats: Referring to the "independents" or rebels against the Alliance, likely in reference to their military uniform.
bughouse: Slang for "mental health facility".
central authority: Presumably the Alliance judicial branch of government.
companion: An academy-schooled prostitute practicing legally.
core: Refers to any major city/planet in the Alliance.
cortex: Assumption being it's kind of like a really big future Internet.
credits: Type of currency, most likely Alliance-based.
cruiser: Type of Alliance military vessel. Very large.
dedicated source box: Likely some type of futuristic DSL.
dermal mender: A piece of medical equipment used to reattach Mal's ear in "109 - War Stories".
earth-that-was: How people refer to the original planet Earth.
fedsquad: A unit of twenty Alliance Federal Marshalls.
full burn: full burn seems to be the equivalent of full power/speed. A full burn in atmo will cause a blowback and burn out the engine.
genseed: A type of generic crop seed issued to those sent to settle terraformed planets and moons.
gorram: AKA "god damn", expletive.
grapple: Slang, vulgar. "To have sex with."
grizwald: A grenade about the size of a battery, responding to pressure.
gurtsler: Type of engine used in space ships, considered to be of somewhat shoddy construction.
hard subsidies: A package of supplies given to Alliance citizens who are being sent to settle newly terraformed planets and moons. Consists of: genseed, protein, crop supplements.
humped: Meaning "screwed", "broken", "in trouble", possible expletive.
ident card: Likely some form of Alliance identification card, electronic form, carrying personal information.
imprint: Alliance "imprints" every molecule of government goods with a symbol, making them difficult to sell on the black market.
independents: Political/military party in opposition of the Alliance. See also: browncoats.
magnetic grappler: Projectile weapon that can latch onto a metal surface and pull it back in, like a low-tech tractor beam.
medacad: Probably short for "Medical Academy".
mule: The yellow, four-wheel vehicle on Serenity used to transport goods and crew.
pasceline d: A type of medicine used to treat Bowden's Malady; sells for high prices on the black market.
platinum: Currency, likely platinum coins.
pop: Likely slang for a painkiller, noun.
purple belly: Used in reference to an Alliance Captain in 102 - Bushwhacked. (Likely the Alliance's official colors contain the color purple, thus continuing the popular method of referencing political parties by color, i.e. "red" = "communism".)
reavers: Space pirates with a twist -- the twist being they're insane, practice self-mutilation, and seem to be kinda cannibalistic.
rutting: The network television-friendly version of "fucking", expletive.
scrap belt: Space junkyard.
shepherd: Term for a wandering minister/priest.
shiny: Slang, meaning "good", "great", "neat", "wonderful", etc.
skiff: Type of military aircraft, Alliance.
skyplex: Term for a space station orbiting a planet.
trans-u: Type of ship/possibly company name, no longer operating.
telefonix: Name of a telecommunications system, like AT&T or MCI.
u-day: Short for "Unification Day", or the holiday celebrating the Alliance's defeat of the Independents.
'verse: Slang, short for "universe".
wave: Some kind of audio-visual transmission sent over the cortex. Probably like e-mail made nifty with video footage.
weave: Medical term, likely indicating stitches or a bandage.
atmo: Foreshortening of the word "atmosphere".
bowden's malady: A degenerative affliction of the bone and muscle. Afflicts the settlers of Paradisio in the Georgia System.
browncoats: Referring to the "independents" or rebels against the Alliance, likely in reference to their military uniform.
bughouse: Slang for "mental health facility".
central authority: Presumably the Alliance judicial branch of government.
companion: An academy-schooled prostitute practicing legally.
core: Refers to any major city/planet in the Alliance.
cortex: Assumption being it's kind of like a really big future Internet.
credits: Type of currency, most likely Alliance-based.
cruiser: Type of Alliance military vessel. Very large.
dedicated source box: Likely some type of futuristic DSL.
dermal mender: A piece of medical equipment used to reattach Mal's ear in "109 - War Stories".
earth-that-was: How people refer to the original planet Earth.
fedsquad: A unit of twenty Alliance Federal Marshalls.
full burn: full burn seems to be the equivalent of full power/speed. A full burn in atmo will cause a blowback and burn out the engine.
genseed: A type of generic crop seed issued to those sent to settle terraformed planets and moons.
gorram: AKA "god damn", expletive.
grapple: Slang, vulgar. "To have sex with."
grizwald: A grenade about the size of a battery, responding to pressure.
gurtsler: Type of engine used in space ships, considered to be of somewhat shoddy construction.
hard subsidies: A package of supplies given to Alliance citizens who are being sent to settle newly terraformed planets and moons. Consists of: genseed, protein, crop supplements.
humped: Meaning "screwed", "broken", "in trouble", possible expletive.
ident card: Likely some form of Alliance identification card, electronic form, carrying personal information.
imprint: Alliance "imprints" every molecule of government goods with a symbol, making them difficult to sell on the black market.
independents: Political/military party in opposition of the Alliance. See also: browncoats.
magnetic grappler: Projectile weapon that can latch onto a metal surface and pull it back in, like a low-tech tractor beam.
medacad: Probably short for "Medical Academy".
mule: The yellow, four-wheel vehicle on Serenity used to transport goods and crew.
pasceline d: A type of medicine used to treat Bowden's Malady; sells for high prices on the black market.
platinum: Currency, likely platinum coins.
pop: Likely slang for a painkiller, noun.
purple belly: Used in reference to an Alliance Captain in 102 - Bushwhacked. (Likely the Alliance's official colors contain the color purple, thus continuing the popular method of referencing political parties by color, i.e. "red" = "communism".)
reavers: Space pirates with a twist -- the twist being they're insane, practice self-mutilation, and seem to be kinda cannibalistic.
rutting: The network television-friendly version of "fucking", expletive.
scrap belt: Space junkyard.
shepherd: Term for a wandering minister/priest.
shiny: Slang, meaning "good", "great", "neat", "wonderful", etc.
skiff: Type of military aircraft, Alliance.
skyplex: Term for a space station orbiting a planet.
trans-u: Type of ship/possibly company name, no longer operating.
telefonix: Name of a telecommunications system, like AT&T or MCI.
u-day: Short for "Unification Day", or the holiday celebrating the Alliance's defeat of the Independents.
'verse: Slang, short for "universe".
wave: Some kind of audio-visual transmission sent over the cortex. Probably like e-mail made nifty with video footage.
weave: Medical term, likely indicating stitches or a bandage.
