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Many time frames and cultures have their own unique slang. For example, during the [[20th century]] on [[Earth]], several cultural movements had their own slang terminology. [[Starfleet]] officers who were involved in instances of [[time travel]] or other [[alien]] contact were sometimes subjected to a degree of social ineptness due to the confusion caused by the usage of slang.
  
Many time frames and cultures have their own unique slang. For example, during the [[20th century]] on [[Earth]], several cultural movements had their own slang terminology. [[Starfleet]] officers who were involved in instances of [[time travel]] or other [[alien]] contact were sometimes subjected to a degree of social ineptness due to the confusion caused by the usage of slang.
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In [[2364]], [[Data]] identified the phrase "Nothing to write home about" as slang and questioned whether he had used it correctly. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
   
 
== Variations of slang ==
  
== Variations of slang ==
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Likewise, the [[holodeck programs|holodeck program]] ''[[Bashir 62]]'', used a lot of early [[1960s]] slang. ({{DS9|His Way}})
  
Likewise, the [[holodeck programs|holodeck program]] ''[[Bashir 62]]'', used a lot of early [[1960s]] slang. ({{DS9|His Way}})
   
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{{bginfo|The following uses of slang may extend beyond the timeframe indicated. For sake of convenience, they are listed in the timeframe from which they were specifically used. When applicable, the usage of the term may be found below in italics.}}si
   
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===19th century Earth Slang===
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===19th century Earth slang===
 
1890s
  
1890s
 
*"Bleeding a man dry"
  
*"Bleeding a man dry"
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*"Bunch of hot air"
  
*"Bunch of hot air"
 
*"Cattle rustler"
  
*"Cattle rustler"
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*"Floozy"
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*"Floosy"
 
*"Horse-stealing scurvy crew"
  
*"Horse-stealing scurvy crew"
 
*"Howdy"
  
*"Howdy"
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*"Pa" – [[Parents|father]]
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*"Pa" – [[father]]
 
*"Scrumptious"
  
*"Scrumptious"
 
*"Scum"
  
*"Scum"
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===20th century Earth slang===
  
===20th century Earth slang===
 
[[1920s]]
 
[[1920s]]
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*"Cement overshoes": A self-defining [[gangster]] term describing a method of drowning someone.
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*"Cement overshoes" – A self-defining [[gangster]] term describing a method of drowning someone
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*"Flivver" – a type of cheap automobile, usually old and battered
   
 
[[1930s]]
  
[[1930s]]
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*"Doll" – woman or girl
  
*"Doll" – woman or girl
 
*"Fella"
  
*"Fella"
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*"Geetas" – [[money]]
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*"Geedus" – [[money]]
 
*"Gung Ho kind of gal"
  
*"Gung Ho kind of gal"
 
*"Hep-looking broad"
  
*"Hep-looking broad"
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*"Jake" – alright, fine
 
*"Jamoke"
  
*"Jamoke"
 
*"[[Jerry]]"
  
*"[[Jerry]]"
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*"Joint" – a place where people congregate, like a bar or nightclub
 
*"Jumpy"
  
*"Jumpy"
 
*"Moolah" – [[money]]
  
*"Moolah" – [[money]]
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*"Mug" – a thug; a hoodlum
 
*"Nut"
  
*"Nut"
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*"Shrew" – a [[police|policeman]]
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*"Shrew" – a [[police]]man
 
*"Slime"
  
*"Slime"
 
*"Stiff" – a corpse
  
*"Stiff" – a corpse
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*"That's jake with me"
  
 
*"To ice somebody" – to murder somebody
  
*"To ice somebody" – to murder somebody
 
*"To take a gander"
  
*"To take a gander"
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*"Pinko" – an individual who only mildly supports the ideas of socialism or [[communism]]
  
*"Pinko" – an individual who only mildly supports the ideas of socialism or [[communism]]
 
*"Red" – an individual who more actively supports the ideas of socialism or communism
  
*"Red" – an individual who more actively supports the ideas of socialism or communism
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*"[[Nigger]]" – derogatory term for [[Negro]]s
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*"{{censored|lk|N}}" – derogatory term for Negros
 
*"Rag"
  
*"Rag"
 
*"Tater" – a "home run" in the game of [[baseball]]
  
*"Tater" – a "home run" in the game of [[baseball]]
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* "Charley"
 
* "Charley"
 
* "Chick" – woman or girl
  
* "Chick" – woman or girl
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* "Clyde" – a person lacking up-to-date sophistication
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* "Clyde"
  
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* "Daddy-O" – see also: [[Big Daddy-O Surf Special]]
 
* "Deadsville"
  
* "Deadsville"
 
* "Far out"
  
* "Far out"
 
* "[[Grease Monkey]]"
  
* "[[Grease Monkey]]"
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* "Groovy"
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* "Groovy" – great or excellent
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* "Harvey" – a person lacking up-to-date sophistication
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* "Harvey"
  
 
* "Jerk"
  
* "Jerk"
 
* "Jet setter"
  
* "Jet setter"
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* "[[Nanook of the North]]"
  
* "[[Nanook of the North]]"
 
* "Pallie" – friend
  
* "Pallie" – friend
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* "[[Rockefeller family|Rich as Rockefeller]]"
  
 
* "[[Romeo and Juliet|Romeo]]"
 
* "[[Romeo and Juliet|Romeo]]"
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* "Square" – "uncool, unhip, clueless, rigid in thinking (see; "{{dis|Herbert|slang}}")"
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* "{{dis|Square|slang}}" – uncool, unhip, clueless, rigid in thinking (see: "{{dis|Herbert|slang}}")"
   
 
[[1980s]]
  
[[1980s]]
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* "Retard"
  
* "Retard"
 
* "Russkie" – [[Russian]]
  
* "Russkie" – [[Russian]]
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* "snoop" ({{ENT|Dead Stop}}; {{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
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* "Snoop" ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice|Dead Stop}}; {{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
   
 
[[1990s]]
  
[[1990s]]
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* "{{dis|Ghost|slang}}
  
* "{{dis|Ghost|slang}}
 
* "[[Gimmie]]"
  
* "[[Gimmie]]"
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* "Logo"
 
[[2060s]]
  
[[2060s]]
 
* "Take a leak" – crude term for [[Urination|urinate]]
  
* "Take a leak" – crude term for [[Urination|urinate]]
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* "[[Boomer]]" – term used to describe a person who spent the majority of their life in [[space]]
  
* "[[Boomer]]" – term used to describe a person who spent the majority of their life in [[space]]
   
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===23rd century slang===
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===23rd century slang {{anchor|popinjay}}===
 
[[Earth Two]]
  
[[Earth Two]]
 
* "[[Foolie]]" – a game
  
* "[[Foolie]]" – a game
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[[Iotian]] (supplement to 1920s slang)
  
[[Iotian]] (supplement to 1920s slang)
 
* "Concrete galoshes" – [[Montgomery Scott]]'s version of "cement overshoes"
  
* "Concrete galoshes" – [[Montgomery Scott]]'s version of "cement overshoes"
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: "''You mind your place, mister, or you'll be wearing concrete galoshes.''"
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: "''You mind your place, mister, or you'll be wearing concrete galoshes.''" ({{TOS|A Piece of the Action}})
 
* "A piece of the action"
  
* "A piece of the action"
 
* "Blower" – [[telephone]]
  
* "Blower" – [[telephone]]
 
* "Check" – correct
  
* "Check" – correct
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* "Drill them"
 
* "Fancy [[heater]]" – [[phaser]]
  
* "Fancy [[heater]]" – [[phaser]]
 
* "Feds" – [[Federation]] personnel
  
* "Feds" – [[Federation]] personnel
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* "[[Percentage]]" – taxes
  
* "[[Percentage]]" – taxes
 
* "Syndicate" – coalition or alliance
  
* "Syndicate" – coalition or alliance
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* "[[Territory]]" – nation-state
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* "[[Territory]]" – region held under the control of a Boss
 
* "Right" – correct
  
* "Right" – correct
 
* "Wheels" – [[automobile]]
  
* "Wheels" – [[automobile]]
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[[Starfleet]]
  
[[Starfleet]]
 
* "[[Dunsel]]"
 
* "[[Dunsel]]"
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* "Nova" – Lt. Mitchell once called a woman he met on [[Deneb IV]]: "''Yeah, she was nova that one.''"
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* "Nova" – Lt. Mitchell once called a woman he met on [[Deneb IV]]: "''Yeah, she was nova that one.''" ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
 
*"Space junk" – [[debris]] abandoned in [[space]], such as the {{USS|Huron}} ({{TAS|The Pirates of Orion}})
  
*"Space junk" – [[debris]] abandoned in [[space]], such as the {{USS|Huron}} ({{TAS|The Pirates of Orion}})
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* "Groovy" ({{DIS|Lethe}})
   
 
Other
  
Other
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* "Eager beaver" – Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski]] referred to an irresponsible [[scientist]] as an eager beaver. ({{TNG|The Child}})
 
 
* "{{dis|Herbert|slang}}"
  
* "{{dis|Herbert|slang}}"
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* "Popinjay" {{anchor|popinjay}}– [[Montgomery Scott]] described [[Ambassador]] [[Robert Fox]] as a popinjay, a vain person who over-exaggerated their own importance and spoke empty words. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
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* "Popinjay" – [[Montgomery Scott]] described [[Ambassador]] [[Robert Fox]] as a popinjay, a vain person who over-exaggerated their own importance and spoke empty words. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
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* "{{dis|Screw|slang}}"
   
 
===24th century slang===
  
===24th century slang===
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* "[[Vulky]]" – derogatory term for [[Vulcan]]s
  
* "[[Vulky]]" – derogatory term for [[Vulcan]]s
   
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{{figures of speech}}
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== See also ==
  
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* [[Colorful metaphor]]
  
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== Appendices ==
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=== See also ===
 
* [[Nickname]]
  
* [[Nickname]]
 
* [[Scots language]]
  
* [[Scots language]]
   
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== References ==
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=== References ===
 
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<div class="appear">
 
* {{TOS}}
  
* {{TOS}}
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** {{film|8}}
  
** {{film|8}}
 
</div>
  
</div>
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=== External link ===
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* {{wikipedia|Groovy}}
   
 
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[[de:Slang]]

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Slang is the use of colorful words, derived from regional or time specific terminology, used in place of more formal words.

Many time frames and cultures have their own unique slang. For example, during the 20th century on Earth, several cultural movements had their own slang terminology. Starfleet officers who were involved in instances of time travel or other alien contact were sometimes subjected to a degree of social ineptness due to the confusion caused by the usage of slang.

In 2364, Data identified the phrase "Nothing to write home about" as slang and questioned whether he had used it correctly. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")

Variations of slang

The Iotian culture developed on Sigma Iotia II built its society based on the novel Chicago Mobs of the Twenties. Therefore, the Iotians used many slang terms that were originally popular during the 1920s on Earth. (TOS: "A Piece of the Action")

Likewise, the holodeck program Bashir 62, used a lot of early 1960s slang. (DS9: "His Way")

The following uses of slang may extend beyond the timeframe indicated. For sake of convenience, they are listed in the timeframe from which they were specifically used. When applicable, the usage of the term may be found below in italics.

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19th century Earth slang

1890s

  • "Bleeding a man dry"
  • "Card shark"
  • "Chit chat" – small talk
  • "Folks"
  • "Forty-Niner"
  • "Geez"
  • "Go to blazes"
  • "Hot damn"
  • "Humdinger"
  • "Missus" – wife
  • "Phony"
  • "The deed is done"
  • "To have someone peg for a sap"
  • "To jostle someone"

Ancient West

  • "Being in cahoots with someone"
  • "Bunch of hot air"
  • "Cattle rustler"
  • "Floosy"
  • "Horse-stealing scurvy crew"
  • "Howdy"
  • "Pa" – father
  • "Scrumptious"
  • "Scum"
  • "Tin can" – prison
  • "To bushwhack someone"
  • "Varmint"
  • "Yellow" – a coward person
  • "Whisker"

20th century Earth slang

1920s

  • "Cement overshoes" – A self-defining gangster term describing a method of drowning someone
  • "Flivver" – a type of cheap automobile, usually old and battered

1930s

1940s

  • "Buck" – dollar
  • "Dick" – detective
  • "Doll" – woman or girl
  • "Fella"
  • "Geedus" – money
  • "Gung Ho kind of gal"
  • "Hep-looking broad"
  • "Jake" – alright, fine
  • "Jamoke"
  • "Jerry"
  • "Joint" – a place where people congregate, like a bar or nightclub
  • "Jumpy"
  • "Moolah" – money
  • "Mug" – a thug; a hoodlum
  • "Nut"
  • "Shrew" – a policeman
  • "Slime"
  • "Stiff" – a corpse
  • "To ice somebody" – to murder somebody
  • "To take a gander"

1950s

  • "Cooped up"
  • "mogul" – a prominent businessman
  • "Pinko" – an individual who only mildly supports the ideas of socialism or communism
  • "Red" – an individual who more actively supports the ideas of socialism or communism
  • "N*gger" – derogatory term for Negros
  • "Rag"
  • "Tater" – a "home run" in the game of baseball
  • "Zero"

1960s

  • "Charley"
  • "Chick" – woman or girl
  • "Clyde" – a person lacking up-to-date sophistication
  • "Daddy-O" – see also: Big Daddy-O Surf Special
  • "Deadsville"
  • "Far out"
  • "Grease Monkey"
  • "Groovy" – great or excellent
  • "Harvey" – a person lacking up-to-date sophistication
  • "Jerk"
  • "Jet setter"
  • "Lounge lizard"
  • "Nanook of the North"
  • "Pallie" – friend
  • "Romeo"
  • "Square" – uncool, unhip, clueless, rigid in thinking (see: "Herbert")"

1980s

1990s

  • "The beast" – the US Government
  • "The big boy" – the captain (or leader)
  • "Boob tube" – television
  • "Cool"
  • "Freakasaurus" – an individual who exhibits extreme, uptight behavior
  • "Low-mileage pit woofie" – a young or inexperienced stock car racing groupie
  • "Old Watosh"
  • "Shrink" – psychologist (or counselor)
  • "To scuffle along"

21st century Earth slang

2000s

2020s

2060s

  • "Take a leak" – crude term for urinate

22nd century slang

  • "Skag" – derogatory term for Skagarans
  • "Hick" – semi-derogatory term (sometimes embraced by those it is directed at) for people from rural areas of the United States such as western Florida and Iowa
  • "Boomer" – term used to describe a person who spent the majority of their life in space

23rd century slang

Earth Two

Iotian (supplement to 1920s slang)

"You mind your place, mister, or you'll be wearing concrete galoshes." (TOS: "A Piece of the Action")

Starfleet

Other

24th century slang

Figures of speech
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Appendices

See also

References

External link

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