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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.
 
'''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.
  
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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===See also===
  
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* [[Colorful metaphor]]s
  
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* [[Nickname]]s
  
   
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==Variations of slang==
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== 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}})
  
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}})
   
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*"Chit chat" - small talk
  
*"Chit chat" - small talk
 
*"Folks"
  
*"Folks"
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*"Fourty-Niner"
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*"Forty-Niner"
 
*"Geez"
  
*"Geez"
 
*"Go to blazes"
  
*"Go to blazes"
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*"Have someone peg for a sap"
  
 
*"Hot damn"
  
*"Hot damn"
 
*"Humdinger"
  
*"Humdinger"
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*"Phony"
  
*"Phony"
 
*"The deed is done"
  
*"The deed is done"
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*"To have someone peg for a sap"
 
*"To jostle someone"
  
*"To jostle someone"
   
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*"Horse-stealing scurvy crew"
  
*"Horse-stealing scurvy crew"
 
*"Howdy"
  
*"Howdy"
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*"Pa" - [[father]]
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*"Pa" - [[Familial connection#Parents|father]]
 
*"Scrumptious"
  
*"Scrumptious"
 
*"Scum"
  
*"Scum"
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[[1950s]]
  
[[1950s]]
 
*"Cooped up"
  
*"Cooped up"
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*"mogul" - a prominent businessman
 
*"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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* "[[Rockefeller family|Rich as Rockefeller]]"
  
* "[[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; "[[Herbert (slang)|Herbert]]")"
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* "Square" - "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"
   
 
[[1990s]]
  
[[1990s]]
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* "Boob tube" - [[television]]
  
* "Boob tube" - [[television]]
 
* "Cool"
  
* "Cool"
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* "Freakasaurus" - an individual who exhibits extreme, uptight behavour
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* "Freakasaurus" - an individual who exhibits extreme, uptight behavior
 
* "Low-mileage pit woofie" - a young or inexperienced stock car racing groupie
  
* "Low-mileage pit woofie" - a young or inexperienced stock car racing groupie
 
* "Old Watosh"
  
* "Old Watosh"
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* "Shrink" - pyschologist (or [[counselor]])
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* "Shrink" - psychologist (or [[counselor]])
 
* "To scuffle along"
  
* "To scuffle along"
   
 
===21st century Earth slang===
  
===21st century Earth slang===
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[[2000s]]
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* "Veggie" - [[vegetarian]]
 
[[2020s]]
  
[[2020s]]
 
* "[[Dim]]"
  
* "[[Dim]]"
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* "[[Gimmie]]"
  
* "[[Gimmie]]"
 
[[2060s]]
  
[[2060s]]
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* "Take a leak" - urinate
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* "Take a leak" - [[Urination|urinate]]
   
 
===22nd century slang===
  
===22nd century slang===
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* "[[Foolie]]" - a game
  
* "[[Foolie]]" - a game
 
* "[[Grup]]" - a "grown up"
  
* "[[Grup]]" - a "grown up"
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* "[[Only]]" - a child left [[orphan|orphaned]] by the [[Life prolongation complex]]
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* "[[Only]]"
  
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* "[[Before time]]" - the time prior to the [[death]] of the grups
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* "Blah" - a mimicry of meaningless speech
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* "Nyah"- a taunt
   
 
[[Starfleet]]
  
[[Starfleet]]
 
* "[[Dunsel]]"
 
* "[[Dunsel]]"
 
* "Nova" - Lt. Mitchell once called a woman he met on [[Deneb IV]]: "''Yeah, she was nova that one.''"
  
* "Nova" - Lt. Mitchell once called a woman he met on [[Deneb IV]]: "''Yeah, she was nova that one.''"
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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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*"Space junk" - [[debris]] abandoned in [[space]], such as the {{USS|Huron}} ({{TAS|The Pirates of Orion}})
   
 
Other
  
Other
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* "Eager beaver" - Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski]] referred to an irresponsible [[scientist]] as an eager beaver. ({{TNG|The Child}})
 
* "[[Herbert (slang)|Herbert]]"
  
* "[[Herbert (slang)|Herbert]]"
   
 
===24th century slang===
  
===24th century slang===
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* "Cowboy diplomacy"
  
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* "Farm-world"
  
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* "[[Vulky]]" - derogatory term for [[Vulcan]]s
  
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* "[[Starfleet brat]]"
  
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* "[[Spoon head]]" - derogatory term for [[Cardassian]]s
  
 
* "[[Cardie]]s" - derogatory term for Cardassians
  
* "[[Cardie]]s" - derogatory term for Cardassians
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* "[[Cowboy diplomacy]]"
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* "[[Pointed-ear]]" - derogatory term for Vulcans or [[Romulan]]s
  
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* "Farm-world"
 
* "[[Lunar schooner]]"
  
* "[[Lunar schooner]]"
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* "[[Pointed-ear]]" - derogatory term for Vulcans or [[Romulan]]s
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* "[[Spoon head]]" - derogatory term for [[Cardassian]]s
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* "[[Starfleet brat]]"
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* "[[Vulky]]" - derogatory term for [[Vulcan]]s
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== See also ==
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* [[Colorful metaphor]]
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* [[Nickname]]
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* [[Scots language]]
   
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== References ==
 
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<div class="appear">
 
* {{TOS}}
  
* {{TOS}}
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** {{e|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}
 
** {{e|Miri}}
  
** {{e|Miri}}
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** {{e|The City on the Edge of Forever}}
 
** {{e|A Piece of the Action}}
  
** {{e|A Piece of the Action}}
 
** {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}}
  
** {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}}
 
** {{e|The Ultimate Computer}}
  
** {{e|The Ultimate Computer}}
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** {{e|Assignment: Earth}}
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** {{e|Spectre of the Gun}}
 
** {{e|The Way to Eden}}
  
** {{e|The Way to Eden}}
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* {{TNG}}
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** {{e|The Big Goodbye}}
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** {{e|The Neutral Zone}}
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** {{e|Manhunt}}
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** {{e|Clues}}
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** {{e|Time's Arrow}}
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** {{e|Time's Arrow, Part II}}
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** {{e|A Fistful of Datas}}
 
* {{DS9}}
  
* {{DS9}}
 
** {{e|Blood Oath}}
  
** {{e|Blood Oath}}
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** {{e|Future's End, Part II}}
  
** {{e|Future's End, Part II}}
 
** {{e|Scorpion}}
  
** {{e|Scorpion}}
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** {{e|The Killing Game}}
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** {{e|The Killing Game, Part II}}
 
** {{e|Vis à Vis}}
  
** {{e|Vis à Vis}}
 
** {{e|Equinox}}
  
** {{e|Equinox}}
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** {{e|First Flight}}
  
** {{e|First Flight}}
 
** {{e|Daedalus}}
  
** {{e|Daedalus}}
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* {{Star Trek films}}
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** {{film|4}}
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** {{film|8}}
 
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[[de:Slang]]
 
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[[Category:Linguistics]]

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File:KIRK IS A JERK.jpg

Slang on a shirt

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.

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.

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"
  • "Floozy"
  • "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.

1930s

  • "Booze" - alcohol
  • "Bum" - a homeless person
  • "Flop" - a place to sleep
  • "Wood alky" - methyl alcohol

1940s

  • "Buck" - dollar
  • "Dick" - detective
  • "Doll" - woman or girl
  • "Fella"
  • "Geetas" - money
  • "Gung Ho kind of gal"
  • "Hep-looking broad"
  • "Jamoke"
  • "Jerry"
  • "Jumpy"
  • "Moolah" - money
  • "Nut"
  • "Shrew" - a policeman
  • "Slime"
  • "Stiff" - a corpse
  • "That's jake with me"
  • "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
  • "Nigger" - derogatory term for Negros
  • "Rag"
  • "Tater" - a "home run" in the game of baseball
  • "Zero"

1960s

1980s

  • "Kiddo"
  • "Landlubber"
  • "Macho"
  • "Retard"
  • "Russkie" - Russian
  • "snoop"

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

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

Iotian (supplement to 1920s slang)

"You mind your place, mister, or you'll be wearing concrete galoshes."

Miri's planet

  • "Foolie" - a game
  • "Grup" - a "grown up"
  • "Only" - a child left orphaned by the Life prolongation complex
  • "Before time" - the time prior to the death of the grups
  • "Blah" - a mimicry of meaningless speech
  • "Nyah"- a taunt

Starfleet

Other

24th century slang

See also

References

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