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=Abbreviations= | |||
[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot<br> | |||
[[CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol<br> | |||
[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course<br> | |||
CO: Commanding Officer | |||
[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer | |||
[[XO]]: Executive Officer | |||
=Military Jargon= | |||
[[Actual]]: the commanding officer | |||
[[knuckle dragger]]: mechanic | |||
[[snipe]]: engineer | |||
=Other Colloquialisms= | |||
[[toaster]]: deragatory term for the Cylons | |||
[[skin job]]: deragatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Derived from the movie "Blade Runner" | |||
=BSG Specific Terms= | |||
[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant that's used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments | |||
[[cubit]]: unit of currency<br> | |||
[[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar | |||
Revision as of 17:57, 12 September 2006
Abbreviations
CAG: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot
CAP: Combat Air Patrol
CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course
CO: Commanding Officer
ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
XO: Executive Officer
Military Jargon
Actual: the commanding officer
knuckle dragger: mechanic
snipe: engineer
Other Colloquialisms
toaster: deragatory term for the Cylons
skin job: deragatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Derived from the movie "Blade Runner"
BSG Specific Terms
chamalla: hallucinogenic plant that's used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
cubit: unit of currency
dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar