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=Abbreviations= | =Abbreviations= | ||
asap: as soon as possible | |||
[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot<br> | [[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot<br> | ||
[[CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol<br> | [[CAP]]: Combat Air Patrol<br> | ||
[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course<br> | [[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course<br> | ||
CO: Commanding Officer | [[CIC]]: Combat Information Center<br> | ||
[[Colonial Fleet|CF]]: Colonial Fleet<br> | |||
[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps<br> | |||
CO: Commanding Officer<br> | |||
[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer | [[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer | ||
[[FTL]]: faster than light | |||
[[LSO]]: Landing Signal Officer | |||
[[OOD]]: Officer of the Deck | |||
[[XO]]: Executive Officer | [[XO]]: Executive Officer | ||
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[[knuckle dragger]]: mechanic | [[knuckle dragger]]: mechanic | ||
[[nugget]]: a pilot in training | |||
[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually | |||
sit-rep: situation report<br> | |||
[[snipe]]: engineer | [[snipe]]: engineer | ||
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=Other Colloquialisms= | =Other Colloquialisms= | ||
[[frak]]: tColonial version of "fuck" | |||
[[skin job]]: deragatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie "Blade Runner" | |||
[[toaster]]: deragatory term for the Cylons | [[toaster]]: deragatory term for the Cylons | ||
=BSG Specific Terms= | =BSG Specific Terms= | ||
[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant | [[ambrosia]]: alcoholic beverage | ||
[[cubit]]: unit of currency | |||
[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments<br> | |||
[[cubit]]: unit of currency | |||
[[G-4]]: type of explosive similar to modern C-4 | |||
[[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar | [[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar | ||
[[morpha]]: Colonial equivilant of morphine | |||
[[Triad]]: card game similar to Poker<br> | |||
[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel | |||
[[Pyramid]]: popular Colonial ball game | |||
[[wireless]]: Colonial term for radio | |||
Revision as of 18:18, 12 September 2006
Abbreviations
asap: as soon as possible
CAG: Commander, Air Group. The senior pilot
CAP: Combat Air Patrol
CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range. A collision course
CIC: Combat Information Center
CF: Colonial Fleet
CMC: Colonial Marine Corps
CO: Commanding Officer
ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
FTL: faster than light
LSO: Landing Signal Officer
OOD: Officer of the Deck
XO: Executive Officer
Military Jargon
Actual: the commanding officer
knuckle dragger: mechanic
nugget: a pilot in training
Mark One Eyeball: using the unaided eye or doing something manually
sit-rep: situation report
snipe: engineer
Other Colloquialisms
frak: tColonial version of "fuck"
skin job: deragatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie "Blade Runner"
toaster: deragatory term for the Cylons
BSG Specific Terms
ambrosia: alcoholic beverage
chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
cubit: unit of currency
G-4: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar
morpha: Colonial equivilant of morphine
Triad: card game similar to Poker
tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
Pyramid: popular Colonial ball game
wireless: Colonial term for radio