Ace: n. Best in their field.
arc: n. An arcology.
arctic: adj. Good, great.
angel: n. A benefactor, especially an unknown one.
ASIST: n. “Artificial Sensory Induction System Technology.” The industry name for simsense.
Avatar: n. Decker slang for a personal Matrix icon. See also, persona.
Awakened Creature: n. A critter altered genetically by the return of magic, eg, Hellhounds.
Azzie: n. Member of Aztechnology, derogatory
barrens: n. The bad side of town, the skids.
Badge: n. Police or corporate Security
bakebrain: v. idiot, jerk, moron - someone with limited or damaged mental faculties.
bagged and tagged: n., v., dead, to die.
beetle: n. A BTL chip.
Big A: n. Short for Aztechnology
Big D: n. Short for Dunkelzahn (the Dragon)
Big R: n. Short for Renraku
Bit Jockey: n. programmer.
Biz: n. In the context of Shadowruning, Crime.
body shop: n. an establishment offering cyberware (and bioware) implants. Unlicensed establishments are called chop shops.
brain tap: n. datajack or chipjack.
breeder: n. Ork slang for a “normal” Human.
bug: n. An insect spirit. THESE ARE TERRIFYING.
burn out: n. a magician who has lost much of their magical ability due to installing cyberware. Also v., to lose your magical ability this way, and as an adj., “burned out.”
business: n. In slang context, crime, Also “Biz.”
buzz: v. Go away. Buzz off.
cetheral: adj. (Sperethiel) A rare pearly, iridescent skin color unique to elves.
chill: adj. Good, cool, acceptable. v. To calm oneself.
chiphead: n. A junkie addicted to BTLs
chip truth: n. A fact or honest statement.
chipped: adj. Senses, skills, reflexes, muscles, and so on, enhanced by cyberware.
chop shop: n. An unlicensed body shop.
chrome: n. External cyberware.
crash, the:
n. Worldwide network failure of 2029
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chummer n. Friend, used in the same sense as “pal” or “buddy.”
cleaner: n. An assassin (or team) used to eliminate all traces of a mission, including the participants.
comm: n. Short for commlink, your phone, handheld computer, music player, game device, and more in the palm of your hand.
corp: n. Corporation., adj. Corporate
cred n. Money. Reputation, especially good reputation.
cyberzombie: n. A person who has so many cybernetic implants they are no longer considered human or alive.
dandelion eater: n. Elf or elven. Highly Insulting.
dataslave: n. Corporate decker or other data processing employee.
datasteal: n. Theft of data from a computer, usually by decking.
deck: n. A cyberdeck. Or, v. To use a cyberdeck, usually illegally.
deckhead: n. Simsense abuser; anyone with a datajack or chipjack.
delta: adj., n. Highest quality of wetware.
Domo: expression. (Japanese) thanks. Domo Arigato (Japanese) thank you very much.
Doc Wagon: n. Ambulence/paramedic. Your trusted for-profit healthcare providers across the UCAS!
drek: n. (vul) feces, excrement, as in “bulldrek!” or “drek-for-brains”. adj: Drekky
dump: v. To be involuntarily ejected from the Matrix or rigged vehicle.
dumpshock: n. Nausea and disorientation from being Dumped out of a simsense interface (usually the Matrix or a remote control rig)
Dunkelzahn: n. (circa 13,000 BC – August 9, 2057) Western Great Dragon who was the 7th Elected President of the UCAS.
exec: n. Corporate executive.
extraction: v. A corporate kidnapping.
face: n. A shadowrunner specializing in social interaction.
fetishman: n. A talismonger.
Fixer: n. A go-between, deal maker, information broker.
frag: v. Common swear word; To desire or take joy in someone's death. Adj: Fragging. Derived from “Frag”-grenade.
fragged: adj. (vul) Broken, in trouble.
geek: v. To kill.
go-gang: n. A motorized gang.
go-go-go: n. A bike gang or gang member.
halfer: n. Dwarf or dwarven. Racially derogatory.
heatwave: n. Police crackdown.
hoi: interj. (Dutch) Familiar greeting
hoop: n. (vul) A common curse word referring to a person's backside.
hose: v. Louse up. Screw up.
ice: n. Security software. “Intrusion Countermeasures,” or IC.
to get iced: v. To get killed by IC.
jack: v. jack in, or enter cyberspace. jack out, or to leave cyberspace.
jander: v. To walk in an arrogant yet casual manner; to strut.
Japanacorps: n. Slang for Japanese AAA-corporations
keeb: n. (vul) An Elf. From “Keebler Elves.” Highly insulting.
kobun: n. (Japanese). Member of a Yakuza clan.
meat: n. Decker slang. An unwired individual, or the physical part of a Matrix user.
Mr. Johnson: n. Refers to an anonymous employer or corporate agent.
meshed: adj. Online, connected to the Matrix.
meta(s): n. Short for metahumanity.
Mierda: n. (vul) A Spanish equivalent to drek.
mundane: n. (vul) Non-magician or non-magical.
Night of Rage: n. Violent events of February 7, 2039
norm or normie: n. Human.
nuyen: n. World standard of currency.
omae: n. (Japanese) Friend, mate, you bastard. Friendly.
oyabun: n. (Japanese) Head of a Yakuza clan.
panzer: n. Any ground-effect combat vehicle.
pawn: n. (derogatory) Street slang for Knight Errant of officers
paydata: n. A datafile worth money on the black market.
piasma: n. An Awakened black bear with tusks.
pixie: n. (vul) An elf. Or elf poser. Or a pixie.
plex: n. A metropolitan complex, short for “metroplex”.
pocsec: n. Pocket Secretary: palmtop computer and telephone handset in one.
poli: n. A policlub (political action group) or policlub member.
policlub: n. A political organization (eg, Humanis policlub)
razorgirl: n. A female with extensive combat enhancements.
razorguy n. A male with extensive combat enhancements.
roke: adj. Overly elaborate or unnecessarily detailed. From a shortening of Baroque.
run: n.: Short for shadowrun.
runner: n. Short for shadowrunner.
salaryman: n. see sarariman
sam: n. Short for samurai
samurai: n. (Japanese) Mercenary or muscle for hire. Implies honor code.
sarariman: n. (Engrish) A corporate employee. From mispronunciation of salaryman.
screamer: n. Credstick or other ID that triggers computer alarms if used.
scrip: n. A currency that is not nuyen, usually referring to currency issued by a megacorporation.
seoul man: n. A member of a Seoulpa ring.
shadowrun: n., adj. an illegal operation
shaikujin: n. (Japanese) Lit. “Honest citizen.” A corporate employee.
SINless: adj. Lacking a System Identification Number
SINner: n. A person with a SIN. An honest person.
Sixth World, the: n. the world as it exists in The Sixth Age which began on Dec 24, 2011 when magic returned.
slitch: n. (vul) a portmanteau of “slut” and “bitch.” See, Slitch Pit.
Slitchpit, the: n. A popular runnerbar in Seattle.
slot: n. Mild curse word. v. To insert a chip or credstick into chip or credstick reading device.
slot and run: v. Hurry up. Get to the point. Move it.
so ka: expression. (Japanese) I understand. I get it.
spellworm: n. Derogative term for a mage
spider: n. Corporate decker or rigger, usually tasked with defense of corporate facilities.
sprawl: n. a metroplex (see plex); v. fraternize below one's social level.
squat: n. Abandoned urban area used for housing. (vul) A dwarf.
squatter: n. a resident of a squat
squishy n. (vul) A dwarf, elf, or human. Usually used by orks and trolls.
Star, the: n. The police. Originally referring to Lone Star specifically.
static: n. Trouble, usually social in nature.
street doc: n. An unlicensed physician.
street samurai: n. A shadowrunner or merc specializing in melee or ranged combat without the magic enhancement
suit: n. A “straight citizen.” See Shaikujin, Sarariman.
SURGE: n. Sudden Unexplained Recessive Genetic Expression. The second wave of UGE (see also goblinization) that occurred in 2061.
swag adj. Awesome.
System Identification Number (SIN): n. Identification number assigned to each person in the society.
Talislegging: n. The underground trade in telesma and other magical objects
T-bird: n. Low-altitude vehicle (LAV), usually vectored thrust. Named after but not to be confused with a paracritter Thunderbird.
trid, trideo: n. Holographic animated media; Three-dimensional successor to video.
trog: n. (vul) An Ork or Troll. From “troglodyte.” Highly insulting. Reclaimed by the Trogs gang in the Seattle Ork Underground. Also an English/Or'zet pidgin that succeeded Tunnel Talk in the OU.
tusker: n. Ork. Racially derogatory.
UGE: n. Unexplained Genetic Expression. Begun in 2011, when human mothers gave birth to children that looked like elves or dwarfs. See also goblinization, SURGE.
vatjob: n. A person with extensive cyberware replacement, reference is to a portion of the process during which the patient must be submerged in nutrient fluid.
wagemage: n. A magician (usually mage) employed by a corporation.
wageslave: n. A low-level corporate employee.
wetware: n. Body tissue as compared with cyberware or bioware.
wetwork: n. Assassination. Murder.
wired: adj. Equipped with cyberware, especially increased reflexes.
wiz adj. Wonderful, excellent.
wizkid n. A young magician, probably a teenager.
wizgang: n. A gang composed only of magically active members.
wizard: n. A magician, usually a mage
wizworm: n. A dragon.
Word, the: n. any kind of information, gossip, or news.
wyrm: n. Another slang for a dragon.
Yak: n. (Japanese) Yakuza. Either a clan member or a clan itself.
Year of Chaos: n. 2011. The year magic came back and the Sixth World begun.
Year of the Comet: n. 2061. The year 2061, when Halley's Comet visited, causing SURGE and other magical phenomena.