- Colloquialism (noun)
- (adjective)
- A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. The use of ordinary or familiar words or phrases.
- Slang (noun)
- (adjective)
- A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, or are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.
- Andor Toast (noun)
- Refers to any foul-tasting or otherwise inedible food. Commonly used to refer to standard survival-ration concentrates.
- Ah-nuld (noun)
- A particularly large, strong individual. [Earth usage, based on Germanic name Arnold, after 20th/21st Century bodybuilder/actor/politician Arnold Scwartzenegger]
- Axanar (adjective)
- Describes a singular waste of time and effort. [Klingon origin, based on 1st significant battle of the Four Years War]
- Babel (noun)
- A group of merry-makers.
- Beam'n'Scream (verb)
- To beam into a dangerous situation. [Security/ground forces use]
- Belter (noun)
- An Asteroid Belt miner.
- Bluebell (noun)
- An Andorian. Reference to Terran flower [Derogatory]
- Bluberry (noun)
- An Andorian. Reference to Terran fruit [Derogatory]
- Cardie (noun)
- A Cardassian. [Derogatory]
- Cataloguing Gaseous Anomalies (verb)
- To break wind in one's environmental suit.
- CC (noun)
- Abbreviation for "computerised cranium." Derogatory term for an annoyingly intelligent person. [Academy use]
- Crash and Burn (expression)
- To fail an examination badly. [Academy use]
- DC (noun)
- Abbreviation for "damage control." To be engaged in DC operations refers to attempts to cover up a blatant error before a superior detects it.
- Diode Failure (expression)
- Mental exhaustion from work or study.
- Dunsel (noun)
- A piece of equipment for which there is no logical purpose.
- A redundant person, a supernumerary.
- Felgercarb (noun)
- Crap/shit/balderdash [exclamation]
- Fire Photons (expression)
- To encounter digestive trouble while engaged in zero-gravity operations.
- Frak (verb)
- To fornicate [exclamation] Examples: "Frak off", "Frak you", "Frakkin' hell", "Frak!".
- Frell (verb)
- To fornicate [exclamation] Examples: "Frell off", "Frell you", "Frellin' hell", "Frell!".
- Gainsborough (noun)
- An Andorian. Reference to Terran painting "Blue Boy" by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788 CE) [Derogatory]
- Kirk (verb)
- To solve a problem by unconventional means. Reference to Starfleet Captain James Tiberius Kirk.
- Klink (noun)
- A Klingon. [Derogatory]
- Kobo (noun)
- An individual who is undergoing an examination or test without being aware of the nature of the problem. Abbreviation of Kobayashi Maru, refers to the Academy exercise of that name. [Academy faculty use]
- Left-Handed Spanner (noun)
- An engineer with an unorthodox approach. (Earth usage, traditional)
- A seemingly over-specialised tool. (Earth usage, traditional)
- Misthead (noun)
- A person with no real conception of reality; an Academy midshipman. [Academy use]
- Mount Olympus (noun)
- The Bridge of a starship. [Lower decks use]
- Murder Mile (noun)
- The Starfleet Academy obstacle course (mile: an obsolete measurement of distance, equal to approximately 1.6 kilometres). [Academy use]
- NPC (noun)
- Someone who knows more about what's going on than you do, but who won't tell you. [Origin unknown]
- Orion (noun)
- An underhanded or deceitful action;
- (verb)
- To carry out such an action for personal gain.
- Offlander (noun)
- A person from another planet; also "Offworlder", "Outlander". [often Derogatory]
- Phaser Fodder (noun)
- Security officers/ground troops.
- Pink (adjective)
- Substandard, cheap, useless, a "lemon". Translation of the Andorian word bouf. [Andorian usage]
- Pink-skin (noun)
- A Human. [Derogatory - Andorian usage]
- Points (noun)
- A Vulcan or Romulan. Refers to distinctive Vulcanoid ear shape. [Derogatory]
- Power Down (verb)
- To relax off duty, usually in the company of comrades.
- Picasso (noun)
- (verb)
- (adjective)
- A transporter accident involving corruption of the matter stream while materialising a person; usually fatal. Refers to distorted imagery employed by 20th century artist Pablo Picasso.
- Red-Shirted (verb)
- To be transferred to a branch of service or a posting with a high casualty rate, usually involuntarily. Refers to late-2260's red uniformed Starfleet Security branch, known for its high mortality rate. [post-2265]
- Ridgehead (noun)
- A Klingon. Refers to distinctive Klingon cranial ridge. [Derogatory, post-2270]
- Ridge Out (verb)
- To be consumed by a violent rage and lose all emotional control. Refers to Klingon tendency to violent temperament. [Derogatory, post-2270]
- Rommie (noun)
- A Romulan. [Derogatory]
- Scrambler (noun)
- An inept or inattentive transporter technician.
- Sensors Locked (expression)
- To become fixated on a member of the opposite sex.
- Snowhead (noun)
- An Andorian. [Derogatory]
- Spoonhead (noun)
- A Cardassian. Refers to spoon-shaped ridge on a Cardassian's forehead. [Derogatory]
- Turtlehead (noun)
- A Klingon. (see: Ridgehead) [Derogatory, post 2270]
- Vulcanised (adjective)
- Something that has been made more complex or intricate than necessary.
- Vulky (adjective)
- Nerdy, bookish, boring. [Juvenile use]
- Warp Off (verb)
- To leave as quickly as possible.
- Zap (verb)
- To disrupt or stun with an energy weapon or electrical discharge. Example: "Fred got zapped before he could react".
- Zark (proper name)
- Short form of Zarquon [exclamation] Examples: "Zark!", "for Zark's sake".
- (verb)
- To fornicate [exclamation] Examples: "Zark off", "Zark you", "Zarkking fardwarks".
- Zarquon (proper name)
- Semi-divine being, a.k.a. Holy Zarquon, the Great Prophet Zarquon [exclamation] Examples: "Holy Zarquon's singing fishes", "for Zarquon's sake".
- Ziffle (noun)
- A Tellarite. [Derogatory - Origin unknown]
- Zorch (verb)
- To overload a system and render it (often temporarily) inoperative. Example: "They just zorched our shields/sensors/transporters/etc..."
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