NationStates Jolt Archive

Yes, every nation has weird things they say which anyone outside the nation has trouble working out. Please post the weird aspect of your national languages here! :D

Here's what Jerus say that baffle others
Papalist - Roman Catholic, ardent fan of the Popes (common usage in other Catholic domains)
Bible lickers - What you call Bible basher in the USA
Star princess - Good looking Jewish lady
Star witch - Anyone with a Jewish mother-in-law they don't like, use this
Whities - Protestants, Germans and Americans
Franks, Frankies - French and Italian people
Canaanite - Non-Jewish Arab who hates Jews
Mariahing - Flirting without knowing you are doing it or trying (named after current ruler)
3 state rule - refering to Islamic, Catholism, Judiasm
Non-entity - Athiest
Crusaders - Current soccer team, also a reference to Christian Army
Squires - U21 soccer team
Starrie - Jew
Funny money - Paper money (banknotes)
Sci-n00b - Scientologist
Greek - Anyone with Russian, Byzantine or Eastern Orthodox Church
Roanie - Roania citizen
Persian - Iraqi or anyone in a fire cult

It's not really about different slang in the Orion Sector or SB itself, but instead different allusions and metaphors and such. I'll have to look back in my writing to find good examples that only a person living in SB or very well studied on its culture would be able to "get".

Regardless, in my military:

Starfleet: "Pretty Boys"
Marines: "Outlanders" or "Wastelanders"

Mobile Infantry: "Fodder" or "Roughnecks"
Armor: "Frights" or "Super Fodder"

As you see, my military is organized into two divisions, fleet and infantry. The rivalry between the two has lasted as long as anyone can remember. "Pretty Boys" is obvious, given to the Fleet by the MI. "Fodder" and "Super Fodder" were given to the MI and Armor by the Fleet. "Roughnecks" is not a good term in SB, given to the MI by the Marines. It calls them a bunch of drunken fools basically. The Marines also call the Armor Division "Frights" for hiding in Armored vehicles. Even so, "Outlanders" and "Wastelanders" aren't really bad terms. The Marines call each other such names. How the Marines escaped a bad nickname is unknown.

Dead One: Ghost unit member
Human Hardware: AE core members
Scum: POWs
Orbital Drop Fodder: ODP troops
Hell On Wheels: A modified Warthog with 3 AE in it
Nerd: AI repair person
Thats just a few. I'll dig up some later (when I'm not at work)

Most of the slang in Imitora is among the younger generation:

Clutch-Cool, bad ass, awesome, anything really good. EX: Man, that BMW is Clutch

Streets-Street Races. In Imitora, street racing is one of the largest underground movements, with some people racing well into their mid30s.

Spins-Gangbangers and rapper wanna-bes. Comes from the use of 'spiner' wheels on just about every kind of car.

Bosock-Pulling a win out of no where in a race. Also used when refering to battle, casino gambling, and fighting. EX: Man, that guy had the worst hand ever. His win was a total Bosock.

Sliper-Someone in Imitora who owns land in the farther northern portion

Northie-Derogatory term used by Southern Imitorans to refere to anyone who lives in Northampton. It is also slowing starting to get used to refere to anyone who lives in Northern Imitora, period.

Spiker-Anyone of Itallian descent that lives in Northern Imitora

Dogger-Anyone of Irish descent that lives in Northern Imitora

Mutt-Derogotory term used by Northern Imitorans to refere to Southern Imitorans

Bluehead: Informal nickname of our national bird, the Giant Blue-Crested Condor (the only avian to our knowledge that can be flown like a horse can be ridden)

Birdbrains: Nickname given to the Specialist Air Cavalry Corps by the rest of the Air Force, due to the fact that they use "blueheads" in their operations instead of aircraft

Greeny: Nickname given to any member of the Specialist Army by the Specialist Navy, presumably either because they are inexperienced in the ways of the sea or because a good deal of them get seasick. "Landlubbers" is also a common term used.

Old Salt: Any naval officer below the rank of lieutenant who has served for 15 years or more, or who is older than 50 years

Graybeard: Similar to Old Salt; any enmlisted man or low-ranking officer in the army who is 40 years old or older

Stiff: A derogatory term given by the army and air force to a marine, due to their ramrod-straight posture when at attention

Egghead: What anyone in any combat unit calls anyone in something like logistics, R&D, on the staff of some general, etc.

Ape in a Suit: An infantryman in full dress parade uniform. Generally used in a humorous or derogatory manner.

There are more, but I don't have time to elaborate.

Smarky, but 'ees gone blongy round the clonger. Something something, hang our trandy high!

Pure Blood Vampire - "Daywalkers"

Normal Vampire - "Blood suckers"

Werewolves - "Wild dogs" or "Meat eaters"

Dark Elves - "Dark pointing ears people"

Elves - "Pointing ears people"

The Blood Unit - "Death Squad" or "The Unstoppable Unit"

An army troop - "Roughnecks"

A wet naval man - "Sea squids"

A pilot of the Air Force - "Airheads"

A Space fleet crew member - "Space boys"

A pilot of the Space fleet - "Space Nuts"

The Shogunate has a lot of slang, but here's just a small sample of what you might overhear walking down a street in Arpia.

Yare yare = geez/oh brother/etc.
EX: "Yare yare, knock it off!"

Che = not exactly translatable, but it carries a derogotory connotation.
EX: "Che! You morons piss me off."

Lizzies = Shorthand for the refugees from Iraqstan.
EX: "Just got back from delivering school supplies and equipment to the Lizzie camp."

Irregular = improper, rampant, out of control. Evolved from usage during the Irregular Wars to denote reploids who were declared rampant. Gradually came into use to refer to people and actions that are contrary to the norm.
EX: "Man, that stunt was Irregular as hell, Morrie!"

Catty/cat = Essentially means something or someone acts like something related to the old Nekoa Empire. Derogotory connotation and racial slur in reference to the Neko clan.
EX: "My parents act so catty about my staying out late." or "Cammy is such a cat!"

Knock the walls down = similar meaning to "paint the town red". Origins unknown, but the phrase probably arose from the destruction of various cities during the Irregular and Dividing Wars and the process of knocking any remaining ruins down so that rebuilding could commence. Can have a sexual connotation in regards to a virgin.
EX: "Let's go knock the walls down in Nekoa Bay tonight!"

Wingnut = anyone who performs maniac stunts in a vehicle. Originally came into use by Nekoa Air Corps. personel in reference to the antics of Captain Amy Silver and the other Victory Project pilots, but its usage gradually expanded to include aircraft pilots, bad/crazy drivers, and so on.
EX: "Kenji is a total wingnut, racing down a mountain on a rainy night like that!"