star wars fuckery to english glossary: the readerās digest version
the star wars universe has no official name but in fandom youāll see it shortened to GFFAĀ forĀ āgalaxy far, far awayā
metal used in construction - durasteel
very strong space-plastic (used in stormtrooper armor) - duraplast
tablet computer (analogous to a PADD in trek) - datapad
rather than paper, handwriting is usually done with a stylus on flimsiplast (flimsi/flimsyĀ for short)
holosĀ are 3-d videos or videomessages, recorded and played on a holoprojectorĀ (these are often seen in small formats, palm-sized - analogous to like. a GoPro.)
we donāt drive cars, we drive landspeedersĀ or speeder bikes
we donāt shoot guns, we shoot blasters
if you didnāt bring a knife to a gun fight, you perhaps brought a vibrobladeĀ instead - an edged weapon that, you guessed it, vibrates. little ones could be called vibroshivsĀ or vibroknives.Ā we actually got to see polearm versions of these in The Mandalorian! it was very exciting.
robots in GFFA are, of course, droids.Ā astromech droids (astromechs)Ā are the like. iphones of the droid world - ubiquitous, multipurpose, most with a similar aesthetic. R2-D2 and BB-8 are both astromech droids. human-shaped droids like C-3P0 are protocol droids.
got a papercut? a nasty flesh wound? a missing chunk of your torso, perhaps? slap a bacta-patchĀ on it or take a dip in a bacta tankĀ for a soothing treatment with this all-purpose miracle healing goo. this is what diapered Luke is bobbing around in during the early part of Empire Strikes Back.
youāre supposed to say kriff/kriffingĀ instead ofĀ ādamn,āĀ āshit,ā orĀ āfuck/fucking,ā but this is for cowards. let Obi-Wan cuss.
midichloriansĀ - ignore them.
before the Empire comes to power, baby jedi who canāt hack it as knights or are never chosen to be PadawanĀ apprentices become members of the Service Corps,Ā the branches of which are the Agricultural Corps (AgriCorps), Medical Corps (MedCorps), Educational Corps (EduCorps), Exploration Corps (ExplorCorps)
dates are expressed (typically) as [date] Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY) or [date] After the Battle of Yavin (ABY). for instance, the sequel trilogy begins in 34 ABY.
and, yes: that famous cantina tune fromĀ Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes is in a musical style called jizz. because star wars is incrediblyĀ stupid.
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