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*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually | *[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually | ||
*[[rook]]: short for "rookie" ([[Miniseries]]). | *[[rook]]: short for "rookie" ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
* | *sitrep: shorthand for "situation report". | ||
*[[snipe]]: engineer | *[[snipe]]: engineer | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 12 September 2006
Abbreviations
- BS: Battlestar
- BSG: Battlestar Group
- CAG: Commander, Air Group (the senior pilot)
- Combat Air Patrol: Combat Air Patrol
- CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range (collision course)
- CIC: Combat Information Center
- CMC: Colonial Marine Corps
- CF: Colonial Fleet
- CO: Commanding Officer
- ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
- FTL: faster than light
- LSO: Landing Signal Officer
- OOD: Officer of the Deck
- RFN: Right Frakking Now
- XO: Executive Officer
Military Jargon
- Actual: the commanding officer
- five-graph order: a basic command tool taught to officer candidates (Fragged)
- knuckle dragger: mechanic
- nugget: a pilot in training
- Mark One Eyeball: using the unaided eye or doing something manually
- rook: short for "rookie" (Miniseries).
- sitrep: shorthand for "situation report".
- snipe: engineer
Other Colloquialisms
Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms
- ambrosia: alcoholic beverage
- chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
- cubit: unit of currency
- dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar
- fumarello leaf: tabacco or a specific kind of tobacco
- G-4: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
- krypter: Colonial version of "mayday"
- morpha: Colonial equivilant of morphine
- Triad_(RDM): card game similar to Poker
- tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
- Pyramid_(RDM): popular Colonial ball game
- wireless: Colonial term for radio