List of terms (RDM)

Abbreviations

• BS: Battlestar
• BSG: Battlestar Group
• CAG: Commander, Air Group (the senior pilot)
• CAP: Combat Air Patrol
• CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range (collision course)
• CIC: Combat Information Center
• CF: Colonial Fleet
• CMC: Colonial Marine Corps
• 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: Slang for "rookie" (Miniseries).
• sit-rep: Shorthand for "situation report".
• snipe: engineer

Other Colloquialisms

• frak: Colonial version of "fuck"
• skin job: derogatory term specifically for the humanoid Cylons. Homage to the movie Blade Runner
• toaster: derogatory term for the Cylons

Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms

• ambrosia: alcoholic beverage
• chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
  
• cubit: unit of currency
• G-4: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
• dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar
• morpha: Colonial equivilant of morphine
• Triad: card game similar to Poker
  
• tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
• Pyramid: popular Colonial ball game
• wireless: Colonial term for radio