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The Colonials and [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience. This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon.  
The Colonials and [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience. This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon.  
''The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with [[mw:Extension:Lingo|the Lingo extension]] used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.''


== Acronyms ==
== Acronyms ==


* '''[[CORA]]''': '''C'''omputer, '''O'''ral '''R'''esponse '''A'''ctivated; an artificial intelligence capable of operating a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
;CORA
;C.O.R.A.
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> [[CORA|'''C'''omputer, '''O'''ral '''R'''esponse '''A'''ctivated]]; an artificial intelligence capable of operating a {{TOS|Viper}} {{OS|The Long Patrol}}


== Honorifics ==
== Honorifics ==


* {{inlineref|Count}}, a title of nobility (e.g. Count [[Iblis]])
;Count
* {{inlineref|Lord}}, a title of nobility (e.g. Lord {{TOS|Baltar}})
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a title of nobility (e.g. {{inlineref|Count}} [[Iblis]])
* '''[[Sire]]''', a title of nobility, typically ascribed to a civilian of the male gender (e.g. Sire [[Uri]], Sire [[Solon]])
;Lord
* '''[[Sire]]ss''', a title of nobility, typically ascribed to a civilian of the female gender (e.g. Siress [[Tinia]], Siress [[Blassie]])
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a title of nobility (e.g. {{inlineref|Lord}} {{TOS|Baltar}})
;Sire
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> {{inlineref|Sire|a title of nobility|bold=N}} akin to "Sir," typically ascribed to a civilian of the male gender (e.g. Sire [[Uri]], Sire [[Solon]])
;Siress
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> {{inlineref|Siress|a title of nobility|bold=N}}, typically ascribed to a civilian of the female gender (e.g. Siress [[Tinia]], Siress [[Blassie]])


== Colloquialisms ==
== Colloquialisms ==


* {{inlineref|astrum}}: buttocks {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
;astrum
* '''[[Barge Lice]]''': a "term of endearment" for prisoners on the ''[[Prison Barge]]''
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  {{inlineref|astrum|buttocks|bold=N}} {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
* '''[[Felgercarb (TOS)|felgercarb]]''': expletive, similar to "crap"
; Barge Lice
* '''[[frack]]''': expletive, similar to "shit"
; barge lice
* '''[[galmonging]]''': an expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned"
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  disparaging term for [[Prison Barge inmates|prisoners]] on the ''[[Prison Barge]]''
* '''Hades hole''': hell hole, used to describe the [[Red planet]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}
; crasoney
* {{inlineref|mong-raking}}: an expletive; after thwarting their attack on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] comments that "those mong-raking [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are in a state of shock right now" due to the appearance of ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  disparagement, perhaps akin to "cretin"; {{TOS|Boomer}} refers to [[Sire]] [[Bogan]]'s men thusly, after said men burgle [[Siress]] [[Belloby]]'s [[energizer]] from Boomer and {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s [[sled]] (see: {{TOS|felgercarb}})
* {{inlineref|plant vapors}}: a [[w:psychoactive drug|psychoactive drug]] familiar to the Colonials; {{TOS|Boomer}} comments that the [[Blonde Taurus]] woman on [[Carillon]] was probably "smoking plant vapors" {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; felgercarb
* '''[[pogees]]''': expletive, similar to "shit" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  expletive, similar to "crap" (see: {{TOS|felgercarb}})
* '''[[socialator]]''': a sex worker, escort, prostitute {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; frack
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  expletive, similar to "shit" (see: [[frack]])
; galmonging
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned" (see: [[galmonging]])
; Hades hole
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  hell hole; used to describe the [[Red planet]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}
; mong-raking
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an expletive; after thwarting their attack on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] comments that "those mong-raking [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are in a state of shock right now" due to the appearance of ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
; plant vapors
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[w:psychoactive drug|psychoactive drug]] familiar to the Colonials; {{TOS|Boomer}} comments that the [[Blonde Taurus]] woman on [[Carillon]] was probably "smoking plant vapors" {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; pogees
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  expletive, similar to "shit" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
; socialator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[socialator|sex worker, escort, prostitute]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}


== General Jargon ==
== General Jargon ==


* {{inlineref|agro}}: products related to [[Wikipedia:agriculture|agriculture]] {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}
; Agro
* '''[[ambrosa]]''': an expensive alcoholic intoxicant
; agro
* {{inlineref|auto-control}}: auto-pilot; [[Brie]] is instructed by {{TOS|Starbuck}} to activate this after having problems on her first launch from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  [[Wikipedia:agriculture|agriculture]] {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}
* '''[[bio-pulse line]]''': an unspecified body function, possibly an emotional state; {{TOS|Starbuck}} attempts to use this as an excuse to not join {{TOS|Apollo}}'s mission to clear the [[Cylon Mine|Cylon minefield]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; ambrosa
* {{inlineref|boraton}}: a liquid that extinguishes fires {{OS|Fire in Space}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an expensive alcoholic intoxicant (see: [[ambrosa]])
* '''[[breather]]''': term for a breathing mask, or a life support system supplying air {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; auto-control
* '''[[bureautician]]''': bureaucrat, politician {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  auto-pilot; [[Brie]] is instructed by {{TOS|Starbuck}} to activate this after having problems on her first launch from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
* '''[[carbide]]''': a likely term for [[w:carbon dioxide|carbon dioxide]] or [[w:carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; bio-pulse line
* {{inlineref|centura}}: possibly an expression related to percentages. "If we just let him lie in that life pod he doesn't have a chance in a centura" {{OS|Fire in Space}}.
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an unspecified body function, possibly an emotional state; {{TOS|Starbuck}} attempts to use this as an excuse to not join {{TOS|Apollo}}'s mission to clear the [[Cylon Mine|Cylon minefield]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
* '''[[Chief Opposer]]''': a prosecuting attorney in a trial {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}.
; boraton
* {{inlineref|chronometers|chronometer}}: a time keeping device, essentially a watch {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a liquid that extinguishes fires {{OS|Fire in Space}}
* {{inlineref|computape}}: a video recording; [[Sire]] [[Solon]] watched computapes of the [[triad (TOS)|triad]] match between [[Ortega]] and {{TOS|Starbuck}} {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; breather
* {{inlineref|crawlon}}: a spider {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a breathing mask, or a life support system supplying air {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
* '''[[comline]]''': a communication channel between ships
; bureautician
* '''[[cubit]]''': a form of coined currency
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  bureaucrat, politician {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
* '''[[daggit]]''': a domesticated canine, e.g. dog
; carbide
* {{inlineref|death stone}}: [[w:tombstone|tombstone]] {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a likely term for [[w:carbon dioxide|carbon dioxide]] or [[w:carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
* {{inlineref|drone}}: a term for a robot, such as [[Muffit II]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; centura
* {{inlineref|ducket}}: a type of prepaid voucher used on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'', typically collected at the end of the shuttle trip {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  possibly an expression related to percentages; "If we just let [[Adama (TOS)|him]] lie in that [[life pod]] he doesn't have a chance in a centura" {{OS|Fire in Space}}.
* {{inlineref|flight slumber}}: unintentionally sleeping while flying a craft, like a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]; {{TOS|Apollo}} attempts to write off [[John]] and his second visit to the [[Ship of Lights]] as being a dream from a flight slumber {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; Chief Opposer
* '''[[fumarello]]''': a small cigar that {{TOS|Starbuck}} typically smokes
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[Chief Opposer|prosecuting attorney]] in a trial {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
* '''[[furlon]]''': a [[w:furlough|furlough]], or short leave of absence for [[Warriors]] in the Colonial Military service {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; chronometers
* {{inlineref|geogram}}: a diagram; [[Ravashol]] shows {{TOS|Apollo}} a geogram of the [[Ravashol pulsar|pulsar]] with instructions on how to destroy it {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
; chronometer
* '''[[glaiders]]''': coined currency on [[Equellus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a time keeping device, essentially a watch {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
* '''[[grog]]''': an intoxicating beverage, likely similar to beer
; computape
* '''[[Homemade Buzzer]]''': a version of "[[w:moonshine|moonshine]]" on [[Equellus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a video recording; [[Sire]] [[Solon]] watched computapes of the [[triad (TOS)|triad]] match between [[Ortega]] and {{TOS|Starbuck}} {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
* {{inlineref|hovermobile}}: apparently a form of ground transportation that can be hot-wired {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; crawlon
* '''[[ion field]]''': a stellar phenomenon, which can cause scanner echoes {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a spider {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
* {{inlineref|ion vapors}}: likely term referring to the trail of a turbo engine {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
; comline
* '''[[isoldin]]''': a type of intravenous fluid given to patients {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}  
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a communication channel between ships
* {{inlineref|leisuron}}: a vacation or leave of absence, similar to a [[furlon]] ([[TOS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Saga of a Star World|deleted scene]], "[[Saga of a Star World]]")
; cubit
* {{inlineref|lextrium|lextrium III}}: a type of fuel used by the [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; cubits
* {{inlineref|life pod}}: a life support bed used in the life center aboard ''Galactica'' {{OS|Fire in Space}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a form of coined currency (see: [[cubit]])
* '''[[lupus]]''': a wolf-like animal
; daggit
* {{inlineref|mega star}}: a [[w:star|star]]; in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II|deleted scene]], Omega reports of the "mega star" they detect as they leave the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a domesticated canine, e.g. dog (see: [[daggit]])
* {{inlineref|mega sun}}: a [[w:star|star]]; the Nomen come from the "land of the mega sun" {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; death stone
* {{inlineref|med tech}}: a medical technician, such as a nurse or orderly
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  [[w:tombstone|tombstone]] {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
* {{inlineref|meteor fire}}: meteor storm; {{TOS|Starbuck}} likens the readouts on his instrument panel "lighting up like a meteor fire" upon coming across the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; drone
* {{inlineref|modocker}}: an unknown term, likely of endearment; [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] asks {{TOS|Apollo}} how Adama is by asking, "Well, how is he? How is that old modocker?" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a term for a robot, such as [[Muffit II]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
* '''[[mushies]]''': a food
; ducket
* '''[[nightflyer]]''': an [[w:owl|owl]]-like creature on [[Equellus]] that hoots {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a type of prepaid voucher used on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'', typically collected at the end of the shuttle trip {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
* {{inlineref|officiator}}: someone who oversees a [[triad (TOS)|triad]] game {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; flight slumber
* {{inlineref|Orion hasher}}: something that is black and blue; [[Cassiopeia]] comments that {{TOS|Starbuck}} looks like one after his matches with [[Ortega]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  unintentionally sleeping while flying a craft, like a {{TOS|Viper}}; {{TOS|Apollo}} attempts to write off [[John]] and his second visit to the [[Ship of Lights]] as being a dream from a flight slumber {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
* '''[[oviner]]''': a rancher {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; fumarello
* {{inlineref|plant vapors}}: some sort of drug, likely a reference to [[w:marijuana|marijuana]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a small cigar that {{TOS|Starbuck}} typically smokes (see: [[fumarello]])
* '''[[pluton poisoning|pluton]]''': a radioactive material whose radiation breaks down food {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; furlon
* '''[[pods]]''': a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] outpost {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[w:furlough|furlough]], or short leave of absence for [[Warriors]] in the Colonial Military service {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
* {{inlineref|primaries}}: basic food groups {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; geogram
* '''[[Protector]]''': a defense attorney in a Tribunal {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a diagram; [[Ravashol]] shows {{TOS|Apollo}} a geogram of the [[Ravashol pulsar|pulsar]] with instructions on how to destroy it {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
* {{inlineref|protein}}: another type of food
; glaiders
* {{inlineref|protest}}: the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  coined currency on [[Equellus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
* {{inlineref|pulse scrambled code}}: secure method of communication used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; grog
* '''[[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]]''': a card game, similar to [[w:poker|poker]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an intoxicating beverage, likely similar to beer (see: [[grog]])
* '''[[quadrant]]''': region of space, see also [[Sector]]. Usually named after a Greek letter, or (less frequently) a star system or planet.
; Homemade Buzzer
* {{inlineref|scorpius}}: likely term for a scorpion; [[Maga]] comments that [[Borellian Nomen]] have the patience of such a creature, he also comments that the name "Borellian Nomen" strike fear at the hearts of those who hear it like the scorpius {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}  
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a version of "[[w:moonshine|moonshine]]" on [[Equellus]], see: [[Homemade Buzzer]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
* '''[[sector]]''': region of space or planet, see also [[Quadrant]]. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. [[Sector Hekla]] on the planet [[Arcta]]")
; hovermobile
* {{inlineref|sleep period}}: Colonial term for bedtime
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  form of ground transportation that can be hot-wired {{OS|Fire in Space}}
* '''[[seal]]''': marriage
; ion field
* {{inlineref|sickbed}}: term for bed rest when one is recovering from an illness {{OS|The Young Lords}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a stellar phenomenon, which can cause scanner echoes {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
* {{inlineref|skybus}}: a type of starship {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; ion vapors
* '''[[solium]]''': a type of fuel
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  likely term referring to the trail of a turbo engine {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
* '''[[solonite]]''': an explosive used in demolitions {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
; isoldin
* '''[[spacedrome]]''': a space port {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a type of intravenous fluid given to patients, see: [[isoldin]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}  
* '''star speed''': a speed which is used by [[Eastern Alliance]] {{OS|Greetings from Earth}}
; leisuron
* {{inlineref|telecom}}: an internal communications phone aboard ''Galactica'' {{OS|Fire in Space}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a vacation or leave of absence, similar to a [[furlon]] ([[TOS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Saga of a Star World|deleted scene]], "[[Saga of a Star World]]")
* {{inlineref|tinhead}}: epithet used to describe Cylons {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
: '''Note''': An alternate spelling, "[[liesuron]]," appears in the {{comics|marvel|1|comic book adaptation}}.
* '''[[tribunal]]''': a Colonial court hearing
; lextrium
* {{inlineref|turboflush}}: a toilet ([[TOS]]: "[[Baltar's Escape]]")
; lextrium III
* {{inlineref|turboram thruster}}: a type of engine or thruster; in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] where Serina completes her first landing, Serina turns off this part of the [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|Colonial shuttle]] as a part of her landing sequence {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a fuel used by the [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
* {{inlineref|turboshower}}: a shower {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; life pod
* {{inlineref|travelator}}: a travel agent {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a life support bed used in ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} [[life center]] {{OS|Fire in Space}}
* '''[[triad (TOS)|triad]]''': a contact sport, similar to football or basketball
; lupus
* '''[[tylium]]''': a fuel source, highly combustible {{OS|Fire in Space}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a wolf-like animal (see: [[lupus]])
* '''[[daggit|wardaggit]]''': "war dog" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; mega star
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[w:star|star]]; in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II|deleted scene]], Omega reports of the "mega star" they detect as they leave the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
; mega sun
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[w:star|star]]; the Nomen come from the "land of the mega sun" {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; med tech
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a medical technician, such as a nurse or orderly (e.g. [[Cassiopeia]])
; meteor fire
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  meteor storm; {{TOS|Starbuck}} likens the readouts on his instrument panel "lighting up like a meteor fire" upon coming across the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; modocker
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an unknown term, likely of endearment; [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] asks {{TOS|Apollo}} how Adama is by asking, "Well, how is he? How is that old modocker?" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; mushies
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a food (see: [[mushies]])
; nightflyer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an [[w:owl|owl]]-like creature on [[Equellus]] that hoots; [[Red-Eye]] asks [[Vella]] and [[Puppis]] about the "strange sound" heard by [[Lacerta]] in town, to which Puppis offers that he heard a "nightflyer hoot down by the woods" {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}. {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; officiator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  someone who oversees a [[triad (TOS)|triad]] game {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; Orion hasher
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  something that is black and blue; [[Cassiopeia]] comments that {{TOS|Starbuck}} looks like one after his matches with [[Ortega]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; oviner
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a rancher {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; pluton
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a radioactive material whose radiation breaks down food (see: [[pluton poisoning]]) {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; pods
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] outpost {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; primaries
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  basic food groups {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; Protector
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a defense attorney in a [[tribunal]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; protein
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  another type of food
; protest
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; pulse scrambled code
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  secure method of communication used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; pyramid
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a card game, similar to [[w:poker|poker]] (see: [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]])
; quadrant
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  region of space, see also [[Sector]]. Usually named after a Greek letter, or (less frequently) a star system or planet.
; scorpius
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  scorpion; [[Maga]] comments that [[Borellian Nomen]] have the patience of such a creature, he also comments that the name "Borellian Nomen" strike fear at the hearts of those who hear it like the scorpius {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}  
; sector
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  region of space or planet, see also [[Quadrant]]. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. [[Sector Hekla]] on the planet [[Arcta]]")
; sleep period
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  bedtime
; seal
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  marriage
; sickbed
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  term for bed rest when one is recovering from an illness {{OS|The Young Lords}}
; skybus
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a type of starship {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; solium
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a type of fuel (see: [[solium]])
; solonite
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an explosive used in demolitions (see: [[solonite]]) {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
; spacedrome
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a planet-based space port (see: [[spacedrome]]) {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; star speed
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a speed which is used by [[Eastern Alliance]] {{OS|Greetings from Earth}}
; telecom
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  internal communications phone aboard ''Galactica'' {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; tinhead
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  epithet used to describe Cylons {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; tribunal
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a Colonial court hearing (see: [[Law of the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Law of the Twelve Colonies]])
; turbo
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  Warrior slang for their {{TOS|Viper}}'s high-velocity booster engines, e.g. "hit your turbos"
; turboflush
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a toilet {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}
; turboram thruster
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a type of engine or thruster; in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] where Serina completes her first landing, Serina turns off this part of the [[Colonial shuttle|Colonial shuttle]] as a part of her landing sequence {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; turboshower
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a shower {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; travelator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a travel agent {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; triad
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a contact sport, similar to football or basketball (see: [[triad (TOS)|triad]])
; tylium
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a highly combustible fuel (see: [[tylium (TOS)|tylium]]) {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; wardaggit
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  "war dog" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}


== Technology ==
== Technology ==


* {{inlineref|gyro capacitors}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout">As noted from [[Sheba]]'s [[scanner]] readout in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]". [[:File:LL1 - Viper Technical Readout.png|Refer to this image.]]</ref>
; gyro capacitors
* {{inlineref|laser controllers}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
; transmit tek
* {{inlineref|otron extensions}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
; zonar modules
* {{inlineref|point diverters}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout">As noted from [[Sheba]]'s [[scanner]] readout in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]". [[:File:LL1 - Viper Technical Readout.png|Refer to this image.]]</ref>
* {{inlineref|proton activators}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
; laser controller
* {{inlineref|proton energizers}}: a type of weapon on an [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; otron extension
* '''[[scanner]]''': term for a computer monitor and television set
; point diverters
* {{inlineref|tape coder}}: a voice recording device; [[Thane]] successfully passes off a [[hand mine]] as a device {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
; proton activator
* {{inlineref|transmit tek}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
* {{inlineref|zonar modules}}: component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
; proton energizer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a type of weapon on an [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; scanner
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  interchangeable term for a computer monitor and television set (see: [[scanner]])
; tape coder
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a voice recording device; [[Thane]] successfully passes off a [[hand mine]] as a device {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}


== Military Jargon ==
== Military Jargon ==


* "{{inlineref|flash inspection}}": an inspection of military assets that is performed without prior notice by a superior officer {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; flash inspection
* "{{inlineref|four-point peel off}}": a maneuver performed with a group of four [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an inspection of military assets that is performed without prior notice by a superior officer {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
* "{{inlineref|free flight jump}}": an infantry parachute landing, having jumped out of a shuttle {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
; four-point peel off
* "{{inlineref|life station relief}}": sick call {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a maneuver performed with a group of four {{TOS|Viper}}s {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}
* "{{inlineref|maximum G-climb}}": a maneuver done near a celestial body, which may cause the pilot to blackout; Starbuck orders [[CORA|C.O.R.A.]] to perform this maneuver, which causes the pursuing [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to crash into the loading docks on [[Proteus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; free flight jump
* "{{inlineref|stand alert}}": Colonial term for "attention" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an infantry parachute landing, having jumped out of a shuttle {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
* "{{inlineref|stripped and moduled}}": a consequence of severe infractions in military law, likely similar to being stripped of one's rank and thrown in hack; [[Greenbean]] expresses a fear of this happening as [[Giles]] asks where he got the alcohol from {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; life station relief
* '''[[Warrior]]''': an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  sick call {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
; maximum G-climb
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a maneuver done near a celestial body, which may cause the pilot to blackout; Starbuck orders [[CORA|C.O.R.A.]] to perform this maneuver, which causes the pursuing [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to crash into the loading docks on [[Proteus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; stand alert
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  Colonial term for "attention" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; stripped and moduled
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a consequence of severe infractions in military law, likely similar to being stripped of one's rank and thrown in hack; [[Greenbean]] expresses a fear of this happening as [[Giles]] asks where he got the alcohol from {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; Warrior
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: [[Warrior]])
 
== Sayings ==
== Sayings ==


* '''"[[By your command]]"''': a typical [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] response to an order ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]", et al.)
; By your command
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a typical [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] response to an order (see: [[By your command]]) ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]", et al.)


* '''"[[By your leave]]"''': a [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonial]] response to an order ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]", et al.)
; By your leave
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonial]] response to an order (see: [[By your leave]]) ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]", et al.)


* '''"clear as the [[Nubian sun]]"''': a saying, similar to "as clear as day"; [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] uses this saying when referencing to the non-existent [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s he allegedly pursued when he made his attack on the [[Cylon fuel tanker]]s {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.
; clear as the Nubian sun
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a saying, similar to "as clear as day"; [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] uses this saying when referencing to the non-existent [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s he allegedly pursued when he made his attack on the [[Cylon fuel tanker]]s (see: [[Nubian sun]]) {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}


* '''"[[daggit]] drivel"''': a term used to describe someone's lies, similar to "garbage" or "bullshit"; [[Lucifer]] uses this term when asking if {{TOS|Baltar}} believes [[Specter]]'s false reports {{OS|The Young Lords}}.
; daggit drivel
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  a term used to describe someone's lies, similar to "garbage" or "bullshit"; [[Lucifer]] uses this term when asking if {{TOS|Baltar}} believes [[Specter]]'s false reports {{OS|The Young Lords}}


* '''"For the glory of [[The Twelve Colonies of Man#Caprica|Caprica]]"''': saying used by the Colonials, particularly those from Caprica {{OS|Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}.
; For the glory of Caprica
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  saying used by the Colonials, particularly those from [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}


* '''"Go rust yourself"''': Colonial equivalent to "go fuck yourself", typically used towards Cylons; Cadet [[Cree]] says this to [[Vulpa]] while the Cylons interrogate him {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}.
; Go rust yourself
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  Colonial equivalent to "go fuck yourself", typically used towards Cylons; Cadet [[Cree]] says this to [[Vulpa]] while the Cylons interrogate him {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}


* '''"[[w:laser|laser]] in their side"''': analogue to "thorn in their side", {{TOS|Starbuck}} uses this term to describe how the actions of [[Megan]]'s surviving children have kept their father alive at Cylon hands {{OS|The Young Lords}}.
; laser in their side
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>  analogue to "thorn in their side", {{TOS|Starbuck}} uses this term to describe how the actions of [[Megan]]'s surviving children have kept their father alive at Cylon hands {{OS|The Young Lords}}


* '''"like a [[daggit]] on a sunspot"''': fidgety; {{TOS|Apollo}} points out that {{TOS|Starbuck}} acts this way during his pre-flight meeting on destroying the [[Cylon Mine|mines]] in the [[Straits of Madagon]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
; like a daggit on a sunspot
: <includeonly>{{te`rm|TOS}}</includeonly>  fidgety; {{TOS|Apollo}} points out that {{TOS|Starbuck}} acts this way during his pre-flight meeting on destroying the [[Cylon Mine|mines]] in the [[Straits of Madagon]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}




=== Units of Measure ===
=== Units of Measure ===


{| class="messagebox"
==== Time ====
|-
 
! Colonial Unit
; yahren
! Earth Unit
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time akin to a "year" (see: [[Yahren]])
|-
; quatron
| colspan="2" align="center" class="infoboxheader" | Time measurements
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time akin to a "month"
|-
; secton
| width="99" | [[Yahren|yahren]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time akin to a "week"
| width="99" | [[Wikipedia:Year|year]]<ref>Yahren ''may'' be only about 2/3 of a year; see [[Yahren#Note|note]].</ref>
; time cycle
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time akin to a "day"
| [[quatron]]
; centar
| [[Wikipedia:month|month]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time akin to an "hour"
|-
; millicenton
| [[secton]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time; approx. 10 minutes
| [[Wikipedia:week|week]]
; centon
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a unit of time akin to a "minute"; in earlier episodes (e.g. "[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]"), centon is used as the Colonial equivalent of a week before being [[retcon]]ned in later episodes
| [[time cycle]]
; microcenton
| [[Wikipedia:day|day]]
; micron
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of time akin to a "second"; Microcenton is likely another term for "micron"; {{TOS|Starbuck}} uses this term when he says "switching off [[Intercept 2|of you]] for a microcenton to scan ahead" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
| [[centar]]
 
| hour
==== Distance ====
|-
 
| [[millicenton]]
; parsec
| 10 minutes
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 90 million miles
|-
; hectar
| [[centon]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 9 million miles (i.e. 1/10th of a parsec)
| minute<ref>In episodes such as "[[Saga of a Star World]]" and "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", centon is used as the Colonial equivalent of a week before being retconned in later episodes.</ref>
; sectar
|-
; sectares
| [[micron]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> an unspecified measure of distance, interchangeably used as an unspecified measure of time (see: [[sectar (unit)]])
| second
; metric
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to a [[w:kilometer|kilometer]]
| [[microcenton]]
; maxim
| second<ref>[[micron|Microcenton]] is likely another term for "micron"; {{TOS|Starbuck}} uses this term when he says "switching off [[Intercept 2|of you]] for a microcenton to scan ahead" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}</ref>
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 10 meters (see: [[maxim]])
|-
; metron
| colspan="2" align="center" class="infoboxheader" | Distance measurements
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of distance of smaller denomination than [[maxim]], the Earth measurement being equivalent to meter; used in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] as [[Serina]] approaches the starboard landing bay {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
|-
| [[parsec]]
| [[Wikipedia:Miles|90 Million Miles]]
|-
| [[hectar]]
| [[Wikipedia:Miles|9 Million Miles]]
|-
| [[sectar (unit)|sectar]]
| [[Wikipedia:Miles|9 Million Miles (?)]]<ref>A [[Sectar (TOS)|sectar]] is an unknown unit of measure, measuring either distance or time.</ref>
|-
| [[metric]]
| [[Wikipedia:Kilometre|kilometer]]
|-
| [[maxim]]
| [[Wikipedia:Metre|10 meters]]


|-
==== Scientific measurements ====
| [[metron]]
; ergon
| [[Wikipedia:Metre|meter]]<ref>"Metron" is used in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] as [[Serina]] approaches the starboard landing bay {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}; likely similar to a meter, which is known as a "metric" in other episodes.</ref>
; ergons
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unspecified unit of radiation ([[laser]]) energy, used to measure output of [[energizer|energizers]] and [[laser pistol|laser weapons]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
| colspan="2" align="center" class="infoboxheader" | Scientific measurements
; megon
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of weight, akin to a [[Wikipedia:megaton|megaton]]
| [[ergon]]
; radion
| ''unknown''
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of energy, akin to a [[Wikipedia:Rad (unit)|rad]]
|-
; volton
| [[megon]]
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of energy, akin to a [[Wikipedia:volt|volt]]
| [[Wikipedia:megaton|megaton]]
; wavelon
|-
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly> unit of energy, akin to [[Wikipedia:wavelength|wavelength]]
| [[radion]]
| [[Wikipedia:Rad (unit)|rad]]
|-
| [[volton]]
| [[Wikipedia:voltage|voltage]]
|-
| [[wavelon]]
| [[Wikipedia:wavelength|wavelength]]
|}


====Table notes====
== Notes ==


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Battlestar Galactica Terminology


The Colonials and Cylons employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience. This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon.

The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with the Lingo extension used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.

Acronyms[edit]

CORA
C.O.R.A.
Computer, Oral Response Activated; an artificial intelligence capable of operating a Viper (TOS: "The Long Patrol")

Honorifics[edit]

Count
a title of nobility (e.g. Count Iblis)
Lord
a title of nobility (e.g. Lord Baltar)
Sire
a title of nobility akin to "Sir," typically ascribed to a civilian of the male gender (e.g. Sire Uri, Sire Solon)
Siress
a title of nobility, typically ascribed to a civilian of the female gender (e.g. Siress Tinia, Siress Blassie)

Colloquialisms[edit]

astrum
buttocks (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")
Barge Lice
barge lice
disparaging term for prisoners on the Prison Barge
crasoney
disparagement, perhaps akin to "cretin"; Boomer refers to Sire Bogan's men thusly, after said men burgle Siress Belloby's energizer from Boomer and Starbuck's sled (see: felgercarb)
felgercarb
expletive, similar to "crap" (see: felgercarb)
frack
expletive, similar to "shit" (see: frack)
galmonging
an expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned" (see: galmonging)
Hades hole
hell hole; used to describe the Red planet (TOS: "War of the Gods, Part I")
mong-raking
an expletive; after thwarting their attack on Galactica, Cain comments that "those mong-raking Cylons are in a state of shock right now" due to the appearance of Pegasus (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part II")
plant vapors
a psychoactive drug familiar to the Colonials; Boomer comments that the Blonde Taurus woman on Carillon was probably "smoking plant vapors" (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
pogees
expletive, similar to "shit" (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part II")
socialator
a sex worker, escort, prostitute (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")

General Jargon[edit]

Agro
agro
agriculture (TOS: "The Magnificent Warriors")
ambrosa
an expensive alcoholic intoxicant (see: ambrosa)
auto-control
auto-pilot; Brie is instructed by Starbuck to activate this after having problems on her first launch from Galactica (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
bio-pulse line
an unspecified body function, possibly an emotional state; Starbuck attempts to use this as an excuse to not join Apollo's mission to clear the Cylon minefield (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
boraton
a liquid that extinguishes fires (TOS: "Fire in Space")
breather
a breathing mask, or a life support system supplying air (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
bureautician
bureaucrat, politician (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
carbide
a likely term for carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
centura
possibly an expression related to percentages; "If we just let him lie in that life pod he doesn't have a chance in a centura" (TOS: "Fire in Space").
Chief Opposer
a prosecuting attorney in a trial (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
chronometers
chronometer
a time keeping device, essentially a watch (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
computape
a video recording; Sire Solon watched computapes of the triad match between Ortega and Starbuck (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
crawlon
a spider (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
comline
a communication channel between ships
cubit
cubits
a form of coined currency (see: cubit)
daggit
a domesticated canine, e.g. dog (see: daggit)
death stone
tombstone (TOS: "The Long Patrol")
drone
a term for a robot, such as Muffit II (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
ducket
a type of prepaid voucher used on the shuttle Canaris, typically collected at the end of the shuttle trip (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives")
flight slumber
unintentionally sleeping while flying a craft, like a Viper; Apollo attempts to write off John and his second visit to the Ship of Lights as being a dream from a flight slumber (TOS: "Experiment in Terra")
fumarello
a small cigar that Starbuck typically smokes (see: fumarello)
furlon
a furlough, or short leave of absence for Warriors in the Colonial Military service (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives")
geogram
a diagram; Ravashol shows Apollo a geogram of the pulsar with instructions on how to destroy it (TOS: "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II")
glaiders
coined currency on Equellus (TOS: "The Lost Warrior")
grog
an intoxicating beverage, likely similar to beer (see: grog)
Homemade Buzzer
a version of "moonshine" on Equellus, see: Homemade Buzzer (TOS: "The Lost Warrior")
hovermobile
form of ground transportation that can be hot-wired (TOS: "Fire in Space")
ion field
a stellar phenomenon, which can cause scanner echoes (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")
ion vapors
likely term referring to the trail of a turbo engine (TOS: "The Long Patrol")
isoldin
a type of intravenous fluid given to patients, see: isoldin (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
leisuron
a vacation or leave of absence, similar to a furlon (TOS: deleted scene, "Saga of a Star World")
Note: An alternate spelling, "liesuron," appears in the comic book adaptation.
lextrium
lextrium III
a fuel used by the Eastern Alliance destroyer (TOS: "Experiment in Terra")
life pod
a life support bed used in Galactica's life center (TOS: "Fire in Space")
lupus
a wolf-like animal (see: lupus)
mega star
a star; in a deleted scene, Omega reports of the "mega star" they detect as they leave the magnetic void (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II")
mega sun
a star; the Nomen come from the "land of the mega sun" (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives")
med tech
a medical technician, such as a nurse or orderly (e.g. Cassiopeia)
meteor fire
meteor storm; Starbuck likens the readouts on his instrument panel "lighting up like a meteor fire" upon coming across the magnetic void (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
modocker
an unknown term, likely of endearment; Cain asks Apollo how Adama is by asking, "Well, how is he? How is that old modocker?" (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")
mushies
a food (see: mushies)
nightflyer
an owl-like creature on Equellus that hoots; Red-Eye asks Vella and Puppis about the "strange sound" heard by Lacerta in town, to which Puppis offers that he heard a "nightflyer hoot down by the woods" (TOS: "The Lost Warrior"). (TOS: "The Lost Warrior")
officiator
someone who oversees a triad game (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
Orion hasher
something that is black and blue; Cassiopeia comments that Starbuck looks like one after his matches with Ortega (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
oviner
a rancher (TOS: "The Lost Warrior")
pluton
a radioactive material whose radiation breaks down food (see: pluton poisoning) (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
pods
a Cylon outpost (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
primaries
basic food groups (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
Protector
a defense attorney in a tribunal (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
protein
another type of food
protest
the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
pulse scrambled code
secure method of communication used by the Colonial Fleet (TOS: "The Lost Warrior")
pyramid
a card game, similar to poker (see: pyramid)
quadrant
region of space, see also Sector. Usually named after a Greek letter, or (less frequently) a star system or planet.
scorpius
scorpion; Maga comments that Borellian Nomen have the patience of such a creature, he also comments that the name "Borellian Nomen" strike fear at the hearts of those who hear it like the scorpius (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives")
sector
region of space or planet, see also Quadrant. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. Sector Hekla on the planet Arcta")
sleep period
bedtime
seal
marriage
sickbed
term for bed rest when one is recovering from an illness (TOS: "The Young Lords")
skybus
a type of starship (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
solium
a type of fuel (see: solium)
solonite
an explosive used in demolitions (see: solonite) (TOS: "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II")
spacedrome
a planet-based space port (see: spacedrome) (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
star speed
a speed which is used by Eastern Alliance (TOS: "Greetings from Earth")
telecom
internal communications phone aboard Galactica (TOS: "Fire in Space")
tinhead
epithet used to describe Cylons (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")
tribunal
a Colonial court hearing (see: Law of the Twelve Colonies)
turbo
Warrior slang for their Viper's high-velocity booster engines, e.g. "hit your turbos"
turboflush
a toilet (TOS: "Baltar's Escape")
turboram thruster
a type of engine or thruster; in a deleted scene where Serina completes her first landing, Serina turns off this part of the Colonial shuttle as a part of her landing sequence (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
turboshower
a shower (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
travelator
a travel agent (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
triad
a contact sport, similar to football or basketball (see: triad)
tylium
a highly combustible fuel (see: tylium) (TOS: "Fire in Space")
wardaggit
"war dog" (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")

Technology[edit]

gyro capacitors
transmit tek
zonar modules
component of a Viper's stabilizer system (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")[1]
laser controller
otron extension
point diverters
proton activator
component of a Viper's weapon system (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")[1]
proton energizer
a type of weapon on an Eastern Alliance destroyer (TOS: "Experiment in Terra")
scanner
interchangeable term for a computer monitor and television set (see: scanner)
tape coder
a voice recording device; Thane successfully passes off a hand mine as a device (TOS: "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II")

Military Jargon[edit]

flash inspection
an inspection of military assets that is performed without prior notice by a superior officer (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
four-point peel off
a maneuver performed with a group of four Vipers (TOS: "War of the Gods, Part I")
free flight jump
an infantry parachute landing, having jumped out of a shuttle (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part II")
life station relief
sick call (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II")
maximum G-climb
a maneuver done near a celestial body, which may cause the pilot to blackout; Starbuck orders C.O.R.A. to perform this maneuver, which causes the pursuing Raider to crash into the loading docks on Proteus (TOS: "The Lost Warrior")
stand alert
Colonial term for "attention" (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
stripped and moduled
a consequence of severe infractions in military law, likely similar to being stripped of one's rank and thrown in hack; Greenbean expresses a fear of this happening as Giles asks where he got the alcohol from (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")
Warrior
an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: Warrior)

Sayings[edit]

By your command
a typical Cylon response to an order (see: By your command) (TOS: "Saga of a Star World", et al.)
By your leave
a Colonial response to an order (see: By your leave) (TOS: "Saga of a Star World", et al.)
clear as the Nubian sun
a saying, similar to "as clear as day"; Cain uses this saying when referencing to the non-existent Raiders he allegedly pursued when he made his attack on the Cylon fuel tankers (see: Nubian sun) (TOS: "The Living Legend, Part I")
daggit drivel
a term used to describe someone's lies, similar to "garbage" or "bullshit"; Lucifer uses this term when asking if Baltar believes Specter's false reports (TOS: "The Young Lords")
For the glory of Caprica
saying used by the Colonials, particularly those from Caprica (TOS: "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II")
Go rust yourself
Colonial equivalent to "go fuck yourself", typically used towards Cylons; Cadet Cree says this to Vulpa while the Cylons interrogate him (TOS: "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I")
laser in their side
analogue to "thorn in their side", Starbuck uses this term to describe how the actions of Megan's surviving children have kept their father alive at Cylon hands (TOS: "The Young Lords")
like a daggit on a sunspot
fidgety; Apollo points out that Starbuck acts this way during his pre-flight meeting on destroying the mines in the Straits of Madagon (TOS: "Saga of a Star World")


Units of Measure[edit]

Time[edit]

yahren
unit of time akin to a "year" (see: Yahren)
quatron
unit of time akin to a "month"
secton
unit of time akin to a "week"
time cycle
unit of time akin to a "day"
centar
unit of time akin to an "hour"
millicenton
unit of time; approx. 10 minutes
centon
a unit of time akin to a "minute"; in earlier episodes (e.g. "Saga of a Star World," "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I"), centon is used as the Colonial equivalent of a week before being retconned in later episodes
microcenton
micron
unit of time akin to a "second"; Microcenton is likely another term for "micron"; Starbuck uses this term when he says "switching off of you for a microcenton to scan ahead" (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II")

Distance[edit]

parsec
a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 90 million miles
hectar
a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 9 million miles (i.e. 1/10th of a parsec)
sectar
sectares
an unspecified measure of distance, interchangeably used as an unspecified measure of time (see: sectar (unit))
metric
a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to a kilometer
maxim
a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 10 meters (see: maxim)
metron
unit of distance of smaller denomination than maxim, the Earth measurement being equivalent to meter; used in a deleted scene as Serina approaches the starboard landing bay (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II")

Scientific measurements[edit]

ergon
ergons
unspecified unit of radiation (laser) energy, used to measure output of energizers and laser weapons (TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")
megon
unit of weight, akin to a megaton
radion
unit of energy, akin to a rad
volton
unit of energy, akin to a volt
wavelon
unit of energy, akin to wavelength

Notes[edit]

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