Post by Jesse Brake on Sept 22, 2008 6:46:14 GMT -5
Welcome all! I'm very honored that you've taken the time to read over this. Hopefully, it will help assist you in your roleplay experience.
As you most likely have noticed, the Empire's language seems to have been influenced from various British and German regional dialects, including their slang. While we do have dwarves and elves on our side as well, their language is more akin to the mainstream fantasy universe that anyone can just about roleplay one based on experience in other game systems.
I have compiled a list of various words and sayings that can be used with an Order character. Just about any British slang will work, but this list is off various sayings that have been reworked or naturally fit into a fantasy setting. Some of the odder sayings have been grouped with E.g.'s (examples given) in the vein of a real world conversation in order to clearly show how they are used.
Well, here you go:
abdabs Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s]
absobloodylutely Adv. Absolutely.
Abysinnia! Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of "I'll be seeing you!"
accidentally-on-purpose Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm.
ackers Noun. Money. From the Egyptian akka.
action man Noun. A man who participates in macho activities.
Adam and Eve Verb. Believe. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g."I don't Adam and Eve it, it's not true!"
aerated Adj. Over-excited. Becoming obsolete, although still heard used by older generations. Often mispronounced as aeriated.
afto Noun. Afternoon. [North-west use]
afty Noun. Afternoon. E.g."Are you going to watch the game this afty?" [North-west use]
agony aunt Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}
aggro Noun. Aggressive troublemaking, violence, aggression. Abb. of aggravation.
air biscuit Noun. An expulsion of air from the anus, a fart. See 'float an air biscuit'.
airlocked Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [N. Ireland use]
airy-fairy Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. {Informal}
aled (up) Adj. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol, usually beer (ale).
alkie Noun. An alcoholic. Also spelt alky.
all fur coat and no knickers Phrs. Of a woman, all superficial appearance and no real substance beneath. Derog.
all mod cons Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. {Informal}
all mouth and (no) trousers Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g."You shouldn't pay any attention to him, he's all mouth and no trousers." all-nighter Noun. A club night or event that goes on all night.
all over the shop Phrs. 1. In a mess, out of order, disorganized.
2. Everywhere. E.g."I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere." allow (it) Verb. Forget it, don't bother. [London use] all time loserNoun. A public house, a bar. Rhyming slang on 'boozer'. See 'boozer'.
all to cock Phrs. Messed up, useless, wrong. all to pot Phrs. Wrong, messed up. E.g."Our whole holiday went all to pot when Dad got arrested for being drunk."
alright! Exclam. Hello. A greeting. No answer is expected to what is inherently a question. Northern dialect has created the phonetic corruption awreet.
amber nectar Noun. Lager. [Orig. Aust.]
anchors Noun. Brakes. E.g."I slammed the anchors on when I saw all the tossers at the Barracks."
antwacky Adj. Old fashioned. Possibly from antique(y). E.g."Oh no way! I'm not wearing those shoes, they're so antwacky." [Merseyside/West Lancashire use]
any cop Phrs. Of value, of any worth. E.g."Have you heard their new CD? I heard it was rubbish but do you think it's any cop?" See 'cop' (adj). Cf. 'no cop'.
any road Adv. Anyway. Also spelt anyroad. [Northern use]
argue the toss Vrb phrs. To argue or dispute loudly and at length.
argy-bargy Noun. Trouble, noisy quarrelling, arguing. {Informal}.
arse about /around Verb. To mess around, to waste time. arse about facePhrs. Back to front. arse about tit Phrs. Back to front. arse-bandit Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.
arsed Adj. Concerned, bothered. Usually heard in the negative sense of can't be arsed. E.g."I can't be arsed with work today, it's too damned hot."
arseholed Adj. Very drunk.
arse load Noun. In large quantities, a lot of, a great amount. E.g." She's given me arse loads of paperwork to complete before lunch."
arsemonger Noun. A contemptible person. Also arse monger.
arse-on Noun. 1. A bad mood. E.g."Keep out of Andy's way, he's got a the arse-on."
2. A difficult task. E.g."It was a right arse on to repair it."
as right as rain Phrs. Satisfactory, comfortable, well
as the queen said to the bishop Phrs. A jocular catch phrase that draws attention to an otherwise innocent statement by imbuing sexual innuendo. Other variations include "as the lady said to the slave".
awright (!) Adj./Adv./Exclam. An alternative spelling and pronunciation of alright (all right). axe Noun. A guitar.
ay-up! Exclam. A greeting, hello. [Midlands/North use. Dialect]
backy Noun. Abb. of tobacco. Another variation is Backo.
Badger Verb. To bother incessantly. E.g."Stop badgering her, she's not interested in buying another pair of your cheap trainers."
bag of wank Noun. A thing or situation that is not very good, that is poor, without value. E.g."I was expecting a big bag of wank, but I actually enjoyed the film, apart from the scene where the dog died." them off first post in the mor
bastarding Adj. An intensifier. E.g."I'm sorry for being late, I missed the bastarding bus again!"
beer o'clock Noun. The time one feels is most appropriate for some alcoholic refreshment , such as beer. Often used specifically to mean the end of the working day.
benny Noun. 1. A tantrum, a fit of anger. See 'throw a benny'.
Billy no mates Noun. A person who appears to have no friends. Derog.
billy-o Adv. A lot, greatly, quickly etc. E.g"She's been moaning like billy-o all morning, wanting me to hang out the washing, clean the car, do the hoovering, mow the lawn, I've had enough."
bit of all right Noun. Something excellent. Often heard used with reference to a sexually attractive person. E.g."She's a bit of alright! I'm going to ask her for a date."
bit of fluff Noun. A sexual partner.
bit of rough Noun. A sexual partner below one's normal standards or believed class.
bit of skirt Noun. A woman or women. A male expression for females viewed sexually. Also abbreviated to 'skirt'. Derog.
bit of spare Noun. A sexually available person.
bit of stuff Noun. A sexually desirable person or persons.
blag Verb. To lie, or use clever talk with profit as an objective, to wheedle or persuade for gain. E.g."I blagged a lift to work with my sister but had to get the bus home."
Noun. 1. A con, a 'scam'.
2. A violent robbery or raid.
blow out Noun. An excessive spree of drinking, eating, spending or sex.
Verb. To cancel an arranged meeting with someone, or an planned event, unreasonably or without due notification. E.g."I'm going to blow out my brother's birthday party and go to that new club night instead."
Bob's your uncle Phrs. There you have it; a catch phrase expressing satisfactory completion. E.g."Make sure you have primed and undercoated the wood. Then apply the gloss paint and Bob's your uncle! The wood will stay protected and look good for another couple of years."
browned off Adj. Upset, fed up, miserable.
butchers Noun. A look. From the Cockney rhyming slang butcher's hook. E.g."Let's have a butchers at it before you put it back."
carry the can Vrb phrs. To take responsibility for a mistake. E.g."I'm not carrying the can for your inability to control your kids." {Informal}
champion Adj./Adv. Excellent. Also used as an exclamation. [Mainly Northern use] {Informal}
chattin' shit Vrb Phrs. Talking nonsense.
cheap as chips Phrs. Extremely cheap.
chord Noun. A bad mood. E.g."Sarah's in a right chord after smudging her lipstick just before the photograph was taken." [Widnes/Merseyside use] c
clown's pocket Noun. A large or spacious vagina.
coffin dodger Noun. An elderly person. Derog.
crucial Adj. Great, excellent, essential. E.g."I'm going to buy that new tune by the Kaiser Chiefs, it's crucial."
cushy number Noun. A situation that is easy and without stress.
dandy Noun. A giddy and flamboyant gay male.
earner Noun. A profitable job or enterprise.
fit as an elf's lion Phrs. Very healthy and strong.
foad Vrb phrs. Go away. An abbreviation of fuck off and die.
gagging (for something) Phrs. To have an extreme desire for something. E.g."I'm gagging for a night of vigorous, sweaty, dancing."
geezer Noun. 1. General term for a man
geezerbird Noun. 1. An androgynous looking woman.
get knotted! Verb. An exclamation of anger expressed at someone.
give someone a bell Vrb phrs. To tell someone. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]
give someone what for Vrb phrs. A severe reprimand. E.g."I'll give you what for if you don't shut your mouth."
go pear shaped Vrb phrs. Go wrong. E.g."Everything went pear shaped for United after Beckham got sent off the pitch."
go to pot Vrb phrs. To deteriorate
governor Noun. 1. One's employer. 2. A term of address, sir. Often seen spelt guv'ner. Cf. 'guv.' {Informal}
gutted Adj. Very disappointed.
horrorshow Adj. Something insanely great or feeling great
knock for six Vrb phrs. To deal a severe blow, to vanquish, to affect someone severely E.g "That last fight was a knock for six!"
lemon squeeze Adj. Easy, simple.
magic sponge Noun. The healing magic of a priest
mutt's nuts Noun. The best, the most excellent.
nutter Noun. Lunatic, idiot.
on the game Phrs. Working like a prostitute. [Mid 1900s]
on the rob Phrs. The act of thieving. E.g."You don't want to employ him! He's just like his older brother, always on the rob."
piss-take Noun. A joke, a tease. Derived from the phrase 'take the piss'.
play merry-hell Vrb phrs. To be very angry. E.g."Your father will play merry-hell if he finds you've spent all your savings on a new CD player."
porkies Noun. Lies, from the rhyming slang pork-pies.
raging Adj. Great, immense, extreme. A general intensifier. E.g."I had a raging headache last night".
rent-boy Noun. A male prostitute. {Informal}
see a man about a dog Vrb phrs. An euphemism to avoid telling of your true destination, often in reply to an awkward question.
see you next Tuesday Phrs. A veiled insult, working on the approximate creation of the acronym, See (C) you (U) next (N) Tuesday (T).
seven shades of shit Noun. That which can be beaten out of someone - see 'beat seven shades of shit out of someone'.
sharpish Adj. Quickly. E.g."You had better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close"
sod about / around Verb. To waste time, to idle away time. E.g."My son needs to find himself a job, he's been sodding about playing computer games for the last 6 months and sleeping 15 hours a day."
sod-all Noun. Nothing. E.g."I've done sod-all this vacation, but I still feel like I need a holiday."
Adj. No. E.g."I've done sod-all work this vacation."
sodding Adv./Adj. Used as an intensifier. E.g."It's always that sodding idiot who wakes everyone up at a god awful hour."
sod it! Exclam. A exclamation of contempt or frustration. E.g."Sod-it! I'm giving up."
sod off Verb. Go away, leave. Usually used in the imperative. E.g."If he doesn't sod off in the next 2 minutes I'm going to hit him."
take the Michael (out of someone) Vrb phrs. To make fun, tease, satirize. E.g."I dont like John, he's always taking the Michael out of me."
wanker Noun. 1. An idiot, an incompetent person.
wankered Adj. Very intoxicated.
wankiest Adj. Of the poorest quality, of the lowest standard, the worst. E.g."It was wankiest film I've seen all year and to think I wasted £5 on a ticket and 3 hours of my life."
wanky Adj. Rubbish, of very poor quality.
yo-yo knickers Noun. A promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman. From the frequency of her underwear going up and down. Derog.
As you most likely have noticed, the Empire's language seems to have been influenced from various British and German regional dialects, including their slang. While we do have dwarves and elves on our side as well, their language is more akin to the mainstream fantasy universe that anyone can just about roleplay one based on experience in other game systems.
I have compiled a list of various words and sayings that can be used with an Order character. Just about any British slang will work, but this list is off various sayings that have been reworked or naturally fit into a fantasy setting. Some of the odder sayings have been grouped with E.g.'s (examples given) in the vein of a real world conversation in order to clearly show how they are used.
Well, here you go:
abdabs Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s]
absobloodylutely Adv. Absolutely.
Abysinnia! Exclam. A jocular and intentional mispronunciation of "I'll be seeing you!"
accidentally-on-purpose Phrs. Seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm.
ackers Noun. Money. From the Egyptian akka.
action man Noun. A man who participates in macho activities.
Adam and Eve Verb. Believe. Cockney rhyming slang. E.g."I don't Adam and Eve it, it's not true!"
aerated Adj. Over-excited. Becoming obsolete, although still heard used by older generations. Often mispronounced as aeriated.
afto Noun. Afternoon. [North-west use]
afty Noun. Afternoon. E.g."Are you going to watch the game this afty?" [North-west use]
agony aunt Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}
aggro Noun. Aggressive troublemaking, violence, aggression. Abb. of aggravation.
air biscuit Noun. An expulsion of air from the anus, a fart. See 'float an air biscuit'.
airlocked Adj. Drunk, intoxicated. [N. Ireland use]
airy-fairy Adj. Lacking in strength, insubstantial. {Informal}
aled (up) Adj. Drunk, intoxicated by alcohol, usually beer (ale).
alkie Noun. An alcoholic. Also spelt alky.
all fur coat and no knickers Phrs. Of a woman, all superficial appearance and no real substance beneath. Derog.
all mod cons Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. {Informal}
all mouth and (no) trousers Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g."You shouldn't pay any attention to him, he's all mouth and no trousers." all-nighter Noun. A club night or event that goes on all night.
all over the shop Phrs. 1. In a mess, out of order, disorganized.
2. Everywhere. E.g."I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere." allow (it) Verb. Forget it, don't bother. [London use] all time loserNoun. A public house, a bar. Rhyming slang on 'boozer'. See 'boozer'.
all to cock Phrs. Messed up, useless, wrong. all to pot Phrs. Wrong, messed up. E.g."Our whole holiday went all to pot when Dad got arrested for being drunk."
alright! Exclam. Hello. A greeting. No answer is expected to what is inherently a question. Northern dialect has created the phonetic corruption awreet.
amber nectar Noun. Lager. [Orig. Aust.]
anchors Noun. Brakes. E.g."I slammed the anchors on when I saw all the tossers at the Barracks."
antwacky Adj. Old fashioned. Possibly from antique(y). E.g."Oh no way! I'm not wearing those shoes, they're so antwacky." [Merseyside/West Lancashire use]
any cop Phrs. Of value, of any worth. E.g."Have you heard their new CD? I heard it was rubbish but do you think it's any cop?" See 'cop' (adj). Cf. 'no cop'.
any road Adv. Anyway. Also spelt anyroad. [Northern use]
argue the toss Vrb phrs. To argue or dispute loudly and at length.
argy-bargy Noun. Trouble, noisy quarrelling, arguing. {Informal}.
arse about /around Verb. To mess around, to waste time. arse about facePhrs. Back to front. arse about tit Phrs. Back to front. arse-bandit Noun. A homosexual male. Derog.
arsed Adj. Concerned, bothered. Usually heard in the negative sense of can't be arsed. E.g."I can't be arsed with work today, it's too damned hot."
arseholed Adj. Very drunk.
arse load Noun. In large quantities, a lot of, a great amount. E.g." She's given me arse loads of paperwork to complete before lunch."
arsemonger Noun. A contemptible person. Also arse monger.
arse-on Noun. 1. A bad mood. E.g."Keep out of Andy's way, he's got a the arse-on."
2. A difficult task. E.g."It was a right arse on to repair it."
as right as rain Phrs. Satisfactory, comfortable, well
as the queen said to the bishop Phrs. A jocular catch phrase that draws attention to an otherwise innocent statement by imbuing sexual innuendo. Other variations include "as the lady said to the slave".
awright (!) Adj./Adv./Exclam. An alternative spelling and pronunciation of alright (all right). axe Noun. A guitar.
ay-up! Exclam. A greeting, hello. [Midlands/North use. Dialect]
backy Noun. Abb. of tobacco. Another variation is Backo.
Badger Verb. To bother incessantly. E.g."Stop badgering her, she's not interested in buying another pair of your cheap trainers."
bag of wank Noun. A thing or situation that is not very good, that is poor, without value. E.g."I was expecting a big bag of wank, but I actually enjoyed the film, apart from the scene where the dog died." them off first post in the mor
bastarding Adj. An intensifier. E.g."I'm sorry for being late, I missed the bastarding bus again!"
beer o'clock Noun. The time one feels is most appropriate for some alcoholic refreshment , such as beer. Often used specifically to mean the end of the working day.
benny Noun. 1. A tantrum, a fit of anger. See 'throw a benny'.
Billy no mates Noun. A person who appears to have no friends. Derog.
billy-o Adv. A lot, greatly, quickly etc. E.g"She's been moaning like billy-o all morning, wanting me to hang out the washing, clean the car, do the hoovering, mow the lawn, I've had enough."
bit of all right Noun. Something excellent. Often heard used with reference to a sexually attractive person. E.g."She's a bit of alright! I'm going to ask her for a date."
bit of fluff Noun. A sexual partner.
bit of rough Noun. A sexual partner below one's normal standards or believed class.
bit of skirt Noun. A woman or women. A male expression for females viewed sexually. Also abbreviated to 'skirt'. Derog.
bit of spare Noun. A sexually available person.
bit of stuff Noun. A sexually desirable person or persons.
blag Verb. To lie, or use clever talk with profit as an objective, to wheedle or persuade for gain. E.g."I blagged a lift to work with my sister but had to get the bus home."
Noun. 1. A con, a 'scam'.
2. A violent robbery or raid.
blow out Noun. An excessive spree of drinking, eating, spending or sex.
Verb. To cancel an arranged meeting with someone, or an planned event, unreasonably or without due notification. E.g."I'm going to blow out my brother's birthday party and go to that new club night instead."
Bob's your uncle Phrs. There you have it; a catch phrase expressing satisfactory completion. E.g."Make sure you have primed and undercoated the wood. Then apply the gloss paint and Bob's your uncle! The wood will stay protected and look good for another couple of years."
browned off Adj. Upset, fed up, miserable.
butchers Noun. A look. From the Cockney rhyming slang butcher's hook. E.g."Let's have a butchers at it before you put it back."
carry the can Vrb phrs. To take responsibility for a mistake. E.g."I'm not carrying the can for your inability to control your kids." {Informal}
champion Adj./Adv. Excellent. Also used as an exclamation. [Mainly Northern use] {Informal}
chattin' shit Vrb Phrs. Talking nonsense.
cheap as chips Phrs. Extremely cheap.
chord Noun. A bad mood. E.g."Sarah's in a right chord after smudging her lipstick just before the photograph was taken." [Widnes/Merseyside use] c
clown's pocket Noun. A large or spacious vagina.
coffin dodger Noun. An elderly person. Derog.
crucial Adj. Great, excellent, essential. E.g."I'm going to buy that new tune by the Kaiser Chiefs, it's crucial."
cushy number Noun. A situation that is easy and without stress.
dandy Noun. A giddy and flamboyant gay male.
earner Noun. A profitable job or enterprise.
fit as an elf's lion Phrs. Very healthy and strong.
foad Vrb phrs. Go away. An abbreviation of fuck off and die.
gagging (for something) Phrs. To have an extreme desire for something. E.g."I'm gagging for a night of vigorous, sweaty, dancing."
geezer Noun. 1. General term for a man
geezerbird Noun. 1. An androgynous looking woman.
get knotted! Verb. An exclamation of anger expressed at someone.
give someone a bell Vrb phrs. To tell someone. [Orig. U.S. 1950s]
give someone what for Vrb phrs. A severe reprimand. E.g."I'll give you what for if you don't shut your mouth."
go pear shaped Vrb phrs. Go wrong. E.g."Everything went pear shaped for United after Beckham got sent off the pitch."
go to pot Vrb phrs. To deteriorate
governor Noun. 1. One's employer. 2. A term of address, sir. Often seen spelt guv'ner. Cf. 'guv.' {Informal}
gutted Adj. Very disappointed.
horrorshow Adj. Something insanely great or feeling great
knock for six Vrb phrs. To deal a severe blow, to vanquish, to affect someone severely E.g "That last fight was a knock for six!"
lemon squeeze Adj. Easy, simple.
magic sponge Noun. The healing magic of a priest
mutt's nuts Noun. The best, the most excellent.
nutter Noun. Lunatic, idiot.
on the game Phrs. Working like a prostitute. [Mid 1900s]
on the rob Phrs. The act of thieving. E.g."You don't want to employ him! He's just like his older brother, always on the rob."
piss-take Noun. A joke, a tease. Derived from the phrase 'take the piss'.
play merry-hell Vrb phrs. To be very angry. E.g."Your father will play merry-hell if he finds you've spent all your savings on a new CD player."
porkies Noun. Lies, from the rhyming slang pork-pies.
raging Adj. Great, immense, extreme. A general intensifier. E.g."I had a raging headache last night".
rent-boy Noun. A male prostitute. {Informal}
see a man about a dog Vrb phrs. An euphemism to avoid telling of your true destination, often in reply to an awkward question.
see you next Tuesday Phrs. A veiled insult, working on the approximate creation of the acronym, See (C) you (U) next (N) Tuesday (T).
seven shades of shit Noun. That which can be beaten out of someone - see 'beat seven shades of shit out of someone'.
sharpish Adj. Quickly. E.g."You had better hurry to shops pretty damned sharpish, before they close"
sod about / around Verb. To waste time, to idle away time. E.g."My son needs to find himself a job, he's been sodding about playing computer games for the last 6 months and sleeping 15 hours a day."
sod-all Noun. Nothing. E.g."I've done sod-all this vacation, but I still feel like I need a holiday."
Adj. No. E.g."I've done sod-all work this vacation."
sodding Adv./Adj. Used as an intensifier. E.g."It's always that sodding idiot who wakes everyone up at a god awful hour."
sod it! Exclam. A exclamation of contempt or frustration. E.g."Sod-it! I'm giving up."
sod off Verb. Go away, leave. Usually used in the imperative. E.g."If he doesn't sod off in the next 2 minutes I'm going to hit him."
take the Michael (out of someone) Vrb phrs. To make fun, tease, satirize. E.g."I dont like John, he's always taking the Michael out of me."
wanker Noun. 1. An idiot, an incompetent person.
wankered Adj. Very intoxicated.
wankiest Adj. Of the poorest quality, of the lowest standard, the worst. E.g."It was wankiest film I've seen all year and to think I wasted £5 on a ticket and 3 hours of my life."
wanky Adj. Rubbish, of very poor quality.
yo-yo knickers Noun. A promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman. From the frequency of her underwear going up and down. Derog.