Tag: street slang

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vocabulary Anchor Down— street slang

Harbor greeting meaning I am settled, I am safe, come talk to me Old Harbor

street slang harbor night old harbor

vocabulary Axiom’s Ass— street slang

General exclamation of frustration or disbelief, equivalent to a profane oath street-level, universal

street slang elf

vocabulary Bandwidth— street slang

A person’s capacity to handle stress, information, or responsibility universal

street slang debt circuit

vocabulary Bone Deep— street slang

Describes something fundamental and irreversible — an injury, a loyalty, or a hatred universal

street slang loyalty augment elf injury

vocabulary Bone Tired— street slang

Exhaustion so deep it feels skeletal — when even your augments feel heavy the Gray Zone

street slang augment elf

vocabulary clean-signal-talk— street slang

Greeting between hackers meaning I am not being monitored right now Circuit, operational

street slang circuit

vocabulary crucible-run— street slang

Any situation that tests a person to their absolute limit universal

street slang elf

vocabulary Dead Air— street slang

A silence in conversation that signals danger — someone has said something they should not have universal

street slang circuit

vocabulary Drip— street slang

A person considered weak, unreliable, or pathetically passive — someone who leaks under pressure Old Harbor, the Gray Zone

street slang elf harbor water old harbor

vocabulary Dust Off— street slang

To quickly leave an area due to imminent danger universal, urgent

street slang elf

vocabulary Echo— street slang

A repeated pattern of behavior or event — history repeating itself the Gray Zone, philosophical

street slang elf

vocabulary Flatline— street slang

Exclamation meaning something is dead, finished, or utterly failed universal

street slang medical circuit

vocabulary Glow Up— street slang

When someone receives a major augmentation upgrade that dramatically improves their capability street-level, positive

street slang augment elf

vocabulary Holy Firmware— street slang

Expression of amazement or shock, blending religious exclamation with tech vocabulary Circuit

street slang circuit

vocabulary Lake Take Me— street slang

Expression of exasperation or resignation, invoking Lake Michigan as a final escape the Gray Zone

street slang elf escape lake

vocabulary Patch— street slang

A temporary fix for anything — an augment, a relationship, a structural problem universal

street slang augment elf

vocabulary samurai— street slang

A freelance warrior who follows a personal code of honor in a world that does not reward it street-level, mythological

street slang elf survival

vocabulary Spark It— street slang

Exclamation meaning let us go or do it now — conveys urgency and energy Circuit, youth culture

street slang power energy circuit

vocabulary Stay Dry— street slang

Common greeting and farewell in the Gray Zone, wishing someone safety from both the lake and trouble the Gray Zone, universal

street slang elf water lake

vocabulary Steel and Breath— street slang

Formal greeting between augmented individuals, acknowledging both mechanical and organic natures Circuit, respectful

street slang augment circuit

vocabulary Still Standing— street slang

Greeting that doubles as a status report — you are alive and uncompromised the Gray Zone, familiar

street slang elf

vocabulary voltage-fried— street slang

The energy, intensity, or danger level of a situation — high voltage means extreme risk Circuit, universal

street slang energy circuit

vocabulary Wake Up Call— street slang

A violent or traumatic event that forces someone to recognize their reality universal

street slang elf shadow survival spire

vocabulary Wired— street slang

Being in a state of heightened alertness from augmentation boost or stimulants — functional but fragile universal

street slang augment neural stimulant circuit