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Cyberpunk Slang, Jargon, and Common Terms
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<p><i><b>Common terms on /cyber/</b></i></p>

<b>Jack in</b><br>
<i>Used: /cyber/, Shadowrun, Gibson, numerous works</i><br>
To connect. Most frequently involves plugging a computer or device directly into your head. When used with regards to real life, may have the connotation of using VR or similar technology.<br><br>

<b>Chummer</b><br>
<i>Used: Shadowrun, /cyber/</i><br>
Friend, pal, bro. Could have hostile connotations, or could be casual.<br><br>

<b>Corp</b><br>
<i>Used: Everywhere</i><br>
Short for Corporation<br><br>

<b>Drokk</b><br>
<i>Used: /cyber/</i><br>
Old wordfilter for "shit". Derived from Shadowrun's "Drek", which has the same meaning.<br><br>

<b>Brouzouf</b><br>
<i>Used: EYE: Divine Cybermancy, /cyber/</i><br>
Currency in EYE. On /cyber/, wordfilter for "money".<br><br>

<b>Soykaf</b><br>
<i>Used: Shadowrun, lainchan</i><br>
Like coffee, but shitty and made from soybeans. On lainchan, wordfilter for "shit".<br><br>

<b>Sprawl</b><br>
<i>Used: Gibson, Shadowrun</i><br>
A large, densely-populated metropolitan area. In Gibson, a specific region on the east coast of the United States. Implies a low standard of living and all kinds of grimy or shady activity.<br><br>

<b>Schway</b><br>
<i>Used: /cyber/</i><br>
Cool, awesome, badass, rad, and a host of similar terms. Wordfilter on /cyber/ for "cool".<br><br>

<b>Shazbot</b><br>
<i>Used: /cyber/, the 80s, Tribes (game)</i><br>
Wordfilter for "faggot". The most faggotrocious wordfilter on the site.<br><br>

<b>Botnet</b><br>
<i>Used: /cyber/, /g/, freetards, IRL</i><br>
Any corporate software, network, or system that sends and receives information to/from an untrusted third party (i.e. all of them). IRL, a network of compromised computers that perform tasks for their controller.<br><br>

<p><i><b>Other</b></i></p>


<b>Brick</b><br>
<i>Used: IRL</i><br>
Freezing temperatures.<br><br>

<b>Wetwork</b><br>
<i>Used: IRL, Gibson, Shadowrun, numerous others</i><br>
Depending on context, can mean assassination/murder, or equipment that interfaces directly with the brain.<br><br>
<p><i>More coming later~</p></i>
<a href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/index.html">For technical terms and stuff from the earlier days of computing, ESR has you covered.</a>

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