São Galvãoan Slang

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General Slang

Amazona: A Valeran.
Cidadão: Citizen. A native born São Galvãoan.
Espaçador: Spacer. Anyone born in a space habitat, such as an Oceanian.
Libby: (Derogatory)Short for Libertador. Generally used to refer to either the Libertadors themselves, or other high-transgene military dictatorships.
Zodíaco: Zodiac. A ZOCU sympathizer or peace activist.
Farmhand: Someone from any small farming community who has moved to a larger city or town.
Skinny/Skinnies: Transgenes with cosmetic enhancements or a purified metabolism.
Gasfolk: Anyone involved in the He3 mining business.

Military Slang

Diabo de brilho: Glittering Devil. Any Mercurion Drive equipped Combat Frame.
The Shit: Nickname for the heavy jungle fighting against the libertadors Bata-fora: Knock-off. Any cheaply made, shoddily built vehicle or weapon. Originally named for Libertador Peltast clones.
Tijolo do vôo: Flying Brick. A space-use unit being used inside of an atmosphere.
Flying Target:(Derogatory) General nickname for any flashy pilots who get arrogant and paint their machines in gaudy colors.
Expresso contornado: Skirted Express. Any high-Speed combat frame.
Beast of Cantolme: Nickname for the supposed Blacker-than-Black Anti-Shipping drone that reportedly made multiple stealth-attacks on the Libertador battle-line at Cantolme.