*This shall change quite often as I update it. It'll be bumped everytime there is a new addition. Enjoy, and of course, this is from the setting--the characters can use it as natural speech. =) *

The universe of IH has an American and European influence, with a bit of Asia thrown in as far as the consumer-world goes, thus the slang is going to be intermixed from many sources. With this being said, the slang used/said depends on the person.

[A] Pure: Slang for a human untouched by any other genes other than a human's, as well as the chemicals during the war.

Alliance: The ring of rebel factions that oppose the Republic's ideals. Viewed as radicals by some.

Aura: Refers to the 'glow' around all living things, and even brighter around the psionically inclined; able to be seen by trained and able eyes.

Be'necu: Magerath for 'blessing.'

Big one: Death

Bioware: Any biological enhancement or replacement.

Blade: A professional soldier or fighter specializing in edged weapons; a person who prefers blades over firearms

Bloodmoon: Symbol of the persecutions, which occurred on Xel Kyan numerous times in history. It is when Xel Kyan's moon, Var Saaj, turns completely red on the same date every year.

Boozehound: Drunkard.

Borg: slang for cyborg.

bugger off: go away

bugger: an individual (rude), to foul up

bugger up: foul up

Card: A Credit-card; To demand that a person show their personal identification.

Core: Refers to the innermost rim in the galaxy/galaxy's core itself. Can also refer to any major city or planet in the Republic.

Cred: Money, typically electronic funds. From, credit.

Credits: Currency of the galaxy; Republic based, with no physical component; used for legitimate transactions. All standard buys and sells are electronic in nature -- no one can physically hand you a credit. Per unit, a credit is worth more than any other type of currency

Deep Freeze: Cryogenically frozen

Dim: Slang for someone with half or no aura, i.e. a Cyborg or a BioSynth

Empath: Short for emphathic reader.

Euro: Nearly ancient money that is still in circulation due to the Great Migration. Mostly used in transactions that are meant to be discrete, i.e. smuggling and black market dealing. They can be exchanged for virtual credits if one knows where to go and who to go to.

Feds: Republic soldiers and or agents;

Flatline: A dead person or thing upon brain-death; To kill someone; to die

Foot: A derogatory street term for a policeman.

Freezer: A slang word used to describe the banks of cryogenic systems used to store wealthy individuals who have put themselves in storage for revival at a later date for various reasons.

Furball: Any sort of confusion, snarl-up, or traffic jam; Derogatory term for a hybrid

GM: The Great Migration, a mass movement of humans (and secretly, those of mageran origin) from Earth into space.

Guardian/Guardian Angel: Street slang for a bodyguard.

H-vid: Short for HoloVid.

Half-breed: Insulting term for a half-blooded magerath

Hash house: A cheap restaurant

Holography: Recording and projecting images in 3D. Common in the universe's more civilized parts; technology used in HoloVids.

Ice : Diamonds

jab: shot (as in vaccination)

Klepto: A thief or prowler;

Lifesign: The 'soul' within every living thing that the sensitive can feel.

Ma'jaie: Magerath for 'ass.'

Med Bay: Short for medical bay; Most ships meant to transport humans have one . Although they might be primitive, most any stocked Med Bay will have one or more exam tables, surgery supplies, a supply of pain killers and sedatives, and some form of electronic imaging systems.

Mender: Slang for psionic healer.

Nervewires: Slang for cybernetic reflex enhancements.

Outer Rim: The outermost rim of planets, the fringe planets, in the galaxy.

Outskirts: Slang term for the Outer Rim.

Pack: To carry, esp. a gun

Penguin: Slang for a person who carries more weapons than could possibly be needed. Possibly, from their tendency to waddle under the weight.

Plex: An abbreviation for a metropolitan complex, or "metroplex."

Precog: Short for precognition.

Psi: Refers to the mental power of psionics.

Pyro: Slang for one who creates and/or manipulates fire; one who is obsessive about fire but may have no actual abilities.

Retrocog: Short for retrocognition.

Scrap ring: Scrap/junkyard of ship parts. Commonly looted by those--if they're lucky-- looking for quick cash.

Shirt: A white-collar worker, usually a low level corporate employee.

Skipout: Leave a hotel without paying, or a person who does so.

Synth: Refers to a BioSynth; slang.

Teachings: Refers to the mageran teachings of purity of race, and the mageran religion.

Terraforming/Landshaping: Shaping a planet or rock to the scientist's or organizations environmental wishes through technology. The technology is clearly not perfect, resulting in worlds ranging from plague infested places, to places of aristocracy with the latest in luxury and technology.

Twinkie: A naive, defenseless, vulnerable, or otherwise useless person.

Twitch: A careless, scatterbrained, or otherwise unreliable individual

USC: Universal System of Communication. An advanced form of the Internet, spanning the entire galaxy; sound and sight communications.

USD (U.S. Dollars) Nearly ancient money that is still in circulation due to the Great Migration. Mostly used in transactions that are meant to be discrete, i.e. smuggling and black market dealing.

VR Net: Virtual Reality Net

Wild space: Refers to the unexplored territory beyond the know limits of the galaxy.