See also The Cant
Shadowrun is a series of novels, RPGs and console games based in the unusual setting of a cyberpunk world in which magic has returned to the Earth. This setting spawned a large and loyal fan base who, with the developers at FASA, evolved a complex form of slang, unique to the setting. The following list of slang has done the rounds on the net, the author is unknown to me so I am unable to attribute it propperly, but hats off to him/her whoever s/he is.
Angel:
A benefactor, especially an unknown one.
Arc:
An arcology.
Ballerinas:
Reflex boosted female assassins in the employ of a major corp.
Booster:
Gang member that uses cyberware, leathers, and violence as a
way of life.
Bounts:
Bounty hunters.
Bopper:
A robot.
Brain Tap:
A datajack or a chipjack.
Breeder:
Orc slang for a "normal" human.
Business:
In slang context, crime. Also "Biz."
Buzz:
Go away. Buzz off.
Chipped:
Enhanced by cyberware.
CHOOH:
("choo") Slang for alcohol, as used in vehicle power plants.
Chromatic:
Heavy Metal music.
Chromer:
Slang for metalheads, heavy metal fans.
Chummer:
Pal or Buddy.
Cinema:
A movie, usually in tri-d.
Clavie:
Any person who lives in an enclave.
Combat Drugs:
Designer drugs for military use.
Comm:
The telephone.
Corp:
Corporation, corporate.
CORPSE:
CORPorate Security Expert, a corporate assassin.
Cowboy:
A decker/netrunner.
Dadie:
Knowledge or skill chip.
Dandelion Eater:
An Elf, very insulting. See also Keeb.
Dataslave:
a corporate decker or a data processing employee.
Datasteal:
Theft of data from a computer, usually by decking.
DEBS:
Transvestites, a type of posergang.
Deck:
1. A cyberdeck. 2. To use a cyberdeck illegally.
Decker:
A pirate cyberdeck user. Derived from 20th century "hacker."
Deckhead:
A Simsense addict. Or anyone with a datajack/ chipjack.
Derms:
see Dorphs.
Dinks:
Any member of a rival boostergang.
Dorphs:
Designer drugs that increase healing rate and limit fatigue.
(also, Derms)
Dr. Know:
A contact who always seems to have useful info. Also a seller
of knowledge and skill chips.
Drek:
Shit.
Duck:
A person who carries more weapons than could possibly be
needed.
Dumped:
Involuntary ejection from the matrix.
Enclave:
Corporate subsidized housing aka the projects.
Exec:
Corporate executive.
Fate Meat:
Someone bound for the body banks. "It is his fate to be meat"
Fetishman:
A talismonger, a dealer in magical items.
Flatlined:
killed in the matrix by Black IC.
Flickerclading:
A synthetic plastic material impregnated with fiber optics and
temperature gauges designed to respond to skin temperature, a
21st century version of the mood ring, but is worn as clothing.
Frag:
a common swear word, used in the same way as smeg or the other well known four letter F*** word.
Fringe, The:
Edges of society where nomads hang out, barrens.
Geek:
To kill.
Glitter Clothes:
Clothes made of flickercladding.
Glitter Folk:
Rich people who only have time and money.
Go-go-go:
A bike gang or gang member.
Gothics:
A posergang whose motif is death and old b&w horror movies.
Gutter Jumpers:
Claim jumpers among the homeless, squatters.
Gyro:
A small one or two man helicopter.
Hardwired:
1. Having cyberware. 2. Unable to change, inflexible options.
Heatwave:
A police crackdown.
Hitmage:
A magic-using assassin.
Hoi:
Hi, Hello.
Hose:
1. Louse up, screw up. 2. to spray with an automatic weapon.
Hydro:
1. Hydrogen fuel. 2. anyone crazy enough to take it as a drug.
ICE:
Security software. Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics.
Input:
A girlfriend.
Jacked-In:
Actively using a cyberdeck.
Jam:
1. To fight or to run away "let's jam". 2. Jamming.
Jamming:
1. Sex. 2 Moshing heavily in a band. 3. Being involved in a
paramilitary operation involving a large amount of flying
bullets and shrapnel.
Jander:
To walk in a casual or arrogant manner, to strut.
Keeb:
An Elf, very insulting. See also Dandelion Eater. After a
discontinued advertising campaign (Keebler).
Knife Bullets:
Armor piercing ammunition.
Know, The:
Knowledge or information.
Kobun:
A Yakuza clan member.
Meat Bop Parts:
Vat grown replacement body parts.
Meat Puppet:
A prostitute whose memory and/or senses are disabled
temporarily.
Mnemonic:
Someone who uses a brain implant as an electronic vault.
Motorhead:
A rigger or a mechanic.
Mr. Johnson:
An anonymous corporate agent.
Mundane:
A non-magician, or non-magical.
Muscle Boy/Girl:
Someone with enhanced strength.
NetNerd:
Someone who spends more time in the matrix than in the real
world.
Ninja:
A freelance assassin.
Nutrisoy:
Cheap processed food product derived from soybeans, fortified
with most essential vitamins.
Nuyen:
World standard of currency. Used for Japanese foreign markets.
Output:
A boyfriend.
Oyabun:
Head of a Yakuza clan.
Panzer:
A combat hovercraft/ ground effect vehicle.
Paydata:
A datafile worth money on the Black Market.
Plastic Gangster:
A person with a great deal of cyberware.
Plex:
A metroplex, a large city.
Poli:
A policlub or a policlub member.
Polymer-one-shot:
A cheap hold-out pistol.
Poser Gang:
Any gang whose members all adopt a specific look or style.
Razor Boy/Girl:
A person who uses various bladed implant weapons.
Ripperdoc:
A surgeon specializing in implanting illegal cyberware.
Rocker Boy/Girl:
A freelance musician.
Samurai:
A mercenary or muscle for hire. Implies an honour code.
Sarariman:
A corporate employee.
Screamer:
A credstick or passkey that triggers alarms when used.
Seoul Man:
A member of a Seoulpa Ring.
Seoulpa Ring:
A small criminal gang.
Shadows:
The quasi-criminal world of freelance shadowrunners.
Shalkujin:
An "honest" citizen.
Sinless:
1. Part of the underclass not having a SIN (c.f. System
Identification Number). 2. In the Shadows.
Slot:
1. a mild curse. 2. To use a skillsoft.
Slot and Run:
1. Hurry Up, Get to the point. 2. Move and Run.
So Ka:
I understand.
Soykaf:
Coffee substitute made from soybeans.
Squat:
see Stuntie.
Stud/Studding:
Rigging or remote control of a vehicle.
State of the Art:
1. Hipper than Hip. 2. To be on the edge.
Stuntie:
A Dwarf, highly insulting. also Squat.
Sprawl:
1. A metroplex (c.f. plex). 2. To fraternize below one's social
level.
System Identification Number (SIN):
ID number assigned to every member of society. (but c.f.
sinless)
Tag:
Name, handle or trademark. To grab or take something.
Tagged:
Equipped with a tracking device. Recognized.
Trid:
Three-dimensional successor to video.
Trog:
An Orc or a Troll, very insulting.
Very:
Hip term for cool fun or "in."
VatJob:
Someone who has extensive cyber/vat grown replacement parts.
Wagemage:
A magician who works for a corp.
Wavy:
Cool or smooth.
Wetware:
1. Biological enhancement. 2. Any original body organ.
Wetwork:
Assassination, murder.
Wigly:
Weird or different. Usually referring to a good drug trip.
Wire Boy/Girl:
A decker.
Wired:
Equipped with cyberware, especially wired reflexes.
Wiz:
1. Wizard. 2. anything impressive. "Truly wiz, man."
Wizard:
1. A powerful mage.
Wizworm:
Slang for a Dragon.
Word, The:
Any type of slang or gossip, the chant.
Yak:
Yakuza. Either a clan member or a clan itself.