This is a glossary of terms used in 2000 AD. Some of these words were the result of simple typing mistakes in the offices at IPC, while some are derived from other sources.

Betelgeusian

As Tharg the Mighty comes from Betelgeuse he has brought with him his own range of terms, including:
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|Borag Thungg
|Betelgeusian greeting
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|Earthlets
|term that Tharg used to refer to humans (whether they read 2000 AD or not)
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|Earthlettes
|similar to Earthlets, but applied to females only. This caused a furore on the letters page and eventually was deprecated in favour of the now gender-neutral term "earthlets", though now "Terrans" seems to be in vogue.
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|Florix Grabundae
|"Many thanks"
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|Grexnix
|churlish person
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|Kril Tro Thargo
|honour bestowed on those who have performed services to thrill-power (typically by converting non-readers to the cause, or by buying and shipping copies of comics to readers who can't buy them for some reason, say because they're in a far-flung country that doesn't sell 2000 AD)
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|Quaequam Blag
|a strong expletive, exclaimed in moments of extreme anger or surprise
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|Splundig vur thrigg
|farewell, common sign-off.
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|Squaxx dek Thargo (shortened to Squaxx)
|friend of Tharg (any reader of 2000 AD, consumer of thrill-power).
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|Zarjaz
|Similar to "Fantastic" or other praise. It has inspired the names of the fanzine Zarjaz and the record label Zarjazz.
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Specialist terms

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|Prog
|short for programme — a term used by the comic in place of "issue" or "edition"
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|Terminal Boing
|A term used in Mega City One for a death related to the dangerous use of Boing - a device that allowed its users to bounce, bunji like, from excessive heights.
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|Thrill-power
|measurement of the quality inherent in 2000 AD. Reading too many progs can lead to a Thrill-power overdose and a common enemy of Tharg are Thrill-suckers.
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|pavement burgers
|a person or persons who've suffered lemming syndrome
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Expletives

As it also touched on more adult themes euphemisms had to be created and this resulted in 2000 AD making a significant contribution to the world of fictional expletives and these include:
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|arsegike
|Lobster Random
|A corruption of arsehole (coined accidentally by the comic's artist, Simon Spurrier, when using Usenet — if you try to type HOL with your fingers shifted one letter to the left on a QWERTY keyboard, the result is GIK).
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|bastich
|Judge Dredd, Lobo
|A portmanteau of "bastard" and "bitch", and used in the same way as its source words. (Also used in the Oddworld video game anthology).
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|drok/drokk
|Judge Dredd
|A general expletive; likely modification of German/Yiddish Dreck.
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|funt
|Sinister Dexter, and possibly other strips
|Presumably a substitute for "fuck" and "cunt", capable of being used in the same way as both (e.g., "What the funt?" or "I look like a funtin' prat!"). Variant terms: "smugfunt", "funtwipe".
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|fuoco
|Nikolai Dante
|Presumably a substitue for "fuck". It is the Italian for "fire", but it does not mean that in this context.
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|grud
|Judge Dredd
|A general expletive; also a substitute for "God"
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|jovis
|Judge Dredd
|Used in the same way as "Jesus". (In Latin it is the genitive of "Jupiter".)
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|judas
|Rogue Trooper
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|scuzzpuck
|Sinister Dexter
|A generally dislikeable person.
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|skev
|Rogue Trooper
|Mostly used as an exclamation.
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|stak
|Rogue Trooper
|said by Norts when surprised or dismayed (often in "Stak! It's the Rogue Trooper!")
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|sneck
|Strontium Dog
|A universal expletive.
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|stomm
|Judge Dredd
|Meaning "shit".
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Mega City One Slang

A list of the slang used in the Judge Dredd strips/graphic novels, largely in Mega City One

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|Aeroball
|Played in the air using personal jet packs, it was a once fashionable cross between basketball and kung-fu,
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|Aggro Dome
|Citizens could work off violent tensions against robots and machines in a specially built centre.
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|Bambo
|A term of abuse; a stupid person, idiot.
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|Big Sleep
|Extreme tactic used by the Judges to pacify unruly sectors by tranquilizing them with nerve agents.
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|Big Smelly
|The Ohio River, now buried underground and inhabited by mutants and other outcasts.
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|Birdie
|Hand held electronic lie detector used by Judges.
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|Black Atlantic
|Formerly known as the Atlantic Ocean. So heavily polluted it keeps catching fire.
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|Bleeper
|Used by Judges to follow Perps, it is a tiny electronic radio transmitter,
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|Blitzer
|Hit man. Their premeditated kills are known as Blitzes. Agency Blitzers are often rigged with booby-traps to prevent them from being captured and interrogated by Judges.
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|Block War
|War between one block and another, often involving the blocks city-def unit. Blockers are often fiercely loyal to their particular Block. All out war invovling multiple blocks is termed Block Mania.

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|Body Sharking
|Illegal trade in the bodies of living humans who are destined for medical experimentation, slavery or to suffer having their brains removed and replaced by that of another, usually a wealthy eldster who wishes to savour a youthful existence once more. This often goes in hand with the crime, Organ-Legging.
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|Boing
| Sprayed substance that forms a rubbery transparent bubble around the user; mainly for games in the Palais-de-Boing. The bubble is impervious to all but special boing-cutters. Fire tends to make the bubble melt and stick against a surface. Judges often use Hi-Ex against them to hold the perp in place. Death through dangerous misuse is termed "Terminal Boing"
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|Button Jock
|Disc jockey or dj.
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|Chump Dumping
|Lethal criminal practice whereby citizens are tricked onto starships with the promise of cheap holidays on other worlds, only to find themselves blown out of airlocks by the unscrupulous crew, or sold into slavery on some distant alien world.
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|Dunk
| Pick-pocket or the act of pick-pocketing . Also sometimes called Dip or Dipping.
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|Eldster
|Older/elderly person.
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|Fattie
|Mega City One's obese food fanatics, who hold illegal eating contests, and protest for more food rations. They usually use a Belliwheel to prop up their stomach so they are still able to move.Often a member of the League of Fatties
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|Futsie
|'Future Shock Syndrome', mental instability caused by the stress of living in Mega-City One often results in a spate of violence against city property and other citizens. Normal sentencing for Futsie-related crimes involves a duration in a Psycho-Cube and drugs therapy. Extreme cases - repeat Futsies - may require lobotomizing as a last resort.
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|Grud
|God.
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|Gump
|Low level criminal.
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|Iso-Cube
|Standard for of imprisonment; a Block full of small, empty, plasteen cubes. Often referred to as just, the cubes. Example "You are going to spend the next ten years in the cubes!"
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|Jimp
|Judge Impersonator
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|Juve
|Juvenile
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|Lawgiver
|The Judges' automatic, multi-shell pistol. Ammunition type selected by voice command: Standard, Armor Piercing, Ricochet, Incendiary, Hi-Ex, Stun or Stumm Gas. Coded to a judges palm print and will explode if fired by a non-judge.
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|MO-Pad
|Mobile Home
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|Peeper
|Peeping Tom
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|Perp
|A perpetrator of a crime. A criminal.
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|Scrawler
|Graffiti artist, an illegal activity.
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|Smokatorium
|A large Block-sized building, which is the only place in Mega-City One where tobacco smoking is legal. Special permits are required for entrance.
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| Terminal Boing
| Death through dangerous misuse of Boing(c).
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|Umpty Candy
|A hyper-addictive, extra-sweet candy discovered by a sweet maker called Uncle Ump. There is no cure for its addiction, and so it has been declared illegal. Umpty Bagging is the illegal manufacture and sale of Umpty Candy.
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External links

2000 AD Phrasebook