Monday
Nov162009
Help! Need Slang
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 9:49PM So, I'm trying to come up with a slang term but drawing a blank. It needs to fit the following criteria :
- Applies to all the native races of my planet, Lylurn
- That includes Orcs, Ogres, Goblins, Dwarves, Elves and Gnomes
- Humans have only been on the planet 400 years and have mostly taken over except for within the dense rain forest in the middle of the main continent.
- The term is mainly used by humans, though also somewhat by natives who are trying to integrate and either have or are seeking citizenship (which raises their status from about equivalent to third class to second class citizens)
- Needs to be short, preferably single sylable, and easier to say than "Natives"
- Needs to have a hint of derision.
If anyone can give me a good suggestion then I'll give them a google wave invite.
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loc's - "low -ks" as in short version of "locals"
lo's - "lows"
Chamba - random word :o)
Leen - end of the word Earthling or Groundling "Ling/Lean"
Others - although I suspect this has been used
Rainys - since they live in rain forest
Grubs - something you find in the forest
Thanks! I'm gonna try each of them in the story and see how it affects the feel, I may or may not end up using one of them but I've sent google a request to send you a wave invite :-) Still looking for more suggestions, I'll use up to three more wave invites on this.
How about "digs" (short for indigenous)?