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<p>Added Text</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This glossary collects slang, idioms, and expressions used by the inhabitants of Neo-Europa’s [[Smart Slums]]. These sayings often reflect a life of improvisation, struggle, wit, and Cypherspace entanglement. Many have evolved from old languages, misused corporate slogans, or corrupted fragments of digital culture.<br /> <br /> == Common Idioms &amp; Expressions ==<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Veilblind&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Someone completely disconnected from Cypherspace or unaware of digital threats. A slur for the dangerously naive.<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;Don’t bring Veilblinds to a Slumtrace — they’ll get ICE-bit in a blink.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Clutch-tier&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Praise for someone who performs under pressure. Also used sarcastically for risky last-minute fixes.<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;She rerouted a corpse battery mid-heist? That’s Clutch-tier.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Nullborn&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Refers to someone born without access to any functioning neural interface — often considered unlucky or &#039;marked by ghosts.&#039;<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;He walks like a Nullborn — quiet, but always listening.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Ping me your guilt&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Slum-sarcastic way to say “I don’t care” or “That’s not my problem.”<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;You broke the crate? Ping me your guilt and go.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Spark-dumb&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Used to describe someone acting impulsively or foolishly, like a fried circuit. Similar to “short-circuited.”<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;Tried to bribe a Council drone with street creds. Real spark-dumb move.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Staredown with a Chapel Node&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Means someone is soul-searching, spiraling, or mentally unstable — often due to AI religious obsession.<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;Leave her be. She’s been in a staredown with a Chapel Node since Tuesday.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Ghost-tagged&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Being watched or haunted by something digital (a rogue AI, ICE trace, memory echo).<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;You feel that drag? We’re ghost-tagged. Log out now.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Patch and pray&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Do your best with broken gear or bad code and hope it holds. Slum equivalent of “duct tape and hope.”<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;The firewall’s toast. We patch and pray from here.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Ladder-mouth&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : Someone who talks like a middle-class wannabe or snob. Often used mockingly.<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;Listen to this Ladder-mouth quoting Council proverbs like he knows clean water.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ; &#039;&#039;&#039;Bleed it forward&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> : A grim phrase meaning to pass on suffering, damage, or cost to the next person.<br /> : &#039;&#039;&quot;I didn’t ask for mercy. Just bleed it forward.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> == See Also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Smart Slums]]<br /> * [[Ladder Points]]<br /> * [[Chapel Nodes]]<br /> * [[Nulls]]<br /> * [[Cypherspace]]</div>

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