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Date added Word Definition
2026-04-16 time-slip v. (1974) (trans.) to transport through time via a time-slip; (intrans.) to travel through time via a time-slip; (broadly) = time travel v.
2026-04-09 Akira slide n. (2009) (a depiction of) an act of sliding a motorcycle to a stop perpendicular to the direction of travel
2026-03-31 Mercutian n. 2 (1922) the language of Mercutians
2026-03-31 Mercutian adj. (1908) of or relating to the planet Mercury; = Mercurian
2026-03-31 Mercutian n. 1 (1910) a native or inhabitant of Mercury; = Mercurian
2026-03-27 croggling adj. (1956) astonishing; baffling; bewildering
2026-03-19 craft n. (1900) = spacecraft n.
2026-03-10 stimtab n. (1971) = stim pill n.
2026-03-10 stim pill n. (1950) a pill containing a chemical stimulant (stim n.)
2026-03-10 stim n. (1950) a (chemical) stimulant; something containing a stimulant; see also stim pill, stimtab
2026-03-04 dieselpunk n. 2 (2010) a fan of, or character in, dieselpunk n. 1
2026-03-04 dieselpunk n. 1 (2001) a subgenre of science fiction featuring diesel-powered technology characteristic of the early to mid 20th century, typically having a pessimistic viewpoint; a retro-futuristic style based on this; cf. steampunk n. 2
2026-02-05 Arcturan adj. (1866) of or relating to the Arcturus system or its inhabitants
2026-02-05 Arcturan n. 2 (1941) the language of Arcturans
2026-02-05 Arcturan n. 1 (1891) a native or inhabitant of the Arcturus system
2026-01-30 bemmy n. (1947) = BEM n.
2026-01-27 Capellan n. 2 (1950) the language of Capellans
2026-01-27 Capellan adj. (1947) of or relating to the Capella system or its inhabitants
2026-01-27 Capellan n. 1 (1929) a native or inhabitant of the Capella system
2026-01-20 Uranian n. 2 (1941) the language of Uranians
2026-01-15 Denebian n. 2 (1946) the language of Denebians
2026-01-15 Denebian adj. (1942) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Deneb system or its inhabitants
2026-01-15 Denebian n. 1 (1942) a native or inhabitant of the Deneb system
2026-01-08 space legs n. (1936) the ability to move one’s body skillfully in low gravity and to avoid spacesickness n.
2025-12-17 solarpunk n. (2008) a literary, artistic, and political movement that advocates an egalitarian society in which humans utilize sustainable energy sources
2025-12-11 Raygun Gothic n. (1981) a retrofuturistic aesthetic and architectural style associated with mid-20th century design
2025-10-30 newfen n. (1945) plural of newfan n.
2025-10-30 newfan n. (1945) a fan new to fandom, or to science fiction in general
2025-10-16 Encyclopedia Galactica n. (1942) any of various reference works that aim to include all knowledge in a galaxy
2025-10-09 retro-futurist adj. (1981) = retro-futuristic adj.
2025-10-09 retro-futuristic adj. (1983) having both retro and futuristic elements; of or resembling a style or aesthetic considered futuristic in an earlier era
2025-10-09 retro-futurism n. (1988) (the use of) a style or aesthetic considered futuristic in an earlier era, typically having both retro and futuristic elements
2025-10-02 medbed n. (1987) a bed equipped with technology providing medical monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment
2025-09-17 Mercurian n. 2 (1914) the language of Mercurians
2025-08-25 usuform adj. (1943) of a robot: designed strictly for functional purposes, rather than having an anthropomorphic form
2025-08-11 clanker n. (1958) = robot n.
2025-08-08 terrestrial adj. (1873) of or characteristic of Earth or its natives or inhabitants (in contrast with other (inhabited) bodies)
2025-07-24 metahuman adj. (1972) being or relating to superpowers; being a metahuman n.
2025-07-24 metahuman n. (1978) a person or being with superpowers; (also) a nonhuman being that resembles a human; a humanoid
2025-07-16 interspace adj. (1928) of, in, or through that part of space that is far away from planets or stars; = deep-space adj.
2025-07-16 interspace n. (1928) any of various types of space, as hyperspace or subspace, subject to different physical laws than our own
2025-06-19 Tuckerized adj. (1981) (of a fictional character) bearing the name of a real person; (of a real person) appearing as the name of a fictional character
2025-06-19 Tuckerize v. (1972) to use the name of (a real person) as a name of a character in a work of fiction; also intrans.
2025-06-19 Tuckerization n. (1970) = Tuckerism n.
2025-06-19 Tuckerism n. (1954) using the name of a real person as a name of a character in a work of fiction; an instance of this
2025-06-11 gray goo n. (1986) the notional substance which would be all that remains after the consumption of all biomatter on earth by self-replicating nanobots; a scenario hypothesizing this process or result
2025-06-04 fix-it n. (2001) a work of fix-it fiction
2025-06-04 fix-it adj. (1999) designating (a work of) fan fiction that changes facts or situations in the canonical work that displease the fan author
2025-05-30 universe-wide adv. (1953) across or throughout the entire universe