New Entries (since site relaunch)
| Date added | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | planet-hopper n. 2 (1959) | a small spacecraft used esp. for short journeys between nearby planets, in contrast to one used for interstellar travel |
| 2024-12-09 | planet-hopper n. 1 (1936) | a person who planet-hops |
| 2024-12-02 | hopepunk n. (2017) | a subgenre of (esp. fantasy) fiction in which characters rebel against a challenging and esp. dystopian situation with optimism, kindness, or cooperation |
| 2024-11-19 | stealthed adj. (1983) | rendered invisible or undetectable, esp. by technological means; cf. cloaking device n. |
| 2024-11-12 | visaphone n. (No cites) | see visiphone n. |
| 2024-10-29 | treedy n. (No cites) | see tri-D n. |
| 2024-09-25 | space burn n. (1937) | inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to the light of stars unfiltered by planetary atmospheres; cf. space tan n., space-burned adj. |
| 2024-09-20 | portal n. (1931) | a means of entering another dimension or an alternate universe, or of travelling instantaneously from one place or time to another, often portrayed as a door or other structure that may be passed through; cf. gate n. |
| 2024-09-16 | Earthan adj. (1953) | = Earthian adj. |
| 2024-09-16 | Earthan n. (1929) | Earthian n. 1; (also) Earthian n. 2 |
| 2024-09-04 | widescreen baroque n. (1964) | Brian Aldissβs term for: a subgenre of science fiction characterized by larger-than-life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings or actions, and fast-paced plotting; a form of space opera n. |
| 2024-08-28 | grounder n. (1952) | a person who lives on a planet, rather than in space; = groundhog n. |
| 2024-08-28 | planet dweller n. (1931) | a person who lives on a planet, rather than in space |
| 2024-08-21 | timey-wimey adj. (2007) | denoting a (complex) time-travel situation or story, esp. one characterised by time paradoxes |
| 2024-08-14 | planetscape n. (1940) | the surface geography of a planet |
| 2024-08-08 | antispinward adv. (1970) | in the opposite direction that something (as a space station or a galaxy) is rotating |
| 2024-08-08 | spinward adv. (1966) | in the direction that something (as a space station or a galaxy) is rotating |
| 2024-08-02 | ether radio n. (1930) | a device for communicating over long distances through the ether; cf. sub-ether n. |
| 2024-07-25 | Uranian adj. (1839) | of or relating to the planet Uranus or its inhabitants |
| 2024-07-22 | Whoniverse n. (1981) | the fictional universe used as the setting for the British television series Doctor Who; (also) any media, fandom, etc. connected to Doctor Who |
| 2024-07-19 | mecha n. 2 (1992) | a genre, show, movie, etc. featuring mecha n. 1 |
| 2024-07-16 | Darth n. 2 (1980) | (used as a title before the name of someone regarded as evil or an enemy) |
| 2024-07-16 | Darth n. 1 (1974) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: (used as a title before the name of a Sith Lord) |
| 2024-07-11 | temporal loop n. (1975) | = time loop n. |
| 2024-07-11 | time loop n. (1936) | a (short) repeating period of time, typically one which (some) people are aware they are experiencing repeatedly |
| 2024-07-08 | Rhean adj. (1937) | of or relating to the Saturnian moon Rhea |
| 2024-07-08 | Rhean n. (1939) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Rhea; (also) the language of Rheans |
| 2024-07-02 | aspace adv. (1933) | in space |
| 2024-06-27 | stef n. (1940) | = stf n. |
| 2024-06-18 | hooman n. (1943) | a human (used by, or in (implied) reference to, non-humans) |
| 2024-06-13 | weird science n. (1927) | a genre that combines elements of weird with science fiction |
| 2024-06-11 | Torment Nexus n. (2021) | a fictional dystopian invention that inspires or resembles an unwanted later real-world creation |
| 2024-06-07 | fanette n. (1941) | a female fan; = fanne n. |
| 2024-06-05 | gameplay n. (1979) | the (characteristic) way in which a player interacts with an (electronic) game; the tactical aspects of play, such as rules, plot, etc., as distinct from graphics or sound effects |
| 2024-02-15 | terraformation n. (1971) | = terraforming n. |
| 2024-01-25 | time war n. (1950) | = changewar n. |
| 2024-01-25 | changewar n. (1958) | a conflict in which participants engage in time travel in order to alter history to effect a desired timeline |
| 2024-01-11 | Vulcanite n. (1932) | a native or inhabitant of Vulcan (a hypothetical planet orbiting nearer to the sun than Mercury) |
| 2024-01-09 | Terrestrial n. 2 (1944) | a language or dialect spoken on Earth; a universal language spoken widely by Earth people; Earthian n. 2, Terran n. 2 |
| 2024-01-03 | food pill n. (1885) | an edible item providing a personβs complete nutritional needs in compact form |
| 2023-12-06 | xenoanthropologist n. (1981) | a person who studies alien cultures; a specialist in xenoanthropology n. |
| 2023-10-12 | lasgun n. (1965) | = laser gun n. |
| 2023-10-05 | Cthulhu mythos n. (1942) | the fictional universe used as the setting for a range of works by H.P. Lovecraft, later used as a shared world |
| 2023-09-01 | planet-wide adv. (1933) | on, over, or throughout an entire planet |
| 2023-08-29 | adamantium n. (1912) | a metal alloy having exceptional strength |
| 2023-08-22 | colony planet n. (1942) | a planet occupied by settlers (or their descendants) from another planet or area, typically under the political control of the parent state |
| 2023-08-08 | RSN adv. (1959) | = RealSoonNow adv. |
| 2023-08-08 | RealSoonNow adv. (1959) | in the near future; quickly; very soon |
| 2023-06-22 | legendarium n. (1951) | a body or system of myths, legends, stories, etc., concerning or relating to a particular fictional world; a work or body of work containing this |
| 2023-06-20 | verse n. (2002) | the universe; (also) one of many universes in a multiverse; cf. earlier -verse suffix |