New Entries (since site relaunch)
Date added | Word | Definition |
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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 |
2023-06-06 | Centaurian n. 2 (1943) | the language of Centaurians |
2023-04-18 | non-terrestrial n. (1946) | an (intelligent) being that is not from Earth; = extraterrestrial n., alien n. |
2023-03-02 | gravitied adj. 2 (1979) | having artificial gravity |
2023-03-02 | gravitied adj. 1 (1940) | having gravity (of a specified strength or type) |
2023-02-15 | pleasure planet n. (1939) | a planet that is pleasurable to visit, esp. one that functions chiefly as a resort; cf. paradise planet n. |
2023-02-15 | paradise planet n. (1948) | a planet regarded as peaceful or beautiful, esp. one having unspoilt natural beauty; cf. pleasure planet n. |
2023-02-15 | hell planet n. (1932) | a planet regarded as dangerous or unpleasant, esp. one having climate conditions that are inhospitable for humans |
2023-02-09 | thionite n. (1937) | an addictive drug which induces euphoric dreams |
2023-02-08 | spaceward adj. (1940) | facing or directed towards space |
2023-01-31 | Rigellian n. 2 (1950) | the language of Rigellians |
2023-01-31 | Rigellian adj. (1937) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Rigel system or its inhabitants |
2023-01-31 | Rigellian n. 1 (1937) | a native or inhabitant of the Rigel system |
2023-01-25 | otherspace n. (1937) | any of various types of space, as hyperspace or subspace, subject to different physical laws than our own; cf. realspace n. |
2023-01-20 | space bum n. (1938) | a spacer who wanders aimlessly; a vagrant in space; (also) a spacer who is regarded as contemptible |
2023-01-05 | Cerean adj. (1883) | of or relating to the dwarf planet Ceres or its inhabitants |
2023-01-05 | Cerean n. (1883) | a native or inhabitant of the dwarf planet Ceres |
2023-01-03 | conapt n. (1964) | an apartment in a condominium |
2022-12-29 | space field n. 2 (1939) | a place esp. on the surface of a planet where spacecraft can take off and land; = spaceport n. |
2022-12-29 | space field n. 1 (1931) | a field of energy |
2022-12-22 | Tau Cetan adj. (1959) | of or relating to the Tau Ceti star system or its inhabitants |
2022-12-22 | Tau Cetan n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Tau Ceti star system; (also) the language of Tau Cetans |
2022-12-13 | Earthean adj. (1882) | = Earthian adj. |
2022-12-13 | Earthean n. (1882) | = Earthian n. 1 |
2022-12-13 | Terrene adj. 1 (1929) | = Terran adj. |
2022-12-13 | Terrene n. (1929) | = Terran n. 1 |
2022-12-01 | de Campian adj. (1941) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of L. Sprague de Camp |
2022-11-29 | fangirl v. (2003) | esp. of a girl or woman: to exhibit extreme devotion (to) or excitement (about); to act like a fangirl n. |
2022-11-29 | fan v. (1941) | to participate in fandom; cf. slightly earlier fanning n. |
2022-11-16 | gafiate n. (1956) | a person who has quit fandom; one who has gafiated |
2022-11-16 | gafia n. 2 (1950) | the state of having quit fandom (cf. earlier gafia n. 1); cf. gafiation n. |
2022-11-16 | gafia n. 1 (1940) | participation in fandom |
2022-11-11 | pew n. (1971) | (used to represent the sound of a weapon, esp. a beam weapon) |
2022-11-01 | time crime n. (1955) | a violation of time travel laws, esp. an illegal attempt to change the past; such violations collectively; cf. time police n. |