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List of phrases and slang

A   Ass: (Same)   B   Ball droid: Slang term for a BB-series astromech droid.   Bantha crap: Han Solo described Lando Calrissian as being "full of bantha crap."   Bantha fodder: The equivalent of "worthless"; a person or thing deemed to have no value beyond something for a bantha to graze on.   Bandit: A bomber crew term for an enemy ship.   Bastard: (Same)   Big L: A bomber crew term for lightspeed.   Blast!: This was an interjection of frustration.   BLOB: Short for "big lump on board." Clone trooper slang for a useless civilian.   Boffin: A bomber crew term for research and development scientists.   Bounty droid: A term used by Din Djarin in referral to the droid-bounty hunter IG-11   Bucket: This was a term for a stormtrooper helmet.   Buckethead: This referenced the helmets worn by stormtroopers and was used as an insult. Certain members of the Spectres were fond of using the term.   Bug: Geonosian.   By the moons of Gozgo!: A curse used by Cikatro Vizago[19] and Orka.   By the Z'gag!: An exclamation of surprise used by Ruurians.   C Caraya's soul: A verbalization for disbelief.   Catch a packet: A bomber crew term for getting hit by enemy fire.   Chobb's knob!: An exclamation of surprise used by Bith.   Choobies: A slang term for oneself or one's testicles.   Chopped convor liver: A person who feels they are being given less attention or consideration than someone else, e.g. "Do I look like chopped convor liver?"   Chuba!: A Huttese term for "You!" or "Hey you!"   Civvies: A term for civilian clothing.   Clanker: Clone troopers often used this term to describe CIS battle droids.   Clutch: A bomber crew term for a TIE squadron.   Cold Nose: A bomber crew term for sensors down.   Cool as a dead star: Calm, composed, and in control of one's emotions.   Coreward: A direction of travel through the galaxy, meaning towards the galactic core.   Cur: a term used by Supreme Leader Snoke to describe General Armitage Hux.   D   Damaged goods: Someone who has an unresolved conflict of emotions after a traumatic event, and is no longer deemed to be fit for purpose.   Damn: (Same)   Dank farrik: An exclamatory expression, possibly an expletive, used to express anger or frustration.   Dirtball: A dismissive term for a planet one did not like or felt was beneath them.   Dosh: An expletive used to express anger.   Doshing: A derogatory modifier, as in "Take your doshin' hands off."   Dupe: A TIE fighter pilot slang term for a TIE/sa bomber.   E   E chu ta: A term spoken to C-3PO by E-3PO on Cloud City to which he replies, "How rude!"   Exhaust port: A rude term for someone's buttocks.   F   Fangs out: A TIE fighter pilot idiom meaning "eager for a dogfight."   Feed the Sarlacc: To use the toilet.   Fierfek: An exclamation sometimes used by soldiers in the Guavian Death Gang.   Flyboy: This was a slang term for a hot-shot pilot, such as Han Solo.   Flying the same vector: A bomber crew term for thinking the same way.   G   Graysuit: Stormtrooper slang for an Imperial officer.   Gut you like a ghest: A phrase used to threaten someone, usually while brandishing a knife.   H   Have bigger burra fish to fry: To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to.   Hell: General expletive.[48]   Hit the rack: A phrase used by Din Djarin to say that he was going to sleep on his bunk.   I   Imp: Slang term for "Imperial."   Impstar: TIE pilot slang term for an Imperial Star Destroyer.   Impstar-deuce: A slang term for an Imperial II-class Star Destroyer   In Malachor: This term used to express that one felt emphatically about something; e.g., "There is no way in Malachor that I'm going to lead this pitiful squad."   J   The Jawa calls the Ewok short: When somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.   Jedi Scum/Slime: This was sometimes employed as an insult against Jedi.   K   Karabast: A Lasat exclamation of frustration. Garazeb Orrelios was fond of using this exclamation.   Krayt spit: According to Eli Vanto, it meant "nonsense, especially nonsense that the speaker knows is nonsense."   Kriffing: This was an expletive. When Beck Ollet described a referee as being "crooked as a kriffing Hutt," he was ordered off the grav-ball field with the threat of suspension otherwise.   Kung: This was Huttese for "scum," e.g., "U kulle rah doe kankee kung," meaning "You are my kind of scum."   L   Laserbrain: Leia Organa once employed this as an insult towards Han Solo, stating "I don't know where you get your delusions, laserbrain."   Like shooting rancors in a cage: Describes something easy, but likely to have dangerous consequences.   "Like taking clams from a Gungan": Describes something that is very easy to do.   "Loth-cat got your tongue?": This was an expression mocking someone for not having anything to say.   M   May spice salt your wounds!: A Twi'lek insult. This was indicated by pulling one's lekku firmly behind the head, with the tips jabbed into the speaker's back.   Metalhead: A droid.   Moof-milker: A term for a dimwitted individual   More than one way to skin a womp rat: There are many ways to achieve a goal.   Mother of Kwath!: This was an exclamation of aggravation.   Mother of Moons: This was used as an expression of surprise.   N   NavInt: Short for the Imperial Naval Intelligence Agency.   Nerfherder: An insult once used by Princess Leia Organa. It referred to the animal by the same name.   Nerve Burner: This insult suggested one was unstable.   Not the brightest lightsaber in the galaxy: Unintelligent.   Not the brightest star in the sky: Unintelligent.   Not give two bantha ticks (about something): To not care in the slightest (about something or someone).   O   Outlander: This term was used to address someone from a different planet.   P   Peedunky: This Huttese insult was roughly equivalent to "punk."   Pfassk: An adaptable expletive, as in "What the pfassk is going on?"   Piston-head: This derogatory phrase was sometimes used to describe IG-86 sentinel droids.   Poodoo: A Huttese term meaning "fodder," a coarse type of food for livestock. Used often as a swear word.   Q   R   Reg: Slang for regular clone troopers, as used by members of Clone Force 99.   Rimward: A direction of travel through the galaxy, meaning away from the core and towards the galactic rim.   Roaster: A term used to refer to a First Order flametrooper by Resistance fighters.   Rock: This term was used to refer to a planet. It could be insulting; Luke Skywalker once used the term derogatorily, referring to Tatooine as a "rock."   Run for their credits: Matching someone's skill at something in an impressive way.   Rust bucket: Derogatory term for a battered droid.   S   Scaredy-sark: An insult used by the Mustafarian Giggek in referral to his friend, Tuttel, whom he thought was cowardly.   Scruffy-looking: This insult regarding one's appearance was once used by Leia Organa against Han Solo.   Scum: This general-purpose insult referred to anyone considered undesirable.   Scuttlebutt: Talk or stories about someone that may not be true; gossip.   Seps: Slang term for Separatists, in use during the time of the Galactic Empire.   Shiraya's word!: An expression used to express shock or surprise on Naboo.   Shiny: Clone trooper slang for a rookie.   Shut me down!: An exclamation of surprise used by droids like C-3PO.   Sitting duck: An open target that can easily picked off.   Sleemo: This Huttese insult was pronounced slay-mo and translated as "slimeball," a rude insult.   Son of a bantha: This insult was once directed at Han Solo by Sana Starros.   Sorcerer: Admiral Conan Antonio Motti once referred to Darth Vader using this term in reference to his Force abilities, telling him not to try to frighten him and the others  on the Death Star with his "sorcerer's ways." It was also used to refer to Jedi by the Mandalorian known as the Armorer.   Spaced: This was a slang phrase amongst travelers of the galaxy meaning "dead" or "killed." A common saying in the early days of the Galactic Empire was that it was "Better to be spaced than based on Belderone."   Spacer: This was slang referring someone who spent a large part of their life in space.   Space baby: A person who was born and grew up in space.   Spice: A type of dangerous narcotic mined in the Spice mines of Kessel. Wookiees died en masse as slaves of the Galactic Empire mining this drug.   Spinward: A direction of travel through the galaxy, meaning the direction the galaxy is rotating to.   Squealers: A word to describe new Imperial officers.[   Stars!: A general-purpose exclamation that could be used to express either frustration or excitement.   Stars' end!: An expression of disbelieving delight.   Stuck up: This term was used to describe someone with a conceited or arrogant attitude.   Switch off!: This droid exclamation was the equivalent of "shut up!"   T   Tailhead: This was a derogatory slang term referring to members of the Twi'lek race.   Thank the Maker!: C-3PO often used this phrase to express relief, similar to how a sentient being might thank a deity.     V   W   What in the blazes…: This expression was used to express shock or surprise.   What in the universe...: Same as above.   What the Sith…: This was a general purpose exclamation used by the Alderaanian Jora Astane.   Wild bantha chase: A wild bantha chase was a futile errand, one which might be a distraction to important business.   Womp rat: The Mandalorian called the Child a womp rat when he jokingly asked him if he was ready to lay low on Sorgan for a few months.[110] Peli Motto also called the  Mandalorian a womp rat after he threatened her droids.   X   Y   Z

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