Brainlock

noun
A behaviour alteration procedure that uses hypnosis to induce an extreme aversion to certain stimulus.
Source
Dogfight

Gimboid

noun informal
An incompetent person.
Origin
Possibly a pairing of ‘gimp’ and the suffix -oid (resembling).
Source
Red Dwarf

Bonephone

noun informal
A bone-conduction implant used for discreet telecommunication.
Source
Hinterlands

Headvid

noun
Video viewed by direct interface with the visual cortex of the brain.
Source
Voice of the Whirlwind

Policorp

noun
A corporation with extreme economic and political power, usually having nation status.
Origin
Pairing of polús (great) and ‘corporate’.
Source
Voice of the Whirlwind

Condecology

noun
A condominium living complex with its own constitution and ideology.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘condominium’ and ‘ecology’.
Source
Voice of the Whirlwind

Mudboy

noun informal
A low-status male living on Earth, not in the employ of the United Orbital Soviet.
See also
Dirtgirl
Source
Hardwired

Dirtgirl

noun informal
A low-status female living on Earth, not in the employ of the United Orbital Soviet.
See also
Mudboy
Source
Hardwired

Screamsheet

noun
An online tabloid news publication.
Origin
Coined after the sensationalist reporting style.
Source
Hardwired

Buttonhead

noun informal
A person implanted with cybernetic sockets for plugging peripherals directly into the brain.
Source
Hardwired

Panzerboy

noun
The pilot of an armoured assault hovercraft used for cross-border smuggling.
Origin
Panzer (armour plating).
Source
Hardwired

Memrionics

noun
The science and technology of developing Artificial Intelligence.
Origin
Formed from ‘memory’ and ‘electronics’.
Source
The Regression Test