Esper
- noun
- A person with psychic powers.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘extra-sensory perception’.
- Source
- The Demolished Man
Cityspeak
- noun
- A multilingual street dialect.
- Source
- Blade Runner
Grok
- verb
- To understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed.
- Source
- Stranger in a Strange Land
Jedi
- noun
- The guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy.
- Origin
- Jidaigeki, a period drama.
- Source
- Star Wars
Looper
- noun
- An assassin hired to kill victims transported back in time from the future.
- Source
- Looper
Skinjob
- noun informal
- A Replicant.
- Source
- Blade Runner
Replicant
- noun
- A being virtually identical to a human.
- Source
- Blade Runner
Gigadeathcrime
- noun
- A criminal act causing billions of deaths.
- Source
- Excession
Kipple
- noun
- Accumulated detritus.
- Source
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?