Cyberpunk Slang/terms

Everyday Lingo

  • Biz – Business; often used to refer to work or deals.

  • Braindance (BD) – A recorded virtual reality memory or experience.

  • Choom / Choomba – Friend or buddy.

  • Choombatta – A more affectionate term for a friend.

  • Detes – Details; often used when asking for more information.

  • Delta – Leave or escape; often used in urgent situations.

  • Eddies – Money; short for Eurodollars.

  • Gonk – Idiot or fool.

  • Gonked – To be knocked out or incapacitated.

  • Junkie – Someone addicted to substances or cyberware.

  • Kiroshi – A brand of cybernetic eye implants.

  • Kusojiji – A derogatory term meaning "shithead."

  • Moxes – A term used by the Mox gang; symbolizes their determination.

  • Netrunner – A hacker specializing in cyberspace.

  • Preem – Top-shelf or excellent.

  • Ripperdoc – A surgeon specializing in cybernetic implants.

  • Scav – Scavenger; often refers to those who collect scrap or unwanted tech.

  • Screamsheet – Newspaper or news outlet.

  • Scroll – To record a braindance.

  • Scroll a BD – To record a braindance.

  • Techie – A technician or engineer.

  • Virtu – An unedited or raw braindance.

  • Zeroed – Killed or eliminated.


Tech & Cyberware

  • Chrome – Cyberware or cybernetic enhancements.

  • Full borg – A person who's essentially a brain in a jar, with a metal body.

  • Implant – A cybernetic enhancement or modification.

  • Neuralware – Cyberware that interfaces directly with the nervous system.

  • Ripperdoc – A surgeon specializing in cybernetic implants.

  • Sandevistan – A type of cyberware that enhances reflexes and slows time.


Street & Gang Culture

  • Braindance – A recorded virtual reality memory or experience.

  • Choom / Choomba – Friend or buddy.

  • Choombatta – A more affectionate term for a friend.

  • Detes – Details; often used when asking for more information.

  • Delta – Leave or escape; often used in urgent situations.

  • Eddies – Money; short for Eurodollars.

  • Gonk – Idiot or fool.

  • Gonked – To be knocked out or incapacitated.

  • Junkie – Someone addicted to substances or cyberware.

  • Kiroshi – A brand of cybernetic eye implants.

  • Kusojiji – A derogatory term meaning "shithead."

  • Moxes – A term used by the Mox gang; symbolizes their determination.

  • Netrunner – A hacker specializing in cyberspace.

  • Preem – Top-shelf or excellent.

  • Ripperdoc – A surgeon specializing in cybernetic implants.

  • Scav – Scavenger; often refers to those who collect scrap or unwanted tech.

  • Screamsheet – Newspaper or news outlet.

  • Scroll – To record a braindance.

  • Scroll a BD – To record a braindance.

  • Techie – A technician or engineer.

  • Virtu – An unedited or raw braindance.

  • Zeroed – Killed or eliminated.