Martian Slang

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MARTIAN SLANG

'Getting Dusty in Here': A reference to the planet's fine red dust and that the air filtration systems can never eliminate it completely, it is used by Martians when someone is telling a bold-faced lie or tall tale, similar to the Earth expression 'It's getting pretty deep' (referring to excrement).

'Iron Men': An ironic term applied to miners working through vacation periods and on off-days to max out their pay during a contract. Those who are successful do indeed make enough to retire or live in luxury after a year. Most wind up broken via stimulant addiction or dead from a careless mistake.

'Scabhead''' Usually used in the phrase 'don't be a scabhead', it means doing something that is socially unacceptable such as belching during a formal meal at a corporate headquarters. Originally used on Earth as a reference to people in the Wastelands, on Mars, scabheads are addicts so far gone that they are no longer functioning members of society--though that distinction does not alter the effectiveness of the term's use.''