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I Love Nuclear Power is dewicked
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** [[ILoveNuclearPower atomic]] atomic (particularly during the 1950s)
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Very common in German translations of English SF titles (astonishingly, the new fad of "The Title Which Was Overly Long And Really Pathetic" has never took off in SF, so this trope will probably stay [[note]]the only offhand counterexemplar is [[Literature/TheLongWayToASmallAngryPlanet "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"]] which got a literal interpretation[[/note]]).
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Very common in German translations of English SF titles (astonishingly, the new fad of "The Title Which Was Overly Long And Really Pathetic" has never took off in SF, so this trope will probably stay [[note]]the only offhand counterexemplar is [[Literature/TheLongWayToASmallAngryPlanet "The ''[[Literature/{{Wayfarers}} The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"]] Planet]]'' which got a literal interpretation[[/note]]).
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** [[StunGun taser]]
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** [[StunGun [[StaticStunGun taser]]
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A SuperTrope to SpaceX, PhotoprotoneutronTorpedo, SIPrefixName.
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A SuperTrope to SpaceX, PhotoprotoneutronTorpedo, SIPrefixName. Contrast ScaryScienceWords.
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->''Ship breaks down.''
->'''Rick''': Oh, great.
->'''Rick''': Oh, great.
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->'''Rick''': "Quantum carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-''*burp*'' sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the microverse-battery.
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->'''Rick''': "Quantum carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-''*burp*'' sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the microverse-battery.
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A SuperTrope to SpaceX, PhotoprotoneutronTorpedo.
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A SuperTrope to SpaceX, PhotoprotoneutronTorpedo.PhotoprotoneutronTorpedo, SIPrefixName.
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These tend to rise and fall in favor over time. Using one from a different era can give your technology a retro, period feel. Occurs frequently in SteamPunk, based on the perception that it was common to name things using Latin compound words, i.e. quadro-velocipede, electro-fulminator (both from ''Series/{{Legend}}''). This was actually a feature of Georgian scientific culture, which is what Lovecraft was imitating.
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These tend to rise and fall in favor over time. Using one from a different era can give your technology a retro, period feel. Occurs frequently in SteamPunk, based on the perception that it was common to name things using Latin compound words, i.e.g. quadro-velocipede, electro-fulminator (both from ''Series/{{Legend}}''). This was actually a feature of Georgian scientific culture, which is what Lovecraft was imitating.
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** cyber- (relatively new, since the 1960's)
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** cyber- (relatively new, since the 1960's)1960s)
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** peta- (...really big!)
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** peta- (...really big!)(quadrillions)
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Frickin Laser Beams entry amended in accordance with this Trope Repair Shop Thread.
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** [[FrickinLaserBeams [[EnergyWeapon laser]]
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->'''Rick''': "Quantum carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[{{Gasshole}} *burp*]] sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].
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->'''Rick''': "Quantum carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[{{Gasshole}} *burp*]] s-''*burp*'' sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].microverse-battery.
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->'''Rick''': "Quantum carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[TheGimmick *burp*]] sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].
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->'''Rick''': "Quantum carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[TheGimmick s-[[{{Gasshole}} *burp*]] sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].
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** [[IProduct i-]] (and it must always be lowercase i, then capital, eg iCarly)
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** [[IProduct i-]] i- (and it must always be lowercase i, then capital, capital]], eg iCarly)
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** i- [[IProduct i-]] (and it must always be lowercase i, then capital, eg iCarly)
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A favorite Berserk Button o'mine :-)
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Very common in German translations of English SF titles (astonishingly, the new fad of "The Title Which Was Overly Long And Really Pathetic" has never took off in SF, so this trope will probably stay [[note]]the only offhand counterexemplar is [[Literature/TheLongWayToASmallAngryPlanet "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"]] which got a literal interpretation[[/note]]).
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** meta- (lit. "above", colloquially "beyond")
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** meta- (lit. "above", colloquially "beyond")"beyond" or "about/to itself")
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->'''Morty''': Oh boy. What's wrong Rick? Is it the quantum carburetor or something?
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->'''Morty''': Oh boy. What's wrong wrong, Rick? Is it the quantum carburetor or something?
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->'''Morty''': Oh boy. What's wrong Rick? Is it the quantum carborator or something?
->'''Rick''': "Quantum carborator"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[TheGimmick *burp*]] sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].
->'''Rick''': "Quantum carborator"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[TheGimmick *burp*]] sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].
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->'''Morty''': Oh boy. What's wrong Rick? Is it the quantum carborator carburetor or something?
->'''Rick''': "Quantumcarborator"? carburetor"? Jesus Morty, you can't just add a s-[[TheGimmick *burp*]] sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something. Huh.. looks like something's wrong with the [[HypocriticalHumor microverse-battery]].
->'''Rick''': "Quantum
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->'''Qui-Gon''': Let's see. Electro-axe. Energy mace. "Plasma bow"?? You just took a D&D equipment list and stuck techy words in front, right?
->'''GM''': Don't be stupid.
->'''Qui-Gon''': [[LaserBlade Ten foot laser pole...]]
-->-- ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''
->'''GM''': Don't be stupid.
->'''Qui-Gon''': [[LaserBlade Ten foot laser pole...]]
-->-- ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''
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->'''Rick''': Oh, great.
->'''Morty''': Oh boy. What's wrong Rick? Is it the quantum carborator or something?
->'''Rick''': "Quantum carborator"? Jesus Morty, you can't just
->'''GM''': Don't be stupid.
->'''Qui-Gon''': [[LaserBlade Ten foot laser pole...]]
-->--
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-->'''Qui-Gon''': Let's see. Electro-axe. Energy mace. "Plasma bow"?? You just took a D&D equipment list and stuck techy words in front, right?
-->'''GM''': Don't be stupid.
-->'''Qui-Gon''': [[LaserBlade Ten foot laser pole...]]
-->''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''
-->'''GM''': Don't be stupid.
-->'''Qui-Gon''': [[LaserBlade Ten foot laser pole...]]
-->''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''
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** -space ([[StarWars Hyperspace]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Slipspace]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Subspace]]...)
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** -space ([[StarWars ([[Franchise/StarWars Hyperspace]], [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Slipspace]], [[Franchise/StarTrek Subspace]]...)
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*** graser
graser (like a laser, but with gamma rays!)
***maser
maser (like a laser, but with microwaves![[note]]masers were actually built/discovered first[[/note]])
***uvaser
uvaser (Like a laser, but it'll cause instant terminal sunburn!)
***xaseriraser (Like a laser, but in infrared!)
*** xaser (blah, blah, blah, x-rays!)
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*** xaser (blah, blah, blah, x-rays!)
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** -oid (like, but not quite the same, i.e.g. humanoid, jokeoid)
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** [[PhineasAndFerb -inator]]
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** [[PhineasAndFerb [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb -inator]]
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These tend to rise and fall in favor over time. Using one from a different era can give your technology a retro, period feel. Note that in the Victorian age, on which most SteamPunk is based, it was common to name things using Latin compound words, i.e. quadro-velocipede, electro-fulminator (both from ''Series/{{Legend}}'').
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These tend to rise and fall in favor over time. Using one from a different era can give your technology a retro, period feel. Note Occurs frequently in SteamPunk, based on the perception that in the Victorian age, on which most SteamPunk is based, it was common to name things using Latin compound words, i.e. quadro-velocipede, electro-fulminator (both from ''Series/{{Legend}}'').
''Series/{{Legend}}''). This was actually a feature of Georgian scientific culture, which is what Lovecraft was imitating.
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** [[http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/starmunchkin/ [[TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}} bananafanabobaser]]
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** [[ILoveNuclearPower atomic]] (particularly during the 1950s)