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Please submit definitions and I will (probably) add them to this post.

Our Very Own Dictionary


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Bawks: n., very common, modular transportation vehicle, most commonly in which Spehss Mahreins hide from Kay-yoss Spehss Mahreins, pl. bawkses, syn. Rhino, Mech, Cookie-cutter (n.b.: only pronounced properly when either growled or screamed)

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Dark Eldar: Did you mean Eldar?

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Emprah of Spehss, the: n., in postmodern Europe and North America, the Fourth Person of the Christian Trinity

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Girls: never heard of them; but see Wives

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Horus: common misspelling of the word hours

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Kay-yoss: 1. n., the thing for which some other thing is captured, 2. adj., synonym of "bad" (as in Kay-yoss Spehss Marhein)

Kay-yoss Spehss Mahreins: n., Spehss Mahreins who are bad, generally not playable in Warhamms Forty Millions unless one uses Daemon Princes

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Primarch: n., original leader of Spehss Merheins, contrast with current leaders of Spehss Merheins (see wargamer)

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Sanguinius: n., Primarch of the Red Spehss Mahreins, notable for appearances in Castlevania series of video games

sapphic: adj., utterly awesome gayness (amirite?), see also Adepta Sororitas; do not confuse with seraphic

servitor: n., sales person at GW store, syn. redshirt

sissified: adj., the awesome Eldar paint scheme you were sure was going to be awesome (it was awesome dammit!)

Spehss Mehreins: n., the army you play in 40k

Squats: +++BY ORDER OF THE HOLY INQUISITION DELETED+++

SWOOSH: 1. n., as in "RAARK-pop-SWOOSH-thud-KRUMP"; that part of the process of firing a boltgun whereupon the individual round ignites, 2. n., in the same context, the onamonapiac word describing the sound of said bolt igniting, 3. n., a symbol of Tiger Wood's pain, regret, and ultimate growth as a son, husband, and athelete (now buy some goddamn shoes)

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Tau: cloth that one uses to dry off with after bathing

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Warhamms Forty Millions: n., a huge waste of time

Wargamer: n., a person who plays Spehss Mahreins in Warhamms Forty Millions

Wives: n., people who strongly discourage the investment of currency into Warhamms Forty Millions

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Ye Olde Warhamms: n., like Warhamms Forty Millions but less rewarding

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B for BAWKS

n., very common, modular transportation vehicle, plural: BAWKSES, syn. Rhino, Mech, Cookie-cutter

Excellent work. Added along with others.

How about:

Devlan Mud: n., bottled GRIMDARK.

Cheese: n., a strategy that only people with beards can employ (see Beardy)

Beardy: n., a bearded wargamer who has played since the dawn of time and knows the game better than you.

CREEEEEEEEED!: v., the response to the employment of TACTICAL GENIUS.

all good, will add soon

In continuation of Darkhounds post:

see also: TACTICAL GENIUS

TACTICAL GENIU-CREEEEEEEED!!!

S - Stehl Rehn, a strategy often employed by Spess mehrehns to destroy bold and foolish enemies.

G - guardsman - a man who gets bashed by just about anything in Warhamms Forty Millions

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Neckbeard (noun) :- Person, typically over the age of 30, who possesses a large quantity of facial hair upon thier neck.

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Dice (noun) :- small object that takes the form of some regular polyhedra that has some ordered series of numbers (e.g. 1-6) printed/engraved on each side that is rolled by a wargamer during games of warhamms fourty millions. Typically spiteful and malicious and unlikely to land on any useful numbers despite laws of probability.

Good job, guys. I am just waiting for some others to chime in before adding/editing them all (given that definitions are often cross-referential).

Tuff Gee - Phyiscally deprived nerd who attempts to punch you over a rule arguement, lives in car outside GW

Yup, happened to me.

That "other" Redshirt - One of the GW employees who is so large he literally waddles from side to side to provide is massive form movement. Usually terrible at his job.

how about adding something for WAAAGH!!, the fact that redshirts are expendable (for proof, see... hmmm, ANY GIVEN star trek movie/show/whatever)
also, something for blackshirts
(I'M SORRY I CANT THINK OF ANY DEFINITIONS)

Blackshirt: n., the evolved form of Redshirt, can usually be found driving local Games Workshops into the ground.

Games Workshop: proper noun, a company that makes endless mistakes, causing anger, aggression and annoyance, but their occasional nuggets of pure gold mean we all continue to spend forty millions on them.

Astartes (abbreviated SM)- the 40k standard measurement unit for amount of badassness. Although never accurately determined, much like the 2k equivalent of CNRhK (Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kick), it is widely accepted that 1 SM = 1000 IG (Guardsman Imperialis, lesser measurement unit of awesomeness). Therefore, 1 IG = 1/1000 = 0.001 SM.
Known SM multiples :
-SMS (Astartes Sergeant, 1 SMC=10 SM)
-SMC (Astartes Captain, 1 SMC = 100 SM)
-SMCM (Astartes Chapter Master, 1 SMCM = 1000 SM)
-Pr (Primarch, 1 Pr = 10.000 SM)
-E (Emperor, the absolute badassness measurement unit, level higher than anything known in the universe, although never determined, as it occurred only once, a long time ago, no one being successful in determining the exact amount of power it contained)



Adeptus Astartes - those who follow the strict doctrines of badassness, as defined in the Badassness Bible, the Codex Astartes

Demiurg- See Squats

Squats - see Ordo Hereticus

Inquisitor - a person usually characterized by their sheer curiosity, and who is generally inquisitive about everything.
These lads tend to show blatant disregard for any human life, and tend to be running around asking stupid questions as "What are your sins against the Emperor and the Imperium?" or "Have you been consorting with Xenos?", or even more often just shouting loudly "Heresy!!!" "You're tainted!!!" or "You fugging psyker!!!"
Now, there is no known antidot against an Inquisitor, however being as far away as possible from them seems to work just fine.
Furthermore, if designated as "Heretic", there is only possibility : to privately put a bolter round between their eyes, followed by dismemberment (100 pieces seems to be a good figure, although perfection usually goes up around 1000), and then burying them as deep as possible (as close to the planet's core as it gets, just to be safe), but there are no guarantees