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{{quote|'''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''': [[Laser Blade|Ten foot laser pole...]]|''[[Darths <brand />Droids]]'' }}
''[[Darths and Droids]]'' }}
 
Out of the confusing twists and turns of [[Techno Babble]] and [[Expospeak]] come the [['''Sci Fi Name Buzzwords]]'''. These are short word components that can be clicked onto an existing word [[We Will Use Wiki Words in the Future|portmanteau style]] to make it sound more sciencey.
 
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 ''[[Legend (TV series)|Legend]]'').
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A [[Super-Trope]] to [[Space X]], [[Photoprotoneutron Torpedo]].
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* General
** mechano- (early 20th century)
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** uvaser
** xaser
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090305081453/http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/starmunchkin/ bananafanabobaser]
* Outer Space
** [[Space X|space-]]