A 2000 AD glossary is important because 2000 AD, like some other comics of the period, used invented words and phrases to tie in with the theme of the publication (in this case, to appear more futuristic or alien). Some of these words were the result of simple typing mistakes in the offices at IPC, while some are derived from other sources. Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ...

Betelgeusian

As Tharg the Mighty comes from Betelgeuse he has brought with him his own range of terms, including: Tharg, drawn by Kev Walker The Mighty Tharg is a recurrent character in science fiction comic 2000 AD, one of only two characters to appear in nearly every issue of the comic (the other being Judge Dredd). ... Betelgeuse (Alpha (α) Orionis) is a semiregular variable star located 427 light-years away [1]. It is the second brightest star in the constellation Orion, and the tenth brightest star in the night sky. ...

Borag Thungg 

Betelgeusian greeting.

Earthlets 

term that Tharg used to refer to humans (whether they read 2000 AD or not).

Earthlettes 

similar to Earthlets, but applied to females only. This caused a furore on the letters page and eventually was deprecated in favour of the now gender-neutral term "earthlets", though now "Terrans" seems to be in vogue.

Florix Grabundae 

"Many thanks."

Grexnix 

a churlish person.

Kril Tro Thargo 

honour bestowed on those who have performed services to thrill-power (typically by converting non-readers to the cause, or by buying and shipping copies of comics to readers who can't buy them for some reason, say because they're in a far-flung country that doesn't sell 2000 AD).

Quaequam Blag 

a strong expletive, exclaimed in moments of extreme anger or surprise.

Splundig vur thrigg 

farewell, common sign-off.

Squaxx dek Thargo (shortened to Squaxx) 

friend of Tharg (any reader of 2000 AD, consumer of thrill-power).

Zarjaz

Similar to "Fantastic" or other praise. It has inspired the names of the fanzine Zarjaz and the record label Zarjazz.

Zarjaz is a fanzine for the long running British sci-fi comic 2000 AD. It was started in 2001 by Andrew Lewis and ran for four issues. ...

Specialist terms

Prog 

short for programme — a term used by the comic in place of "issue" or "edition"

Thrill-power 

measurement of the quality inherent in 2000 AD. Reading too many progs can lead to a Thrill-power overdose and a common enemy of Tharg are Thrill-suckers.

Expletives

As it also touched on more adult themes euphemisms had to be created and this resulted in 2000 AD making a significant contribution to the world of fictional expletives and these include: A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces, or in the case of doublespeak to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ... This list of fictional expletives contains expletives invented by writers of fiction—often science fiction or fantasy—to add nuance to the fictional cultures in their work, and sometimes as a form of censorship (or gettings around it). ...

arsegike 

from Lobster Random, a corruption of arsehole (coined accidentally by the comic's artist, Simon Spurrier, when using Usenet — if you attempt to write the letters HOL with your fingers shifted one letter to the left on a QWERTY keyboard, the result is GIK).

bastich 

from Judge Dredd, Lobo, a portmanteau of "bastard" and "bitch", and used in the same way as its source words. (Also used in the Oddworld video game anthology).

drok/drokk 

from Judge Dredd, used as a general expletive; likely modification of German/Yiddish Dreck.

funt 

from Sinister Dexter (possibly other strips as well), presumably a substitute for "fuck" and "cunt", capable of being used in the same way as both (e.g., "What the funt?" or "I look like a funtin' prat!"). Variant term: "smugfunt" "funtwipe".

fuoco 

from Nikolai Dante, presumably as a substitue for "fuck". The word is actually the Italian for "fire" although it doesn't mean that in this context.

grud 

from Judge Dredd, a general expletive, though also used as a substitute for "God"

Jovis 

from Judge Dredd. Used in the same way as "Jesus".

Judas 

from Rogue Trooper strip.

Scuzzpuck 

from Sinister Dexter, a generally dislikeable person.

skev 

from Rogue Trooper, mostly used as an exclamation.

sneck 

from Strontium Dog, a universal expletive.

stomm 

from Mega-City One, meaning "shit".

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See also

• List of fictional expletives