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Bogus is used by pretties to mean anything bad or broken. It is the opposite of "bubbly".

Bubbleheads is a dismissive term for pretties. Originally only Specials used this word to show their superiority to the pretty-minded. But after the mind-rain, everyone began to use it for citizens who chose not to reverse the mental effects of the operation.

Bubbly means a lot of things to pretties: the champagne they drink, the way they act at parties, and how they feel when they like someone. Anything stimulating is bubbly. It's a lazy way to talk but the pretties are lazy-brains.

Bungee jackets are safety devices for building evacuation.

Crims are a clique, named after Australian slang for "criminals".

Crumblies is slang for late pretties. Uglies also tend to call their parents "crumblies," even if they're only middle pretties. In our world "crumbly" is British slang for an older person.

Crumblyville is where late pretties live, tending to their gardens and waiting out their life-extension treatments.

The Cure is the term for the unauthorized de-bubbleheading nanos. Easy to produce and fast acting, the cure was widely distributed and caused the mind-rain and the end of the Prettytime.

Cutters is another clique.

Diego is a city where the government was never as controlling as in other cities. Teachers and other caregivers were not given the bubblehead operation, which encouraged independent thinking in all levels of society. For this reason, the mind-rain started here, thought it was first called the "New System."

Expansion is a general term for the population and construction explosion caused by the mind-rain. With the constraints of the Prettytime lifted, no one knows how far the cities will expand into the wild.

Extras is a slang term in Aya's city for people who aren't famous. It also is a secret clique, Extraterrestrials dedicated to space colonization.

Eyescreens are surgical implants that allow the user to see the city interface at all times.

Face rank is a measure of all attention paid to a person detected by the city interface.

Fashion-missing means uncool, out of fashion, or someone who simply doesn't seem to care.

Feeds are a combination of what we call television and the Internet- everything from personal sites to the official government news services. In some cities everyone gets their own feed when they turn twelve.

Flash tattoos are subcutaneous digital displays. In other words, tattoos that move, usually triggered by heartbeat or other biological functions. The first were used to warn diabetics of blood sugar shifts, but eventually they became a fashion item, and were especially popular with Crims and Cutters.

Hoverboards are an old science fiction idea: a magnetically levitating surface halfway in size between a surfboard and a skateboard.

Hovercams are semiautonomous cameras with hoverlifters. They were originally used for gathering news and covering sports. In some cities, where everyone has their own feed, they became a common personal accessory.

I will add more to this later.