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* {{inlineref|Funk and Wagnalls|[[Funk & Wagnalls]]}}: a dictionary and reference book publisher from the 20th century {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|Funk and Wagnalls|[[Funk & Wagnalls]]}}: a dictionary and reference book publisher from the 20th century {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|o'clock}}: slang term for a numeric position on an analog clock; Lt. [[Rather]] is confused by Rogers' term as Rogers attempts (in vain) to communicate an incoming threat {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|o'clock}}: slang term for a numeric position on an analog clock; Lt. [[Rather]] is confused by Rogers' term as Rogers attempts (in vain) to communicate an incoming threat {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
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* "{{inlineref|Bill Bailey|[[w:(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey|(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey]]}}," a [[w:Dixieland|]] / [[w:jazz|]] song performed by many artists in the 20th century, and sung by {{buck}} on his return trip to Earth following his awakening {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* "{{inlineref|My Kind of Town|[[w:My Kind of Town|My Kind of Town]]}}," a song performed by [[w:Frank Sinatra|]] and sung by Rogers on his return trip to Earth following his awakening {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|rock and roll}}: a music genre evolving from the United States circa 1940s and 1950s, consisting of an amalgam of various earlier musical styles [[w:gospel music|gospel]], [[w:jump blues|jump blues]], [[w:jazz|w:jazz]], [[w:boogie woogie|oogie woogie]], [[w:rhythm and blues|rhythm and blues]], and [[w:country music|country music]]; at Princess [[Ardala]]'s reception, Rogers asks the musical performer if he know this form of music, and vaguely describes it before performing something that has the stylings of [[w:disco|disco]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
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* {{inlineref|boogie}}: to dance to rock music {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|getting down}}: intransitive verb meaning to "to perform music or dance effectively and infectiously"; {{buck}} refers to his dance moves at Princess [[Ardala]]'s reception party thusly {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
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Sports=
Sports=
* {{inlineref|clipping|[[Clipping (gridiron football)clipping]]}}: a move illegal in American football, defined as "throwing the body across the back of the leg of an eligible receiver or charging or falling into the back of an opponent below the waist after approaching him from behind, provided the opponent is not a runner"; Maj. [[Duke Danton]] clips {{buck}} during a live demonstration of football moves before [[Earth Defense Directorate]] cadets {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|clipping|[[w:Clipping (gridiron football)|clipping]]}}: a move illegal in American football, defined as "throwing the body across the back of the leg of an eligible receiver or charging or falling into the back of an opponent below the waist after approaching him from behind, provided the opponent is not a runner"; Maj. [[Duke Danton]] clips {{buck}} during a live demonstration of football moves before [[Earth Defense Directorate]] cadets {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|football|[[football]]}}: an American sport {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|football|[[football]]}}: an American sport {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}
* {{inlineref|red-dogging}}: to carry out a blitz in a [[football]] game; Rogers mentions this to Deering when going on the offensive [[Pirate Attack on Draconia|during a faux "pirate" attack]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|red-dogging}}: to carry out a blitz in a [[football]] game; Rogers mentions this to Deering when going on the offensive [[Pirate Attack on Draconia|during a faux "pirate" attack]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}

Revision as of 01:51, 15 February 2021

A list of terms from the Buck Rogers universe.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Anachronisms

Words and terms that are anachronistic in the 25th century.

* aspirin: a pain management medication that William "Buck" Rogers asks for during his interrogation by Princess Ardala and Kane; Kane surmises that "aspirin" is a pain medication, and instructs his practitioners to inject him with an anti-pain medication (BR25: "Awakening")

Present Day

Words, phrases and terms from the 25th century.