2000 AD (comic)

2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic.

Glossary

2000 AD, like some other children's 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.

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• 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.
• Borag Thungg - Betelgeusian greeting.
• Squaxx dek Thargo (shortened to Squaxx)- friend of Tharg (any reader of 2000 AD, consumer of thrill-power).
• 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."
• Splundig vur thrigg - farewell, common sign-off.
• 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).