Post by Zen'aithe Sidara on May 5, 2014 0:16:25 GMT
Here's a list for the uninitiated of real life things and their star wars alternative. (This list was taken from Wookiepedia, which has elaborative links on some of these) Some of these are hilariously sci-fi cheesey so have some fun.
Clothing
Food and beverages
Technology and tools
Other
Clothing
Eyeglasses- Spectacles
Anklet - anklet
Cast - Plasto-cast, Plexi-cast
Fake fur - Synthfur
Handcuffs - Binders, Stun cuffs
Sunglasses - Glareshades
Watch, wristwatch - watch, chrono
Wedding ring - Promise ring
Wetsuit - slicksuit
Food and beverages
Beer - Beer, Lum
Chewing gum - Chewstim
Cigarette, cigar - Cigarra, Cigarette
Coffee - Caf, Coffee, Coffeine, Stimcaf
Cookie - Cookie, Wookiee-ookiee
Hot chocolate - Hot chocolate, Hoth chocolate
Ice cream - Frosty treat, Ice-on-a-stick
Milk - Milk (and other variations listed therein)
Steak - Nerf Steak
Pancakes - Flatcake, Trandoshani flatcake
Peppermint stick - Sparklemint stick
Soy milk - Synthmilk
Sushi - seaweed roll
Tobacco - Tabac, T'bac, Tobacco
Tofu - Soypro
Technology and tools
Air conditioner - Air cooler, Cooling unit
Bathroom, shower, toilet - Refresher
Batteries - Power pak
Binoculars - Macrobinoculars
Blender - Sonic blender
Broom - Repulsorbroom, Sonic Broom
Camera - Holocamera, Imager
Car - Groundcar, grav-car, airflow car, hover car, trundle car, hauler car, Buick
Cell phone - Comlink
Chainsaw - Vibrosaw
Clock - Chronometer or chrono
Crosshairs/Rifle scope - Rangefinder
Disks - Datatapes
Door bell - Door chime
Elevator - Elevator, Turbolift, Lift tube, Turbovator, Vacuum-lift or Vacuum tube
Escalator - Slideramp
Film, movie, video - Holodramas, Holovids
Firewall - Pyrowall
Flashlight, torch - Glowlamp, Glowrod, Luma
Floodlight - Illumination bank
Forklift - Load lifter
Gas oven - Gasser
Rifle - Blaster Rifle
Helicopter - Chopter
Internet - HoloNet
Iron - Sonismoother
Jack - Hydrojack
Jackhammer - Rock Hammer, Turbohammer
Jukebox - Jukebox, (more loosely) Music machine
Kitchen - kitchen
Laptop - Datapad
Lightbulb - Lumen globe
Machine gun - Repeating Blaster
Matchstick - Igniter stick, Sparkstick
Megaphone - Loudhailer, Voice amplifier
Microwave - Nanowave
Minecart - Turbocart
Motorcycle - Hover bike, Speeder bike, Swoop
Newspaper - Holojournal
Personal digital assistant - Pocket Secretary
Power line - Power coupling
Refrigerator - Conservator, Cooling chamber
Scalpel-Vibroscalpel
Seatbelt - Acceleration strap
Shovel - Hydroshovel, Power-shovel, Vibroshovel, Vibrospade
Shower - Sonic shower, Sanisteam
Slot machine - Credit game
Soda fountain - Vending machine
Steet light - Lightpole
Taxi - Robo-Hack
Television - Flatscreen, Viewscreen, Holovision
Thermos - Thermajug
Toaster - Therma-slice
Treadmill - Grav-mill
Vacuum cleaner - Sandstat
Vending machine - Automixer
Webpage - Infocache
Windshield - Windscreen
Wrench - Hydrospanner
X-ray machine - Holoscanner
Other
Alphabet - Aurebesh
Bandaid - Bacta patch
Bar - Cantina
Birthday - Birthday, Naming day
Blackjack - Pazaak, Sabacc(to a degree)
Broom - Repulsorbroom, Sonic Broom
Canteen - Hydropak, Jerikan, JugFilter
Card Dealer-Card-dealer droid, Cardshark
Chess - Chess, dejarik
Coaster - Absorbmat
Coffee bar - Tapcafe
Cologne - Cologne
Concrete - Duracrete and Permacrete
Dice - Chance cubes
Duct tape - Engine tape, Mesh tape, Space tape, Spacer's tape
Earthquake - Groundquake
Elevator music - Lift-tube music
English language - Galactic Basic Standard
Firecracker - Pyrocracker
First Aid Kit - Medikit, Medpac, (larger and more advanced) Medkit
Forgery artist - Holo faker
Fuzzy dice - Arkudan gaming cubes
Glass - Transparisteel
Godparents - Hold-Parent
Graph - Data-holo
Hacker - Slicer
Hospital - Medcenter
Key of C - Key of Cresh
Mop - Vibromop
Newspaper - Holojournal
Packing material - Plastifoam
Paper - Durasheet, Flimsiplast
Pen - Stylus
Photograph - Flat-holo, Holograph
Picture frame - Holo cube, Holocube
Poker - Sabacc
Reporter - Holojournalist
Sellotape - Slickplast
Skyscraper - Spacescraper
Syringe - Hypo-injector, Hypo-syringe, Medjector
Telephone number - Com code
Tent - DuraShelter, Plastent, Shelter
Time magazine - Chrono (periodical)
Tissue - Napkin wipe
Toothbrush - Toothbrush or Ultrasound cleaner
Umbrella - Parasol
Vinyl - Synthleather