Esperanto/Appendix/Slang

There are very few idiomatic or slang words in Esperanto, as these forms of speech tend to make international communication difficult—working against Esperanto's main goal. The suffix -ĉjo may be used to describe something in an affectionate manner, but this was defined ever since the first Esperanto dictionary and should not be considered slang. Slang aligatori to speak a national language different from one's own at an Esperanto congress. bonantagulo a lazy person who learns only a few simple Esperanto phrases such as "Bonan tagon!" dando fashionista, someone who is involved in fashion trends etoso ethos, atmosphere, "karma" (as of an Esperanto congress, etc.) giko geek gufujo a "chill room," a place or event that Esperantists gather at to relax and/or decompress kabei to disappear from the Esperanto movement (named after author Kabe) krokodili to speak one's native language among a group of Esperanto speakers mojosa "cool" nerdo nerd samideano Esperantist. Originally, someone "who has the same idea" as another. verda papo "green pope"; one who talks at great length about the ideals of Esperanto verdulo a proud/fervent Esperantist, literally "green person." volapukaĵo nonsense (after the obsolete constructed language Volapük)