Psst. What’s the pass phrase?
Censorship is a pain in my wombat ass. The Wombat Trap’s roots are on Steam, and Steam doesn’t allow naughty-naughty words or images. To describe adult content, I was forced to come up with some. . . creative solutions. I dug deep inside my ‘bat-cranium, and I invented a new English dialect called Wombatnese. Or uh, Wombathai. . . ? Some folk call it wombat slang. Whatever you prefer, my word choice may differ from the average writer. With that in mind, I wrote this handy-dandy article to help you translate my work!
I don’t usually use these words without helpful context, but you may desire a more concrete definition on them. You may wonder why I don’t take advantage of reduced censorship (off Steam). Well, part of me considers “wombat slang” to be part of the Wombat Trap’s charm. Additionally, maintaining wombat slang (versus going all-out) allows me to share Wombat Trap content on platforms with less lax censorship.
Now let’s learn some vocabulary!
Bits; Parts
The thing(s) between someone’s legs. Men have manly-bits or manly-parts, and women have lady-bits or lady-parts. When referring to younger characters, the terms boy-bits (or boy-parts) and girl-bits (or girl-parts) can be used instead.
Bullet Hell
A term used to describe shoot-’em-up games with a high number of on-screen projectiles.
Juice; Juicy
“Juice” (in the context of genitalia) refers to the fluid that is released from a woman’s vagina when aroused (or less commonly, during intercourse). See juice.
Memeware
“Memeware” are (traditionally) low-effort software intended to be issued as “gag gifts” or to streamed (for comedic effect). See memeware.
Memory-based Games
A game that is based on memorizing objects, patterns or sequences. See memory-games.
Memory Puzzles
A memory-game that is based on memorizing objects, patterns or sequences. See memory puzzles.
Platformer
A game that is based on traversing platforms
Point-‘n-clicker
A game focused on interacting with one or more environments, managing items and solving puzzles. See point-‘n-clicker.
Sauce; Saucy
Sexually arousing content. See Sauce.
Shovelware
A “cookie cutter” game that heavily reuses assets or code from another title to the point of appearing nearly identical. See Shovelware.
Slider-Puzzle
A type of puzzle that is solved by “sliding” one or more pieces on a playing board. See Slider-puzzle.
Smol; Smol
A character who appears young, or is smaller than other characters. See Smol.
Shoot-’em-up
A typically overhead, third-person shooter with a focus on dodging projectiles and eliminating wave-after-wave of targets. See Shoot-’em-up.
Strip-’em-up
A typically overhead, third-person shooter with a focus on dodging projectiles and removing articles of clothing from an avatar. See Strip-’em-up.
Swippy-Swappy Puzzle
A type of puzzle that is solved by “swapping” the positions of one or more pieces on a playing board. See Swippy-swappy Puzzle.
Violation; Violate
Forceful (though not necessarily non-consensual) sexual intercourse.
Visual Novel
A game focused predominantly on reading. See visual novel.