The vaping culture has developed a very interesting vocabulary of it's own in it's very short life, words like vape, e-juice and squonk have, as far as I can tell, come into our vocabularies solely because of this hobby, and others, like mod and stinky have taken on colourful new appearances.
Problem is, it's all in GB/US English. My family is mainly Afrikaans, so trying to explain to them what it is I'm getting myself into includes constant language switching, explanations, more switching, some anglicisms, you get the picture
We have 11 official languages in SA, and quite a few dialects, so I want to start a Vapetionary, where we can list all our local names for a mech, find/create names in our 10 other languages (those we have need for, no use making up a Venda word if we have no Venda users), and add descriptions, so newbies can understand us a little better
I'm still very much a noob, so the list below will be incomplete and will have errors, will update it as suggestions come in. Translations in black are direct translations, blue are custom (made up) translations
All Day Vape/ADV - afr: Heeldagdamp - A juice used for long periods of time, as opposed to a test/treat juice
Analogue/Stinky - afr: Kankerstokkie/Stinkstokkie/Stinkie - A traditional tobacco cigarette
Automatic Battery - afr: Automatiese Battery - A battery that activates automatically when the user takes a puff. These are most often found in beginners kits and cig-a-likes
Battery - afr: Battery - The battery used to power an electronic cigarette. Usually Lithium-Ion. Can either be a sealed unit (Vission Spinner, MVP) or a replaceable battery that is inserted into a Mod.
Atomizer/Atty - afr: Dampboks/Dampenjin/Attie - The part of an E-cig that vaporizes e-liquid for inhalation. Consists of a coil connected to the battery, wicking material, and in some cases a tank to store juice.
Cartomiser/Carto - afr: ? - An atomizer with a filler material above it to soak up juice and deliver to the atomizer. Old technology, now used almost exclusively in cig-a-likes.
Cig-a-like - afr: Amperstink - A type of vaping device that tries to mimic a real cigarette in size and looks
Clearomiser/Clearo - afr: Deurskyn Dampboks - A type of atomiser with a clear tank, and a coil unit at the top/bottom
Coil - afr: spoel - A piece of resistance wire wrapped in loops around the wick, heats up when a current is sent through to vaporize the juice
Drip Tip - afr: Suigstuk/Lektiet - The topmost part of most E-cigs, is put in the mouth when inhaling the vapour. Some have very large openings to allow the user to drip juice onto the atomiser without removing the tip, hence the name
Dripping - afr: Drup - A method of vaping where the user manually drips juice directly onto the atomiser
Dry Hit - afr: Droe Skoot - Taking a puff off a dry/burnt wick. Very bad taste
Electronic Cigarette/E-Cig - afr: E-Sigaret/Dampstok/Damper - A device that creates vapour to be inhaled. Also known as a Personal Vaporiser or PV
Electronic Mod/Digimod - afr: Digidamper - An advanced battery unit containing electronic circuit protection as well as VV/VW selectors and other electronic additions (ohm-meters and puff counters being common additions)
E-liquid/E-Juice - afr: e-Sop/e-Sous/Dampsous - The liquid that e-cigs turn into vapour. Often simply referred to as juice
Flooding - afr: Vloeding - Occurs when too much juice gets into the atomizer, often due to excessive dripping
Gurgling - afr: Gorrel - Occurs when juice gets into any of the airflow parts of an atty/clearo. Caused by flooding, condensation or leaking
Jirrr/Jirrring - afr: jirrr - The vaping equivalent of a Cold Turkey
Kanthal - One of two common types of resistance wire used to make coils
mAh - Milliamp Hours. The capacity of a battery. The higher the mAh, the larger the battery will be and the longer it will last before requiring a recharge.
Mech/Mech Mod - afr: Eenstap - A battery device that contains no electronic parts, only a battery, casing and a on/off switch.
MOD/APV - afr: ? - Advanced Personal Vaporizer. The term MOD used to refer 'home made' device, but is now used for most advanced battery units.
Need-to-Have Disease (N2H) - afr:? - A constant need to have the newest mod, clearo or RBA on the market. Name inspired by Oom @Rob Fisher, who has N2H bad!
Nichrome - One of two common types of resistance wire used to make coils
Passthrough - afr: Deurgang Battery - A type of battery that can be used while charging
PG - afr: ? - Propylene Glycol. An ingredient found in most e-liquids. Thinner of the 2 base liquids, higher PG liquids have a higher Throat Hit
PV/Personal Vaporiser - See Electronic Cigarette
RBA/Rebuildable Atomizer - afr: Herboubare Dampboks - An advanced type of atomizer where the coil and wick is rebuilt by the user. There are 2 types of RBAs, the RDA, or Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer, that consists of only the atomizer unit, and a RTA, or Rebuildable Tank Atomizer that has a tank for storing juice either above or below the atomizer
Silver - afr: Silver - Inhaling way too much nicotine, feeling sick, and getting very close with the nearest couch. Doing a silver is easy, mastering the @Silver is an art form
Squonk - afr: Skwonk - Pushing juice into an atomizer from a bottle below it. Most commonly found on the Reo
Steeping - afr: Week - The precision art of doing nothing to your juice. Steeping a juice allows the ingredients to settle and the flavour to become more pronounced. The time it takes to properly steep a juice is dependant on many things, including personal taste.
Throat Hit (TH) - afr: Keelslag/Keelskoot/Keelskop - The slightly harsh, buring, tingling feeling at the back of your throat when vaping. Throat hit can be increased by increasing the Nicotine or PG of a liquid, or increasing power to the atomiser
Vape/Vaping - afr: Damp (om te damp) - Inhaling the vapour produced by e-cigs.
Vapist - afr: Dampster - A chain vaper of note, the Vapist, rather than being afraid of Silvers, welcomes them like old friends
Vapour - afr: Vog - The steam created by the electronic cigarette, which is inhaled and exhaled.
VG - afr: ? - Vegetable Glycerine. An ingredient found in most e-liquids. The thicker of the 2 base liquids. VG produces much more vapour, and has a slight sweet taste.
Variable Voltage/VV - afr: Verstelbare Spanning - A type of battery that allows the user to adjust the amount of Volts the battery sends to the atomiser.
Variable Power/Variable Wattage/VW - afr: Verstelbare Energie - A type of battery that allows the user to adjust the power (watts) output of the battery.
Wick - afr: Pit - A material used to guide juice into the coil to vaporize. Common wicking materials include Organic Cotton, Silica Wick and SS Mesh
Problem is, it's all in GB/US English. My family is mainly Afrikaans, so trying to explain to them what it is I'm getting myself into includes constant language switching, explanations, more switching, some anglicisms, you get the picture
We have 11 official languages in SA, and quite a few dialects, so I want to start a Vapetionary, where we can list all our local names for a mech, find/create names in our 10 other languages (those we have need for, no use making up a Venda word if we have no Venda users), and add descriptions, so newbies can understand us a little better
I'm still very much a noob, so the list below will be incomplete and will have errors, will update it as suggestions come in. Translations in black are direct translations, blue are custom (made up) translations
All Day Vape/ADV - afr: Heeldagdamp - A juice used for long periods of time, as opposed to a test/treat juice
Analogue/Stinky - afr: Kankerstokkie/Stinkstokkie/Stinkie - A traditional tobacco cigarette
Automatic Battery - afr: Automatiese Battery - A battery that activates automatically when the user takes a puff. These are most often found in beginners kits and cig-a-likes
Battery - afr: Battery - The battery used to power an electronic cigarette. Usually Lithium-Ion. Can either be a sealed unit (Vission Spinner, MVP) or a replaceable battery that is inserted into a Mod.
Atomizer/Atty - afr: Dampboks/Dampenjin/Attie - The part of an E-cig that vaporizes e-liquid for inhalation. Consists of a coil connected to the battery, wicking material, and in some cases a tank to store juice.
Cartomiser/Carto - afr: ? - An atomizer with a filler material above it to soak up juice and deliver to the atomizer. Old technology, now used almost exclusively in cig-a-likes.
Cig-a-like - afr: Amperstink - A type of vaping device that tries to mimic a real cigarette in size and looks
Clearomiser/Clearo - afr: Deurskyn Dampboks - A type of atomiser with a clear tank, and a coil unit at the top/bottom
Coil - afr: spoel - A piece of resistance wire wrapped in loops around the wick, heats up when a current is sent through to vaporize the juice
Drip Tip - afr: Suigstuk/Lektiet - The topmost part of most E-cigs, is put in the mouth when inhaling the vapour. Some have very large openings to allow the user to drip juice onto the atomiser without removing the tip, hence the name
Dripping - afr: Drup - A method of vaping where the user manually drips juice directly onto the atomiser
Dry Hit - afr: Droe Skoot - Taking a puff off a dry/burnt wick. Very bad taste
Electronic Cigarette/E-Cig - afr: E-Sigaret/Dampstok/Damper - A device that creates vapour to be inhaled. Also known as a Personal Vaporiser or PV
Electronic Mod/Digimod - afr: Digidamper - An advanced battery unit containing electronic circuit protection as well as VV/VW selectors and other electronic additions (ohm-meters and puff counters being common additions)
E-liquid/E-Juice - afr: e-Sop/e-Sous/Dampsous - The liquid that e-cigs turn into vapour. Often simply referred to as juice
Flooding - afr: Vloeding - Occurs when too much juice gets into the atomizer, often due to excessive dripping
Gurgling - afr: Gorrel - Occurs when juice gets into any of the airflow parts of an atty/clearo. Caused by flooding, condensation or leaking
Jirrr/Jirrring - afr: jirrr - The vaping equivalent of a Cold Turkey
Kanthal - One of two common types of resistance wire used to make coils
mAh - Milliamp Hours. The capacity of a battery. The higher the mAh, the larger the battery will be and the longer it will last before requiring a recharge.
Mech/Mech Mod - afr: Eenstap - A battery device that contains no electronic parts, only a battery, casing and a on/off switch.
MOD/APV - afr: ? - Advanced Personal Vaporizer. The term MOD used to refer 'home made' device, but is now used for most advanced battery units.
Need-to-Have Disease (N2H) - afr:? - A constant need to have the newest mod, clearo or RBA on the market. Name inspired by Oom @Rob Fisher, who has N2H bad!
Nichrome - One of two common types of resistance wire used to make coils
Passthrough - afr: Deurgang Battery - A type of battery that can be used while charging
PG - afr: ? - Propylene Glycol. An ingredient found in most e-liquids. Thinner of the 2 base liquids, higher PG liquids have a higher Throat Hit
PV/Personal Vaporiser - See Electronic Cigarette
RBA/Rebuildable Atomizer - afr: Herboubare Dampboks - An advanced type of atomizer where the coil and wick is rebuilt by the user. There are 2 types of RBAs, the RDA, or Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer, that consists of only the atomizer unit, and a RTA, or Rebuildable Tank Atomizer that has a tank for storing juice either above or below the atomizer
Silver - afr: Silver - Inhaling way too much nicotine, feeling sick, and getting very close with the nearest couch. Doing a silver is easy, mastering the @Silver is an art form
Squonk - afr: Skwonk - Pushing juice into an atomizer from a bottle below it. Most commonly found on the Reo
Steeping - afr: Week - The precision art of doing nothing to your juice. Steeping a juice allows the ingredients to settle and the flavour to become more pronounced. The time it takes to properly steep a juice is dependant on many things, including personal taste.
Throat Hit (TH) - afr: Keelslag/Keelskoot/Keelskop - The slightly harsh, buring, tingling feeling at the back of your throat when vaping. Throat hit can be increased by increasing the Nicotine or PG of a liquid, or increasing power to the atomiser
Vape/Vaping - afr: Damp (om te damp) - Inhaling the vapour produced by e-cigs.
Vapist - afr: Dampster - A chain vaper of note, the Vapist, rather than being afraid of Silvers, welcomes them like old friends
Vapour - afr: Vog - The steam created by the electronic cigarette, which is inhaled and exhaled.
VG - afr: ? - Vegetable Glycerine. An ingredient found in most e-liquids. The thicker of the 2 base liquids. VG produces much more vapour, and has a slight sweet taste.
Variable Voltage/VV - afr: Verstelbare Spanning - A type of battery that allows the user to adjust the amount of Volts the battery sends to the atomiser.
Variable Power/Variable Wattage/VW - afr: Verstelbare Energie - A type of battery that allows the user to adjust the power (watts) output of the battery.
Wick - afr: Pit - A material used to guide juice into the coil to vaporize. Common wicking materials include Organic Cotton, Silica Wick and SS Mesh
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