Reference
Glossary of Scurvy Terms
An authoritative-looking reference, compiled by people who are not authorities.
- Ascorbic Acid
- The active ingredient in 'caring about yourself'.
- Beige Diet
- An eating pattern in which all foods have approximately the same color as drywall.
- Citrus-Adjacent
- Living within walking distance of a lemon but not engaging with it.
- Gum Spongy-ness
- A polite term you use right before you Google what scurvy is.
- Lime Bunker
- An aspirational backyard structure stocked exclusively with citrus.
- Pirate Mode
- A psychological state in which you begin saying 'arrr' unprompted.
- Ramen Industrial Complex
- The shadowy noodle cabal we are fighting, allegedly.
- Spicy Water
- Slang for orange juice. A red flag.
- Vibes-Based Nutrition
- Believing that 'feeling fine' is the same as eating well. It is not.
- The British Navy Was Right
- An achievement unlocked upon admitting limes were a good idea.