District 9 Glossary

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Abortion

The purposeful ending of a human pregnancy

Bliksem

Lightning

Doos

South African slang for a woman's genitals

Eviction

To kick somebody out of a place

Exorbitant

Ridicoulous; exceptionally unreasonable

Fookers

Slang for "F*ckers"

Mutate

To change

Prawns

Word for the aliens in the world of District 9

Souvenir

An item that is kept to remember an event, person, or place

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