Esperanto/Appendix L

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ESPERANTO SLANG

[edit] Slang

bonantagulo = a lazy person who learns only a few simple Esperanto phrases such as "Bonan tagon!"
etoso = ethos, atmosphere, "karma" (as of an Esperanto congress, etc.)
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"
samideano = Esperantist
verda papo = "green pope"; one who talks at great length about the ideals of Esperanto
volapukaĵo = nonsense (named after obsolete constructed language Volapük)