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Say What?

The X-Files uses a lot of languages on the show. For those of you who are like myself and not multi-lingual, here's to you. I will now explain the things that make ya go "Say What?"

731- a three-digit number; unit of Japanese Army experimenting on prisoners during WWII

Agua Mala- Spanish for bad water

Ahab- Scully's nickname for her father; Captain in Moby Dick

Amor Fati- Latin for "Love of Destiny"

Arcadia- in ancient Greece, the name of a district famous for its peace and simplicity

Avatar- Descent to earth of a deity in human or animal form

Chimera-

Chupacabra- Spanish for chupa-"to suck", cabra-"goat"; Mythological Latin American creature

Die Hand Die Verletzt- German for "His Is The Hand That Wounds"

Die Warheit Ist Irgendwo Da Draußen- German for "The Truth Is Out There"

Død Kalm- Norwegian for "Dead Calm"

E.B.E.- Extraterrestrial Biological Entity

ÉÍ 'AANÍÍGÓÓ 'ÁHOOT'É- Navajo for "The Truth Is Out There"

El Mundo Gira- Spanish for "the world turns"

En Ami- French for "as a friend"

Folie a Deux- "A Madness Shared by Two"

Je Souhaite- French for "I wish"

Kitsunegari- Japanese for "foxhunt"

Milagro-Spanish for "miracle"

M.O.T.W.- Monster of the Week

Mythology- conspiracy-themed episode

Nojo on the Rojo- Spanglish for "don't touch that"

Ratboy- X-Philes' term for Alex Krycek

Redux- brought back;return of an organ or organism to a healthy state

Schizogeny- Scientific term for asexual reproduction; fission

Sein Und Zeit- German for "Since and Time"

Starbuck- Bill Scully's nickname for Scully; Lieutenant in Moby Dick

Syzygy- astronomical alignment of the Sun, Earth, and either the Moon or a planet

Talitha Cumi- from the Bible, the book of Mark-- spelled Talitha Koum, meaning "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"

Teso Dos Bichos- Portuguese for teso-"burial mound", bichos-"small animals"

Tithonus-in Greek mythology, the son of a King of Troy

X-Phile- phile-derived from Greek word philos- "to love"; name given to a fan of the show

Fanfic "Say What"

FinRomo- one who wants M & S to get together in the final episode

NoRomo-Short for No Romance; one who does not want M & S to be in a romantic relationship

Shipper- one who wants M & S to be in a romantic relationship