Category: A Burner Lexicon

Virgin, –noun, We all start somewhere. Thanks in part to the subculture which surrounds the Rocky Horror Picture Show, virginity is not just for sex anymore.…

The task of documenting Burner language and slang is daunting to begin with, but catchphrases doubly so. New ones are constantly being invented, though most…

FreezerBurn, –noun, Burning Man is held late in the summer; Burning Flipside happens earlier over Memorial Day weekend. Though there are sometimes fall gatherings, there’s…

Oontz Oontz, –adjective, There is a great deal of musical variety at Burns, but it’s clear that the vast majority of it is of the…

Village, –noun, A village is what happens when theme camps work together — it’s essentially a super-camp made up of many smaller theme camps. Villages…

Re-Entry, –noun, After the Burn event comes re-entry. Re-Entry implies not just the act of returning to reality camp, but the process of adjusting to…