Scoop and Honk:
phrase | /skuːp ænd hɒŋk/
1. (Elite Dangerous, pilot slang) The sacred rite of passage upon entering a new star system: stealing star juice and announcing your arrival with an interstellar honk like a goose in heat.
Usage:
"Jump complete. Time to scoop some plasma spaghetti and honk like I own the place."
Components:
Scoop (verb) — To flirt dangerously close with a sun in order to slurp hydrogen fuel into your ship's belly. Warning: getting too friendly may result in spontaneous combustion.
Honk (verb) — To press the magic button that goes BWAAAAAMP, pinging everything in the system and letting it know you’ve arrived like a cosmic foghorn.
Performed by:
Explorers, fuel-sipping misers, and commanders who forgot to pack extra fuel (again). Often followed by forgetting to scan the planets that are actually worth something.
Side effects may include:
-Flying into the star by accident
-Discovering 47 ice balls and nothing else
-Feeling powerful for one (1) second
