Ishkur's Guide to Rave Culture

look, he must be high on drugs, huh guys?

Ravers cannot help but giggle every time they see this letter, where it be on TV, signs, posters, billboards, or anywhere it is endorsed so as to stand out from other letters.
The plain fact is that it's the most common letter in the English alphabet. Still, most insist that its exalted presence in so many mediums makes it somewhat the central focus of a conspiracy. However, sometimes a smoking cigar may be just that: a smoking cigar. But then again, those who argue that a cigar is just a cigar may be part of that conspiracy. Whatever the case, trust no one.

Earplugs
Useful for protecting the ears, listening to hardcore, or speaker fucking. Not useful for dimming the loudness of music.

Ecstasy

A state of mind. (see MDMA)

Electronica
(See Mainstream, Media)

Ephedrine
Trucker crack.

Etard
Because of its close association with the derogatory word for autism, this is the term generally given to those who believe in fandangled doctrines. (see PLUR, Hippy)

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Ego: (not to be confused with the Freudian theoretical concept "ego") a personality characteristic related to one's confidence, usually found either in excess or deficient quantities in "ravers", "partykids", "those who attend raves". Ravers who posess ego in excess are drawn to raves for the opportunity to flaunt what they perceive as their "mad" dancing, fashion, musical or conversational skills. Ego deficient ravers, on the other hand, are attracted to raves for the boosts their egos get when they feel that they are an accepted member of a big, happy, "cool", PLURy scene. The few ravers with average amounts of ego still experience the pleasurable sensation of ego-boosts brought on when one is immersed in a scene that affirms one's tastes, beliefs, interests and phat/fat pants.
-- teresa yeny oh, January 26, 2000

Etard - Term applied to someone whose behavior, as the result of ecstacy use, has become undesirable (i.e., groping, puddling, that damn jaw shaking thing, hypertalking, a general inability to think straight, etc.).
-- Joe Gruher, January 26, 2000

Etard:
The stage after rolling when the mind turns to jell-o.
-- Hope, January 31, 2000

etchasketchy - extra sketchy; you basically feel like what an etchasketch drawing looks like.
-- Freda Rome, August 2, 2000

I've also heard the term E-tard used to describe someone who's still feeling thea fects of ecstacy, or MDMA, after initially coming down. Example: "That pill left me e-tarded all week, that's some good shit ;)"
-- Angel Prinzess, October 9, 2000

Etard: the rot of the scene. A state of mind resulting from the consumption of E in which the user: will appreciate low quality music (resulting in the lowering of standards for music spun at parties), will feel a vibe of love and acceptance from other etards who wouldn't talk to them otherwise (creating an empty sense of belonging which perpetuates their comsumption of e), will end up in bad situations while under the influence (from cuddle-puddles to 12yr olds fucking on dirty couchs in the chill room), will be damn annoying to all those who are either straight or doing their drugs responsibly, will (if not have been) the downfall of the rave.
-- joon, June 20, 2001

Electronica: What one calls house music that one can't classify as anything else, no matter how one looks at it.
-- Canar, February 8, 2002

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