MS-DOS
Microsoft’s disk operating system originally written by Tim Paterson and introduced in August 1981, MS-DOS allows the user to navigate, open, and otherwise manipulate files on a computer from a command line. Last updated in 1994 when version 6.22 was released, MS-DOS is no longer widely used, but the command shell (more commonly known as the Windows command line) is still used by many users.
“Mudder’s Milk”
This alcoholic beverage, found on the remote planet Higgin’s Moon in the Joss Whedon series Firefly, was used to simultaneously feed the laborers (also known as “mudders,” as mud was the planet’s only export) and keep them submissive. According to Jayne Cobb, it contains “all the protein, vitamins and carbs of your grandma’s best turkey dinner … plus 15% alcohol!”
Muggle
In the world of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of books, a person born with no magical abilities. Colloquially, it is now used as a term for someone who lacks skill in any particular area.
Multiverse
A theoretical version of the universe, in which any number, and even an infinite number, of parallel universes and realities may exist.
Munchkin
In the role-playing game world, a derogatory term referring to someone who plays a non-competitive game aggressively. Without blatantly breaking game rules, a munchkin might seek to amass the most “kills,” loot or power, regardless of how their actions might affect the game’s storyline or the other players’ enjoyment of the game. Also known as a “twink.”
Munchkin (card game)
Enter the dungeon … kill everything … backstab your friends and steal their stuff … grab the treasure and run! In this fast-paced and laugh-out-loud silly card game designed by Steve Jackson, players compete to kill monsters and grab magic items with such elegant names as the Boots of Butt-Kicking, Staff of Napalm, Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment, and the Horny Helmet. Players start out by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, then work their way up to the Plutonium Dragon. Designed by Steve Jackson and debuting in 2001, Munchkin now has twenty different stand-alone spinoff card games (all of which can be combined) and over twenty expansions.
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Begun on Minneapolis local television station KTMA, and later broadcast on cable television giants Comedy Central and SciFi Channel, Mystery Science Theater 3000, also known as MST3K, featured one human and two puppet hosts, who did comedic commentary on schlock science fiction films from the 1950s to the 1980s. First hosted by creator Joel Hodgson and later by writer Mike Nelson, the show ran from 1988 to 1999, and featured the voice talents of Trace Beaulieu and Kevin Murphy.
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