Deal-slang was the jargon used by many con men, swindlers, gamblers, professional vagabonds, dealmakers and all manner of scoundrels all over the galaxy. It was largely an in-group jargon used to keep eavesdroppers and other third parties in the dark.
Deal-slang was particularly influenced by the happenings and historical events in the Galaxy during the Galactic Civil War such as the destruction of the Death Stars and Boba Fett's "Sarlacc incident," but was also inspired by other concepts of various cultural-historical values such as the Kessel Run, Sevari, Bantha fodder, and the stereotypical behavior of certain species such as the , the Mon Calamari and the Wookiees.
- : what the gambler would consider the least acceptable way to do business
- : to hide
- : a risky deal, potentially ending not being profitable
- : when a promised deal did not come through
- : unexpected violent or dramatic ending to a deal
- : multiple deals
- : deal for technology of a military nature
- : a deal that has gone so bad that the consequences seem to have no end
- : to do something stupid that would ruin a deal - like falling into the Sarlacc
- : Imperial customs officers
- : Espo troops
- : stormtroopers
- : boring typical average deal
- : Rebel Alliance forces, later New Republic forces
- : someone who was adept at slipping through the cracks in governments and large organizations
- : paying recipient of a deal
- : heist made to appear as common piracy
- : turning around completely a bad deal at the appropriate moment
- /: ending a deal before its completion
- : business transaction
- : a big finish ending with a bang
- : bounty hunter
- : a nasty bounty hunter
- : painless way out of a bad deal
- : what all gamblers, swindlers and the like avoided to end up as
- : an above average deal
- : an above average deal sounding too good to be true (often they were)
- : a risky deal, nonetheless profitable
- : a deal for weapons and military technology; roughly the same as "black box"
- : opting out of a deal
- : average deal in its planning state
- : to acquire illegally
- : turning a dangerous deal into more deals; overextending oneself to the point of it becoming dangerous
- : checking for intelligence in potential clients
- : a room or flat
- : many easy big deals from less than intelligent clients
- : being blatantly heavily armed
- : not really committed (a pun on "New Republic Council")
- : a deal for electronics, droids, or computers
- : object purportedly of value
- : forcing someone's business to an end
- : making a risky deal seem more attractive to a client
- : unreliable tramp freighter or smuggler
- : prevent a deal from falling apart
- : rendering an enemy harmless by use of excessive force
Deal-slang expressions were used vividly in conversation among swindlers, conmen, dealmakers and the like, often resulting in some colorful deliberately ambiguous utterances as illustrated by the following attested utterances:
- "It's a Gambler's Life" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
- Live-Action Adventures
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia