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gmworkshop.)
I'm looking for the origins of two terms used specifically in the superhero genre (and the second to the large extent elsewhere): "white event", referring to the Big Event when superpowers started appearing in the world, and "psi", referring to psychic powers. I don't have any dictionaries handy other than dictionary.com, which tells me that "psi" is probably short for "parapsychological", but doesn't tell me where or when it originated.
Any help would be appreciated! :)
(EDIT: Looks like I've got 'em. Thanks,mgrasso and cobaltnine!)
gmworkshop.)I'm looking for the origins of two terms used specifically in the superhero genre (and the second to the large extent elsewhere): "white event", referring to the Big Event when superpowers started appearing in the world, and "psi", referring to psychic powers. I don't have any dictionaries handy other than dictionary.com, which tells me that "psi" is probably short for "parapsychological", but doesn't tell me where or when it originated.
Any help would be appreciated! :)
(EDIT: Looks like I've got 'em. Thanks,
mgrasso and cobaltnine!)