k so to preface this theres probably more types of -boos in the galaxy but im gonna focus on terraboos here. alright? alright.

so a terraboo is someone who is obsessed wiith earth and its cultures (or as they tend to see it, culture) as well as humans. they usually idealize earth and the human race. a big staple of terraboos is that most of them dont believe in global warming, dont know about the world wars, and group all earth cultures together into one big "human culture". they also incorporate words from various earth languages and a man-made creole from the movie terraboo culture originated from, which, like them, generalizes and smushes together all earth cultures into one. some words are even borrowed directly from the movie (ex: ni helanasto). others are just the words in their original form, just used improperly (ex: kardashian).

many terraboos "adopt" a human like one would adopt a star or highway. some of these humans are celebrities; others are minor to high-profile celebrities. in-universe, this is why a lot of abductions happen. many of these humans are pushed into the galactic entertainment industry.

terraboo fashion mostly derives from the motifs of the movie the subculture originated from, which is a mix of american 50s styles, japanese 80s street fashion, large beehive hairdos and makeup like those seen in 60s bollywood movies, lots of colorful scarves, and a plethora of ancient egypt-themed accessories, all with a sort of space-y/futuristic twist due to a lack of earth textiles. even among non-terraboo aliens, this is how people view humans as dressing, and thus even in regular media humans will tend to be dressed in this way. a subculture within the terraboo subculture- which is slightly more aware of earth than the main subculture- makes most of this fashion pastel and lacy while dying the hair vivid colors. this style also incorporates multiple large scrunchies to be used as chokers, bracelets, ankle bracelets, etc. and involves the inappropriate use of earth makeup (ex: using lipstick as eyeliner).

some notable terraboos include:
- karen shgimlo (influencer)
- hwafmov qanaf (politician)
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terraboos can be found in every species that has had contact with or is a species that has achieved space travel and galactic relations.

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@time cool! sorry if this sounds weird i felt obligated to reply somehow fdbgnfmg