Burner Terminology

1. person who is attending Burning Man, or any Burn (like Preheat), for the first time.
4. Out of Place. Garbage, debris, litter, trash, waste, etc…
5. Principles/The core guiding concepts of the Burning Man project
6. tan-colored clothing which has become the standard uniform of the Rangers. (Not to be confused with the tan-colored GAP clothing worn by business-casual office drones)
9. act of giving something (material or otherwise) to another person without any expectation of receiving something in return.
10. Pony/Someone who eats all your food, drinks all your water, and thinks that’s his or her contribution to the burn.
11. Car/A motorized transportation device that is radically, stunningly (usually), permanently, and safely modified to create beautiful works of art.
12. Man/This is the term used to refer to the Burning Man statue.

2. Elite forces of Burning Man. These people control EVERYTHING
3. Maori dance prop popular with fire performers. Made with a knot of wick at the end of a rope.
7. who has attended Burning Man, and takes the spirit of the event back with them to the default world.
8. Rock City/Burning Man participants create this temporary city once a year.