It's time again to play "Name That Thing In Dan's New Book"!

Remember when I asked you guys to help me come up with some fake swear words? I got a TON of responses, and they were all awesome. You're very smart (and attractive). That's why I'm coming to you again with a similar question. Anyone who gives me an awesome word or term that we end up using will absolutely get a heartfelt thanks on the acknowledgments page.

It's the same book as before, and I can only give you the same basic notes about it as last time: it's post-apocalypse SF, in which the world was destroyed by a virus. Beyond that, you'll have to name things more or less blind. But that's okay, because the name needs are pretty simple:

1) A name for the apocalypse itself. How do people refer to the end of the world when they look back at it? "Crash" is a pretty common one, and we liked that for a while, but again, it's pretty common, and we want to do something unique.

2) A name for a group of rebels. There is a group that has solidified itself as the new city and the new government, and we've got that taken care of, but there is a dangerous offshoot of rebels that need a name as well. How would they refer to themselves? How would such a group choose to identify themselves? I will consider all angles on this: "good" names, "bad" names, cool-sounding names, official-sounding names, etc.

Any brilliant ideas? Any passable ideas we can tweak as a group? I won't posit any of my own ideas because I don't want to sway you in any specific direction. Let's start throwing them out there.