OK i went on a little venture to find out wut we should call it.
I stuck my finger in it and found out its called OUCH !!!!!!

Shucks, I've always just called it 'tricity.

:)

I have always been of the impression that non-electrical types use the term amperage since they don't understand the technical side of things but know that current is measured in amps. Ampere is the correct term for units of electric current flow, which most people have shortened to amps. e.g. "The motor rating is 129 amp(ere)s at stall."
Current is used to refer to the flow of electricity, typically for conventional current flow but it can be used for electron flow as well. e.g. "When the switch is closed, current flows in the circuit." or "Current flows from the battery through the wires to the motor and then back to the battery." or "Electron current flows from cathode to plate in a vacuum tube."

Magic smoke

It's the smae stuff inside all the electrical components, when the smoke gets released, the component no longer works:(
This seems to apply for everything electrical.

Amperes of current are what you don't get when you are late for work in the middle of the winter and your car won't start because your battery is kaput. Amperes are what you do get when you start up something with a motor having a rusty bearing and something melts down. Funny about that.