The WOW dictionary.
by Xcrucio | 16/09/2007 14:47:56![]() For people new to the game it's often hard to understand what people are saying. Therefor this Dictionary of WOW "slang". Some words have different ways of saying them i.e. "n00b" examples of that will be posted like this: n00b: Newbie (nub - naab - newb - noob) Feel free to reply things I forgot. Basics Addon: A patch you add to the game AFAIK: As Far As I Know AFK: Away From Keyboard BRB: Be Right Back CBA: Can't Be Asked CC: Crowd Controll DPS: Damage Per Second FP: Flight Path FTW: For The Win GM: Game Master / Guild Master GTFO: Get The F*ck Out Gief: Give me GZ: Congratulations (Gratz) HPS: Healing Per Second IDD: Indeed IMO: In My Opinion IMHO: In my honest opinion. KK: ok (K) L2: Learn to L2P: Learn to Play LF: Looking For LFG: Looking For Group LFM: Looking For Members / Looking For More LOL: Laugh Out Loud (kek) Mod: Modification to your interface MP5: Mana (regenerated) Per 5 seconds N00B: Newbie (nub - naab - newb - noob) NOPE: No (nopz - nah - nty) NP: No Problem OMG: Oh My God (OMFG) OP: Over Powered PLZ: Please (plx) Premades: A raid or group made prior to the battle. PUG: Pick Up Group RDY: Ready (R - RD) Regen: Regeneration Rest: Restore health/mana/energy ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing STFU: Shut The F*ck Up TBH: To Be Honest TPS: Threath Per Second TY: Thank You (thnx) WTB: Want To Buy WTC: Want To Craft WTF: What The F*ck WTS: Want To Sell WTT: Want To Trade Y: Yes (yeh - aye - yargh) YW: You're Welcome Zep: Zeppelin Forum slang Blue: a Blizzard Moderator CM: Community manager Dev: developer Epeen: Internet Ego http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=e-peen Flaming: Insulting or downtalking http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Flaming IBTL: In Before The Lock L33t: Elite http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=l33t OP: Original Post(er) / Opening Post(er) Owning: Defeating someone in a noticible way (Pawn - pwn - p00nt - ownt) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Own QFT: Quoted For Thruth QQ: A crying Smiley Spec: Specification of talent points. Sticky: a post that is set to stay on top of the post list. Trolling: Making fun of someone else http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trolling W00T: A cheer used in different circumstances. (wewt - woot - wuut) Guild related CL: Class Leader CM: Class Master DKP: Dragon Kill Points Endgame: The final challange GM: Guild Master GMOTD: Guild Message Of The Day (MOTD) Ginfo: Guild Info Prio: Priority PVE: Player Versus Enviorment PVP: Player Versus Player Races/Classes Backstabber: Rogue Belf: Blood Elf Corpse: Undead (scourge - zombie - undude - boner) Cow: Tauren Dorc: Orc Dorf: Dwarf (d00rf - dorf) Dr00d: Druid (drewd) Huntard: Hunter Lolladin: Paladin (Pally - skilladin) Nelf: Night Elf (nubelf - nerf) Shammy: Shaman Warlol: Warlock (Lock - skillock - warc*ck) Warr: Warrior Instances 1-60 AQ20: Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj AQ40: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj BFD: Blackfathom Deeps BRD: Blackrock Depts BWL: Blackwing Lair DM: Deadmines DiM: Dire Maul ( Often said as DM ) Gnomer: Gnomeregan LBRS: Lower Blackrock Spire MC: Molten Core Naxx: Naxxramas Ony: Onyxia's Lair RFC: Ragefire Chasm RFD: Razorfen Downs RFK: Razorfen Kraul SFK: Shadowfang Keep SM: Scarlett Monestary ST: Sunken Temple Scholo: Scholomance Stocks: Stockades Stratt: Stratholme UBRS: Upper Blackrock Spire WC: Wailing Caverns ZF: Zul'Farrak ZG: Zul'Gurub Battlegrounds AB: Arathi Basin AV: Alterac Valley EotS: Eye of the Storm WSG: Warsong Gulch Zones and Cities EPL: Eastern Plaguelands IF: Ironforge OG: Orgrimmar ( Org ) STV: Stranglethorn Vale SW: Stormwind TB: Thunder Bluff TM: Tarren Mill UC: Undercity WPL: Western Plaguelands XR: Crossroads ( Xroads ) [ Post edited by Xcrucio ] Warlocks suck out your soul. Priests suck out your mana. Shamans suck out your buffs. Rogues suck the blood from under my nails. Hunters suck. |
by Salthem | 04/10/2007 15:39:10![]() This is a nice idea - we have a list of acronyms on the website, but it's good to have one in the forum too so I'll add this to the Newcomer reading sticky: Helpful Newcomer Reading I have seen people asking what DPS, HPS and TPS mean before so it might be good to add those into your list, although Healing per Second and Threat per Second are rarely used outside of endgame raiding. "I pity the fool who goes out tryin' a' take over da world, then runs home cryin' to his momma!" |


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