MapleStory/Glossary

Here is a list of common acronyms and shortforms used when discussing MapleStory.

A

 * AB: - Bowman Skill
 * AC: Auto-Clicker. Before Nexon's implementation of GameGuard, these programs were one of the most popular way to gain entrance into the Kerning City and Ludibrium Party Quests. Nexon now prohibits their use. Despite the ban, they still are very popular today.
 * AE: - Sniper Skill
 * AFK: Away From Keyboard; typically suggests that a player is currently inactive, but still logged on.
 * AFMS: Away From Maple Story
 * AP: Ability Points
 * AR: - Ranger Skill
 * Aqua Road


 * ATM: Short for "at the moment".
 * Asi, Asia, Asianic: - Bowman Bow
 * Azn: Asian

B

 * BA: Bad Ass
 * Bagged: Death by another player's summoning bag.
 * Banditsin: A rogue that maxes Lucky 7 and will make the job advancement as a bandit.
 * BB: - Bowman Skill
 * Bye Bye
 * Bathroom Break
 * Black Bandana


 * BF: Boyfriend
 * BL: Buddy list
 * BBL: Be Back Later
 * BC: Black Crystal (usually the ore)
 * Because


 * Bmm: Blue Mushmom
 * Bomb: - Hunter Skill
 * - Chief Bandit Skill


 * Booster: Weapon booster skill - Most classes have a skill to boost their attack speed.
 * BRB: Be Right Back - Player must leave, but will be right back.
 * BTW: By The Way.
 * "B>": Shorthand used to mean "Buying". For example; "B>Black Crystal"
 * BW: Blunt weapon, also known as a mace.

C

 * CB: - Bowman Skill
 * Chief Bandit - third job for Bandits


 * CC: Change channel(s). Considered very rude to most people. To change channels means to leave a map (presumably to another channel) that someone is training on to avoid Kill Stealing them.
 * CC Plz: Change channel(s) please. Another way people use "CC".
 * CE: Curse Eyes, found around Sleepywood and Ellinia.
 * Cold Eyes


 * Char: A short version of character
 * Clean: An equipment with all of its slots remaining.
 * CMS: China Maple Story
 * Comp, Compo:: Mage Third job Skill
 * Coolies: The Coolie Zombies in the Forest of Dead Trees maps deep in El Nath.
 * CP5: Cloud Park 5, a popular training spot.
 * Crimson, CRog: Crimson Balrog - One of the most powerful monsters in the game.
 * Crus: Crusader
 * CS: - Bowman Skill
 * Cash Shop
 * Cursed Sanctuary, the map where Jr. Balrog spawns.


 * CS EAX: A new form of vaccing to replace the other one. This one involves, however, standing in one place while attacking any monster in the hackers screen range. (or any "loaded" monsters)
 * CSI: Cash Shop Item

D

 * Dark YnP: Dark Yeti & Dark Pepe combined - Enemy found in Dangerous Cliff
 * DC: Disconnected (also written as D/C)
 * Dark Crystal (usually the ore)


 * Dfame: The act of defaming one or another
 * Dit: Bandit
 * DK: Dragon Knight - third job of the Spearman.
 * Dark Knight - fourth job of the Spearman.


 * DM: Dead Mines. Dungeon of El Nath.
 * DMT: Drake's Meal Table - Map in the dungeon, contains Cold Eyes, Cargos, and Drakes.
 * DR: Dark Ritual - Level 75 Magician staff
 * DS: - Bowman Skill
 * - Thief Skill
 * Devil's Sunrise - Level 90 two-handed sword


 * DSG: Dark Stone Golem - Monster found in Sleepywood Dungeon III, IV, V and Golem Temple 3
 * DT: Death Teddies - Monster found in Forgotten Path of Time 3
 * DW: Don't worry.

E

 * EE: Evil Eye - Monster found in the Dungeon
 * EEC(1-4): Evil Eye Caves 1-4.
 * EMS: Europe Maple Story
 * EOS: Eos Tower
 * END: El Nath Dungeon
 * ER: - Dragon Knight Skill
 * - Priest Skill


 * ET: Evil Tale - Level 58 Magician Wand
 * EW: Evil Wing - Level 65 Magician Staff
 * EXP: Experience, usually mean current EXP %

F

 * FA: - Bowman & Warrior Skill
 * - Skill for Fire Wizards


 * Farming PQ: In Ludi pq and in new server with not too many pros (ie: Bellocan), these types of partys consist of weak people that will not go to the boss and repeatily rush at a certain stage for the exp
 * Farrow: - Skill for Fire Wizards
 * Fizard: Fire Wizard - 2nd Job for Magicians
 * FJ: - Hermit Skill
 * FM: Free Market
 * FoG: Forest of Golem - Hidden street in Sleepy Dungeon V, with Dark Stone Golems and Mix Stone Golems
 * F/P: Fire/Poison Wizard/Mage

G

 * GC: - Bowman Crossbow
 * GG: Good Game
 * GJ: Good Job
 * GK: Gatekeeper - A powerful monster found within the Warped Passage.
 * GL: Good Luck, also an official abbreviation for GLobal (WeddingGL, ThemeGL, etc.)
 * Glitch PQ: A rush pq that takes advantage of a glitch to gain more exp. One primary example is smuggling items from a pq. However most glitches in pqs are now patched.
 * GM: Game Master - The employees of Wizet/Nexon/Asiasoft who strive to maintain order in Maple Story. Easily identifiable by the GM symbol above their heads.
 * GMS: Global Maple Story
 * Grim: Grim Phantom Watches, high-level monsters that are found in Ludibrium.
 * GTFO: Short for 'get the f**k off'.

H

 * HA: - active skill available only for magicians, specifically clerics, in which a 'holy' or 'divine' arrow is fired at any surrounding enemies and foes. This inflicts a great deal of damage upon undead monsters, when this skill has been maxed.
 * HB: - Spearman Skill
 * HHG: Henesys Hunting Grounds - The first map to the left of Henesys.
 * Hime: Dreamy Ghosts
 * HP: Health/Hit Point(s) - the amount of life, or health, a player may have. Acquiring damage may result in the decreasing of health/hit points, while consuming any type of health-providing products may result in the increasing of health/hit points. HP is indicated by a medium-sized red bar that is located at the very bottom of the screen right to the left of the MP bar.
 * HPQ: Henesys PQ (can be referred to Herb town PQ as well)
 * HS: - Priest Skill
 * Hidden Street - www.hidden-street.net


 * HTPQ: Herb Town PQ
 * Hybrid: A spearman who uses both spears and polearms, or a bandit that uses luck and str daggers.

I

 * IA: - Bowman Skill
 * IDC: I don't care.
 * IDK: I don't know.
 * IGN: In-Game Name - Used when requesting another person's character name when not in the game
 * IIRC: If I recall correctly.
 * I/L: Ice-Lightning Wizard/Mage
 * ILY: I love you

J

 * Jaeger: Gross Jaeger - Level 70 Crossbow
 * Jeti, J Yeti: Jr. Yeti - Enemy found east of El Nath
 * JMS: Japan Maple Story
 * JQ: Jump Quest
 * JRog: Jr. Balrog

K

 * KB: Knockback - Ability to knock an enemy back by doing more than a certain amount of (monster dependant) damage.
 * KFT: Korean Folk Town - A town located near Ludibrium.
 * Kittens, Kitties: Jr. Cellions/Jr.Lioners/Jr. Grupins - Enemies found in Garden area of Cloud Park.
 * KMS: Korea Maple Story
 * KPQ: Kerning Party Quest
 * KS: Kill Steal - Kill steal is when one user kills a monster that another user is fighting, or is about to fight.

L

 * L>: Looking for
 * L7: - Thief Skill
 * Lawl: Replacement for LOL due to similar pronounciation, with identical meaning.
 * Lith: Lith Harbor
 * Lizzard: Lightning Wizard - 2nd Job for Magicians
 * LMAO: Laugh/Laughing my a** off - used when somone says something really funny.
 * LMFAO: Laugh/Laughing my f**king a** off - used when somone says something extremely funny.
 * LMPQ: Ludibrium Maze Party Quest
 * LOL: Laugh Out Loud
 * LOWB (2): Land of the Wild Boar - located just to the right of Perion, in a Hidden Street, or Land of the Wild Boar II, located in a Hidden Street at the East Domain of Perion.
 * LPQ: Ludibrium Party Quest
 * Ludi: Short for the Ludibrium area of Ossyria, or the town with the same name.
 * lvl: Level
 * lvled: Commonly used when a player level up.
 * Lycan/Lyco: Lycanthrope - Enemies found in Wolf Territory III and IV

M

 * Macis: Tauromacis - An enemy found on the way to Jr. Balrog
 * Mass Defame: The act of defaming a character multiple times by either using alternate characters, or calling upon one's friends to defame the character.
 * Maze PQ: Ludibrium Maze PQ
 * MB: - Ranger and Sniper Skill
 * MC: - Magician Skill
 * MDT: Master Death Teddies - Monster found in Lost Time, a Hidden Street off Forgotten Path of Time 3
 * ME: - Chief Bandit Skill
 * MG: Mix Golem
 * - Magician Skill
 * - Chief Bandit Skill


 * MM: Mushmom - Boss monster found in 'Someone Else's House' <--(Hidden Street located near taxi cab of Henesys.)
 * MP: Mana/Magic Point(s) - A type of substance that enables a player to cast and perform magic, as in skills. MP is indicated by a medium-sized bar that is light-blue in color, located at the very bottom of the screen right beside the HP bar, while one is running the MapleStory program.
 * MS: MapleStory
 * MSEA: MapleSEA

N

 * Nath: EL Nath
 * Newbie: A new player to the game.
 * NLC: Short term for New Leaf City
 * Noob: Common insult used for describing experienced players who behave like newbies.
 * NPC: Non-Player Character. (Shop/Quest characters)
 * Act of selling an item to a shop NPC instead of to another player.


 * Nub: Another form of noob.
 * NX: A short version of Nexon.
 * Nexon cash, used to purchase items in the Cash Shop of some MapleStory versions (other versions, such as MapleSEA, use a different name for this currency).

O

 * Oly: - Bowman Bow
 * OMFG: Oh my f**king god.
 * OMG: Oh My God/Gosh
 * "OMG Spear": Omega Spear, level 80 item


 * OPQ: Orbis PQ
 * OS: Omega Sector
 * Ossy: Ossyria
 * Owned: Term used for describing a sound defeat.
 * ORLY?: Term commonly used to 'question' something fishy.

P

 * Pang: White Pang - A monster found outside El Nath, commonly in Wolf Territory 3-5
 * Pap: Papulatus - Boss deep within Ludibrium's clock tower.
 * PC: Price Check, used to get a feel for what the price of a (usually rare) item is.
 * PG: - Fighter and Page skill
 * Pizard: Poison Wizard - Fire/Poison Wizard who uses pure Poison. Very uncommon build.
 * PKB: - Hunter and Crossbowman skill.
 * Pls, Plz, Pl0x: Please - common for to say, especially when someone wants you to change channels.
 * PM: Whisper
 * Poly: Bowman Polyfeather Hat
 * PQ: Party Quest
 * ppl2pass: People to pass, on rankings.
 * PS: - Warrior Skill
 * PT: Party. Party members can share part of EXP gained from other members (also known as Training). All memebers can pick up any mesos or items dropped by monsters killed by other memebers.
 * PT Leech: Party Leech(PTL) is who join a party do not kill but gain EXP from party.
 * PW: Phantom Watch, a strong monster at the bottom of Ludibrium's Clock Tower.
 * Password
 * Phoenix Wand, a level 78 magician's weapon.


 * Pwned: Common, intentional misspelling of 'owned', with same meaning.

Q

 * Quitter: A term referred to someone who quits a party quest.
 * QP: Quest progress.

R

 * Rawr: An alternative spelling of "roar"
 * Repot: Refilling potions from the nearest store (usually a town).
 * ROFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing - used when someone says something so funny, you are literally on the floor laughing.
 * ROFLMFAO:Rolling On the Floor Laughing My F***ing Ass off - used when someone says something so funny, you are literally on the floor laughing and your ass is falling off.
 * Rocks: A somewhat common term used for both Summoning Rocks and Magic Rocks, which are used in some high level skills.
 * Rog: Jr. Barlog
 * Rush: To exit a PQ in attempt to get in the second time(or more) in a row.

S

 * SA: - Bowman Skill
 * Sader: Shortened and common name to refer to Crusaders.
 * Sanc: Sanctuary Entrance series of maps.
 * SB: - Warrior Skill
 * - Bandit Skill


 * SC: - Bowman Crossbow
 * Server Check - time allocated for Nexon to make fixes/add items to the game, without players able to log on


 * SG: Stone Golems/Singapore.
 * Sin: Assassin character class. Referring them as "ass" obviously caused confusions and flame wars.
 * Sleepy: Sleepywood
 * Smuggling: The act of taking out a PQ item without losing it by taking advantage of a lagging computer.
 * Sniping: Attacking a monster from range to prevent taking damage.
 * SP: - Hermit Skill
 * Skill Points


 * sp?: Signifies that the person is not certain of a word's spelling. Ex. That was one wierd (sp?) monster.
 * Spears: Taurospear - Enemy found on the way to Jr. Balrog.
 * SQ: Squids. This could either refer to Black Squids or Lethal Squids, both known for the paltry magical damage they deal.
 * SQPT: Squid Party. Usually done for Lethal Squids.
 * SR: - Priest Skill
 * STFU: Shut the fuck up
 * SW: Sleepywood - The town or the web site www.sleepywood.net
 * "S>": Shorthand used to mean "Selling".

T

 * Tauro's: Tauromacis and Taurospears, two quite high leveld monsters that reside deep in the SleepyWood Dungeon.
 * THMS: Thailand Maple Story
 * TMI: Too much info, used when someone says too much info causing them to feel uncomfortable.
 * Track: Repeatedly using the /find command on a player to follow their movement, often used in PQs to determine a current party's location.
 * Train: If somebody ask for train, it means who want to party with players in higher level and gain much EXP from it. For an effective training, it is suggested to party with player at least 5 level higher than you. But you should note that if the trainer kills monster not for your level, you may not gain any EXP.
 * TT: Triple Throw 4th Job Night lord skill
 * TWMS: Taiwan Maple Story
 * "T>": Shorthand used to mean "Trading"

U

 * U: You.

V

 * V2k: - Bowman Bow
 * Vac: Vaccum Hacks, brings all monsters to a specific location. Wizet bans players who do this.
 * Vending: Going AFK while using a Shop Permit to sell items while inactive. (i.e. overnight)
 * Vic: Victoria Island
 * Vikings: Spirit Vikings, high-level Ludibrium monsters.
 * VK: Spirit Vikings.
 * VKPT: Spirit Viking party. A party formed to kill Spirit Vikings.
 * Gigantic Spirit Vikings, high-level Ludibrium monsters near Spirit Vikings.

W

 * WAD/WAT: What
 * WB: Welcome Back
 * W/G or WG: Work Gloves
 * WK: White Knight - The Third Job for page
 * WOMG: Whoa Oh My God - Another variant of OMG.
 * WTC: What The Crap (uncommon)
 * WTF: What The F**k
 * WTH: What The Hell/Heck. Often used by people who are uncomfortable with implying the use of the word 'f**k.'
 * Wuss: A common term referred to a person who quits a party during a PQ or a GQ without explanation.
 * WW: Werewolf - Enemy found in Wolf Territory I and II
 * W00t: A yell of joy, often uttered when a player finds something rare/of value, levels up or most any other joyous event.

X

 * XBow: Crossbow
 * XBowman: Crossbowman - Archer who specializes in Crossbows.

Y

 * Y: Why
 * Yepe, Yepi, YnP: Yeti & Pepe combined - Enemy found in Ice Valley II in Ossyria.

Z

 * Z(1-4): Refers to a specific Forest of Dead Trees map, from I to IV.
 * ZB: Zombie.
 * Z-Helm: Zakum Helmet.
 * ZLupins: Zombie Lupins.
 * ZS, ZShroom: Zombie Mushroom
 * ZOMG: Zoh My God - Another way of saying OMG
 * ZMM: Zombie Mushmom