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;AC: Auto-Clicker. Before Nexon's implementation of GameGuard, these programs were one of the most popular way to gain entrance to the Kerning City and Ludibrium Party Quests. Nexon now prohibits their use. Despite the ban, they still are very popular today. | ;AC: Auto-Clicker. Before Nexon's implementation of GameGuard, these programs were one of the most popular way to gain entrance to the Kerning City and Ludibrium Party Quests. Nexon now prohibits their use. Despite the ban, they still are very popular today. | ||
;ACPQ: [[MapleStory/Party_Quests/Competitive#Ariant_Coliseum|Ariant Coliseum Party Quest]] | ;ACPQ: [[MapleStory/Party_Quests/Competitive#Ariant_Coliseum|Ariant Coliseum Party Quest]] | ||
;ACS: Arcaneshade ( | ;ACS: Arcaneshade (another name for Arcane Umbra) | ||
;AF: Arcane Force | ;AF: Arcane Force | ||
;AFK: Away From Keyboard | ;AFK: Away From Keyboard | ||
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;AS: Attack Speed | ;AS: Attack Speed | ||
;Asi, Asianic: Asianic Bow — Bowman bow | ;Asi, Asianic: Asianic Bow — Bowman bow | ||
;AU: Arcane Umbra (Level 200 equipment set) | |||
;Azn: Asian | ;Azn: Asian | ||
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:Ursus/Lucid/Chaos Papulatus Skill (bomb inflicts less damage to each person if more people are hit by the same bomb) | :Ursus/Lucid/Chaos Papulatus Skill (bomb inflicts less damage to each person if more people are hit by the same bomb) | ||
;Booster: Weapon booster skill — Most classes have a skill to boost their attack speed. | ;Booster: Weapon booster skill — Most classes have a skill to boost their attack speed. | ||
;BPot: Bonus Potential | ;BPot: Bonus Potential | ||
;BSP: Blazing Sun Pendant | ;BSP: Blazing Sun Pendant | ||
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;Clean: An equipment with all of its slots remaining. | ;Clean: An equipment with all of its slots remaining. | ||
;CMS: China MapleStory | ;CMS: China MapleStory | ||
;Coolies: The [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 121-130#Coolie Zombie|Coolie Zombie]]s in the Forest of Dead Trees maps deep in El Nath. | |||
;Coolies: The [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | |||
;CPap: Chaos Papulatus | ;CPap: Chaos Papulatus | ||
;CPB: Chaos Pink Bean | ;CPB: Chaos Pink Bean | ||
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;CRF: Crimson Resurrection Flame | ;CRF: Crimson Resurrection Flame | ||
;CS: Cash Shop | ;CS: Cash Shop | ||
: Cursed Sanctuary — the map where [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | : Cursed Sanctuary — the map where [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 61-70#Jr. Balrog|Jr. Balrog]] spawns. | ||
: {{MapleStory/Skill|Bowman|Archer|Critical Shot}} — Archer skill | : {{MapleStory/Skill|Bowman|Archer|Critical Shot}} — Archer skill | ||
;CS EAX: A form of vaccing (see vaccing). This one involves standing in one place while attacking any monster in the screen range. | ;CS EAX: A form of vaccing (see vaccing). This one involves standing in one place while attacking any monster in the screen range. | ||
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==D== | ==D== | ||
;DAB: Decent Advanced Blessing | ;DAB: Decent Advanced Blessing | ||
;Dark YnP: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | ;Dark YnP: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 121-130#Dark Yeti and Pepe|Dark Yeti & Dark Pepe]] combined — Enemy found in Sharp Cliff IV in El Nath | ||
;DC: Dark Crystal | ;DC: Dark Crystal | ||
:Disconnect | :Disconnect | ||
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;DHS: Decent Holy Symbol | ;DHS: Decent Holy Symbol | ||
;Dit: Bandit | ;Dit: Bandit | ||
;DK | ;DK: Dark Knight — 4th job advancement of the Spearman. | ||
: Dark Knight — 4th job advancement of the Spearman. | ;DrK: another shorthand for Dark Knight | ||
;DrK: Dark Knight | |||
;DM: Dead Mines — Dungeon of El Nath. | ;DM: Dead Mines — Dungeon of El Nath. | ||
;Dom: Dominator Pendant | ;Dom: Dominator Pendant | ||
;DR: Dark Ritual — Level 75 Magician staff | ;DR: Dark Ritual — Level 75 Magician staff | ||
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: Demon slayer - legends class, a warrior | : Demon slayer - legends class, a warrior | ||
;DSE: Decent Sharp Eyes | ;DSE: Decent Sharp Eyes | ||
;DSG: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | ;DSG: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 11-20#Dark Stone Golem|Dark Stone Golem]] — Monster found in Golem's Temple 1 | ||
;DSI: Decent Speed Infusion | ;DSI: Decent Speed Infusion | ||
;DT: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | ;DT: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 111-120#(*)Death Teddy|(*)Death Teddy]] — Monster found in Forgotten Path of Time 3 | ||
: Dragon Tail — Level 80 Bandit Dagger | : Dragon Tail — Level 80 Bandit Dagger | ||
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;EoF: Eye of Fire (used to summon Zakum) | ;EoF: Eye of Fire (used to summon Zakum) | ||
;EOS: Eos Tower | ;EOS: Eos Tower | ||
==F== | ==F== | ||
;FA: {{MapleStory/Skill|Bowman|Hunter|Final Attack}} — Bowman & Warrior skill | ;FA: {{MapleStory/Skill|Bowman|Hunter|Final Attack}} — Bowman & Warrior skill | ||
;Farming PQ: In Ludi PQ, a party consisting of weak people that can't make it to the boss and repeatedly rush at a certain stage for the EXP | ;Farming PQ: In Ludi PQ, a party consisting of weak people that can't make it to the boss and repeatedly rush at a certain stage for the EXP | ||
;Fizard: Fire Wizard — A Fire/Poison Wizard who gets Fire Arrow first (not to be confused with Blaze Wizard) | ;Fizard: Fire Wizard — A Fire/Poison Wizard who gets Fire Arrow first (not to be confused with Blaze Wizard) | ||
;FJ: {{MapleStory/Skill|Thief|Hermit|Flash Jump}} — | ;FJ: {{MapleStory/Skill|Thief|Hermit|Flash Jump}} — Explorer Thief skill + other skills that work the same way | ||
;FL: Friends List | ;FL: Friends List | ||
;FM: Free Market | ;FM: Free Market | ||
;FS: Facestompers | ;FS: Facestompers | ||
;F/P: Fire/Poison Wizard/Mage | ;F/P: Fire/Poison Wizard/Mage | ||
==G== | ==G== | ||
;Gaga: Former event NPC. Daehyun Kang — Former director of Korean MapleStory (2009); Gaga is modelled after him | |||
;GFA: Gloves for Attack Scroll (usually referring to 60%) | ;GFA: Gloves for Attack Scroll (usually referring to 60%) | ||
;GK: Gatekeeper — A powerful monster found deep within the Warped Passage. | ;GK: Gatekeeper — A powerful monster found deep within the Warped Passage. | ||
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;GMS: Global MapleStory | ;GMS: Global MapleStory | ||
;GQ (AKA GPQ): Guild Quest | ;GQ (AKA GPQ): Guild Quest | ||
;Grim: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | ;Grim: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 111-120#(*)Grim Phantom Watch|(*)Grim Phantom Watche]]s — High-leveled monsters that are found deep within Ludibrium. | ||
==H== | ==H== | ||
;HA: {{MapleStory/Skill|Magician|Cleric|Holy Arrow}} — Cleric skill | ;HA: {{MapleStory/Skill|Magician|Cleric|Holy Arrow}} — Cleric skill | ||
;HB: {{MapleStory/Skill|Warrior|Spearman|Hyper Body}} — Spearman skill | ;HB: {{MapleStory/Skill|Warrior|Spearman|Hyper Body}} — Spearman skill | ||
:Hanbyeol Oh (former director of Korean MapleStory (2010-2011?); NPC Inkwell is modelled after him) | |||
;HH: [[MapleStory/Bosses#Headless Horseman|Headless Horseman]] | ;HH: [[MapleStory/Bosses#Headless Horseman|Headless Horseman]] | ||
:Hard Hilla | :Hard Hilla | ||
;HHG: Henesys Hunting Grounds — The first map to the left of Henesys. A popular map for players just beginning their journey. | ;HHG: Henesys Hunting Grounds — The first map to the left of Henesys. A popular map for players just beginning their journey. | ||
;Hime: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level | ;Hime: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 161-170#Sleepy Ghost|Sleepy Ghosts]] — A high-leveled monster found deep within Zipangu. | ||
;HKMS: Hong Kong MapleStory (CLOSED) | ;HKMS: Hong Kong MapleStory (CLOSED) | ||
;HMag: Hard Magnus | ;HMag: Hard Magnus | ||
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;Leech(ing): The act of having a higher-leveled character kill a monster so a lower-leveled character can receive experience. | ;Leech(ing): The act of having a higher-leveled character kill a monster so a lower-leveled character can receive experience. | ||
;Level/LV./LVL/LEV: Official references to character level. | ;Level/LV./LVL/LEV: Official references to character level. | ||
;LHC | ;LHC: Lionheart Castle, another name for Lion King's Castle | ||
;Lith: Lith Harbor | ;Lith: Lith Harbor | ||
;Lizzard: Lightning Wizard — An Ice/Lightning Wizard who gets the Lightning skill first | ;Lizzard: Lightning Wizard — An Ice/Lightning Wizard who gets the Lightning skill first | ||
;LKC: Lion King's Castle, a theme dungeon for characters level 115 and above. | |||
;LMPQ: Ludibrium Maze Party Quest | ;LMPQ: Ludibrium Maze Party Quest | ||
;LoWB/LoWB2: Land of the Wild Boar — a Hidden Street located just east of Perion | ;LoWB/LoWB2: Land of the Wild Boar — a Hidden Street located just east of Perion | ||
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;ST: Spell Trace | ;ST: Spell Trace | ||
;STDs: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 41-50#Straw Target Dummy|Straw Target Dummy]] — Found in the Training Grounds east of Mu Lung. | ;STDs: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 41-50#Straw Target Dummy|Straw Target Dummy]] — Found in the Training Grounds east of Mu Lung. | ||
;SY: Sunyoung Hwang — Former director of Korean MapleStory (2014-2015); Coordinator is modelled after him | |||
;SW: [[MapleStory/Towns/Sleepywood|Sleepywood]] — The town at the center of Victoria Island | ;SW: [[MapleStory/Towns/Sleepywood|Sleepywood]] — The town at the center of Victoria Island | ||
: a MapleStory fan site/forums [http://www.sleepywood.net www.sleepywood.net] | : a MapleStory fan site/forums [http://www.sleepywood.net www.sleepywood.net] | ||
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;W/G or WG: Work Gloves | ;W/G or WG: Work Gloves | ||
;WK: [[MapleStory/Warrior#White Knights|White Knight]] — 3rd job advancement of Page | ;WK: [[MapleStory/Warrior#White Knights|White Knight]] — 3rd job advancement of Page | ||
: | :Won Ki (current director of Korean MapleStory (2015-); Wonki Kang (Wongi Gang). NPC Wonky the Fairy is modelled after him) | ||
;WS: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level_71-80#Wolf Spider|Wolf Spider]] — A monster found in New Leaf City, inside of Big Ben. | ;WS: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level_71-80#Wolf Spider|Wolf Spider]] — A monster found in New Leaf City, inside of Big Ben. | ||
;WW: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 71-80#Werewolf|Werewolf]] — A monster found in Wolf Territory I and II | ;WW: [[MapleStory/Monsters/Level 71-80#Werewolf|Werewolf]] — A monster found in Wolf Territory I and II |
Latest revision as of 07:56, 25 May 2020
Here is a list of common MapleStory-specific acronyms and shortforms used when discussing MapleStory. For more general terms, see Multiplayer/Glossary.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
A[edit]
- AB
- Arrow Blow — Archer skill
- Advanced Blessing — Bishop skill
- AC
- Auto-Clicker. Before Nexon's implementation of GameGuard, these programs were one of the most popular way to gain entrance to the Kerning City and Ludibrium Party Quests. Nexon now prohibits their use. Despite the ban, they still are very popular today.
- ACPQ
- Ariant Coliseum Party Quest
- ACS
- Arcaneshade (another name for Arcane Umbra)
- AF
- Arcane Force
- AFK
- Away From Keyboard
- AFMS
- Away From MapleStory
- AP
- Ability Points
- APQ
- Amorian Challenge Party Quest
- AR
- Arrow Rain — Ranger skill
- Angel Ray — Bishop skill
- Aqua Road
- AS
- Attack Speed
- Asi, Asianic
- Asianic Bow — Bowman bow
- AU
- Arcane Umbra (Level 200 equipment set)
- Azn
- Asian
B[edit]
- Bagged
- Death by another player's summoning bag.
- Banditsin (AKA Sindit)
- A Rogue that maxes Lucky 7 and makes the second job advancement as a Bandit.
- BB
- Bow Booster — Bowman skill
- Black Bandana
- BBM
- Black Bean Mark
- BC
- Black Crystal
- Black Cube
- BD
- Boss Damage ("Damage to Boss Monsters" stat, not Boss' Damage dealt to players)
- BF
- Bigfoot
- BL
- Buddy List
- BM
- Bowmaster (4th job advancement of a bowman.)
- the Black Mage
- BMM
- Blue Mushmom
- BMS
- Brazilian version of MapleStory
- Bomb
- Arrow Bomb — Hunter skill
- Meso Explosion — Chief Bandit skill
- Ursus/Lucid/Chaos Papulatus Skill (bomb inflicts less damage to each person if more people are hit by the same bomb)
- Booster
- Weapon booster skill — Most classes have a skill to boost their attack speed.
- BPot
- Bonus Potential
- BSP
- Blazing Sun Pendant
- "B>"
- Shorthand used to mean "Buying". For example; "B>Black Crystal"
- BW
- Blunt weapon (may also be known as a mace)
- BWG
- Brown Work Gloves — An expensive item due to its 7 slots
C[edit]
- CB
- Chief Bandit — 3rd job advancement of Bandits
- Crossbow Booster — Crossbowman skill
- 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 to use "CC".
- CHT
- Chaos Horntail
- CHTP
- Chaos Horntail's Pendant
- Clean
- An equipment with all of its slots remaining.
- CMS
- China MapleStory
- Coolies
- The Coolie Zombies in the Forest of Dead Trees maps deep in El Nath.
- CPap
- Chaos Papulatus
- CPB
- Chaos Pink Bean
- CPQ
- (Monster) Carnival Party Quest
- Crimson (AKA CRog)
- Crimson Balrog
- CRA
- Chaos Root Abyss Bosses
- CRF
- Crimson Resurrection Flame
- CS
- Cash Shop
- Cursed Sanctuary — the map where Jr. Balrog spawns.
- Critical Shot — Archer skill
- CS EAX
- A form of vaccing (see vaccing). This one involves standing in one place while attacking any monster in the screen range.
- CSI
- Cash Shop item
- CWK
- Crimsonwood Keep
- CWKPQ
- Crimsonwood Keep Party Quest
- CZak
- Chaos Zakum
D[edit]
- DAB
- Decent Advanced Blessing
- Dark YnP
- Dark Yeti & Dark Pepe combined — Enemy found in Sharp Cliff IV in El Nath
- DC
- Dark Crystal
- Disconnect
- Defame
- The act of defaming a player
- DG
- Drop game. A scam-related game in which two (or more) players drop items in turn order to obtain the other players' item(s).
- DHB
- Decent Hyper Body
- DHS
- Decent Holy Symbol
- Dit
- Bandit
- DK
- Dark Knight — 4th job advancement of the Spearman.
- DrK
- another shorthand for Dark Knight
- DM
- Dead Mines — Dungeon of El Nath.
- Dom
- Dominator Pendant
- DR
- Dark Ritual — Level 75 Magician staff
- DS
- Double Shot — Bowman skill
- Dark Sight — Thief skill
- Double Stab — Thief skill
- Devil's Sunrise — Level 90 two-handed sword for Warriors
- Drop steal — Stealing the drops of another player's kill if they don't pick it up.
- Demon slayer - legends class, a warrior
- DSE
- Decent Sharp Eyes
- DSG
- Dark Stone Golem — Monster found in Golem's Temple 1
- DSI
- Decent Speed Infusion
- DT
- (*)Death Teddy — Monster found in Forgotten Path of Time 3
- Dragon Tail — Level 80 Bandit Dagger
E[edit]
- EFPQ
- Ellin Forest Party Quest
- EMS
- Europe MapleStory
- END
- El Nath Dungeon
- ENPQ
- El Nath Party Quest
- EoF
- Eye of Fire (used to summon Zakum)
- EOS
- Eos Tower
F[edit]
- FA
- Final Attack — Bowman & Warrior skill
- Farming PQ
- In Ludi PQ, a party consisting of weak people that can't make it to the boss and repeatedly rush at a certain stage for the EXP
- Fizard
- Fire Wizard — A Fire/Poison Wizard who gets Fire Arrow first (not to be confused with Blaze Wizard)
- FJ
- Flash Jump — Explorer Thief skill + other skills that work the same way
- FL
- Friends List
- FM
- Free Market
- FS
- Facestompers
- F/P
- Fire/Poison Wizard/Mage
G[edit]
- Gaga
- Former event NPC. Daehyun Kang — Former director of Korean MapleStory (2009); Gaga is modelled after him
- GFA
- Gloves for Attack Scroll (usually referring to 60%)
- GK
- Gatekeeper — A powerful monster found deep within the Warped Passage.
- GL
- An official abbreviation for GLobal (WeddingGL, ThemeGL, etc.)
- "Good luck."
- 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/Gamania/Level Up! Games/VinaGame who strive to maintain order in MapleStory. Easily identifiable by the GM symbol above their heads.
- Guild Master — The leader of the guild.
- GMS
- Global MapleStory
- GQ (AKA GPQ)
- Guild Quest
- Grim
- (*)Grim Phantom Watches — High-leveled monsters that are found deep within Ludibrium.
H[edit]
- HA
- Holy Arrow — Cleric skill
- HB
- Hyper Body — Spearman skill
- Hanbyeol Oh (former director of Korean MapleStory (2010-2011?); NPC Inkwell is modelled after him)
- HH
- Headless Horseman
- Hard Hilla
- HHG
- Henesys Hunting Grounds — The first map to the left of Henesys. A popular map for players just beginning their journey.
- Hime
- Sleepy Ghosts — A high-leveled monster found deep within Zipangu.
- HKMS
- Hong Kong MapleStory (CLOSED)
- HMag
- Hard Magnus
- 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
- Herb Town PQ
- HS
- Holy Symbol — Priest skill
- Hidden Street — A hidden map. (also a popular MapleStory information database www.hidden-street.net)
- HT
- Horntail — A huge dragon boss in Leafre.
- HTP
- Horntail Pendant
- Horntail pre-quest/Horntail PQ.
- HVL
- Hard Von Leon
- Hybrid
- A class which can use 2 different weapons efficiently. (A spearman who uses both spears and polearms, or a bandit that uses luck and str daggers).
I[edit]
- IA
- Iron Arrow — Bowman skill
- Inner Ability
- IED
- Ignore Enemy Defense stat
- I/L, IceLit
- Ice/Lightning Wizard/Mage
J[edit]
- Jaira
- Epic/Rare Jaguar mount for Wild Hunters
- Jaeger
- Gross Jaeger — Level 70 Crossbow
- Jeti, J-Yeti
- Jr. Yeti — Enemy found just east of El Nath
- JMS
- Japan MapleStory
- JPQ or J>PQ
- Joining Party Quest — used when someone wants to join your party for a party quest
- JQ
- Jump Quest
- JRog
- Jr. Balrog
K[edit]
- 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.
- Could also refer to Sakura Cellions found near Amoria.
- KMS
- Korea MapleStory
- KMST
- Korea MapleStory Tespia (Test Server)
- KPQ
- Kerning Party Quest
- KS/KSed
- Kill Steal/Kill Stolen — Kill stealing is when one player kills a monster that another player is fighting, or is about to attack.
L[edit]
- "L>" or "L/F>"
- "Looking for" — Used when shopping. After the ">", players write the name of the item they want.
- It could also be used when looking for a player of a certain class for a PQ or boss.
- L7
- Lucky Seven — Thief skill
- Leech(ing)
- The act of having a higher-leveled character kill a monster so a lower-leveled character can receive experience.
- Level/LV./LVL/LEV
- Official references to character level.
- LHC
- Lionheart Castle, another name for Lion King's Castle
- Lith
- Lith Harbor
- Lizzard
- Lightning Wizard — An Ice/Lightning Wizard who gets the Lightning skill first
- LKC
- Lion King's Castle, a theme dungeon for characters level 115 and above.
- LMPQ
- Ludibrium Maze Party Quest
- LoWB/LoWB2
- Land of the Wild Boar — a Hidden Street located just east of Perion
- Land of the Wild Boar II — a Hidden Street in the East Domain of Perion
- LPQ
- Ludibrium Party Quest
- Ludi
- Short for the Ludibrium area of Ossyria
- Lycan/Lyco
- Lycanthrope — Enemies found in Wolf Territory III and IV in El Nath
M[edit]
- Macis
- Tauromacis — An enemy found near the Cursed Sanctuary. Also spawned by 3rd job advancement bosses.
- 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.
- MapleSEA
- MapleStory SEA
- Maze/Maze PQ
- Ludibrium Maze PQ
- MB
- Mortal Blow — Ranger and Sniper skill
- MC
- Magic Claw — Magician skill
- Monster Carnival
- Meister Cube
- Miracle Cube
- MCC
- Master Craftsman Cube
- MCPQ
- Monster Carnival Party Quest
- MDEF
- Magic defense
- MDT
- Master Death Teddies — Monster found in Lost Time, a Hidden Street off Forgotten Path of Time 3
- ME
- Meso Explosion — Chief Bandit skill
- MG
- Mix Golem
- Magic Guard — Magician skill
- Meso Guard — Chief Bandit skill
- MM
- Mushmom — Boss monster found in 'Someone Else's House', a Hidden Street located near the taxi cab in Henesys.
- Monkey Magic - Cannon Shotter Skill
- MMM
- Mega Monkey Magic - Cannon Shotter Skill
- MP
- Mana/Magic Point(s) — A substance that enables a player to cast and perform magic (skills). MP is indicated by a medium-sized bar that is light-blue in color, located at the very bottom of the screen, next to the HP bar.
- MP3
- a map in Singapore best known for its Jr. Selkies and Slimies, both of which offer high experience.
- MPQ
- Magatia Party Quest (not to be confused with CPQ/MCPQ).
- MS
- MapleStory
- MSEA
- MapleStory SEA
- Mushdad
- [[Blue Mushmom — It's referred to as Mushdad, since there already is a mom (Mushmom)
N[edit]
- Nath
- El Nath
- NLC
- New Leaf City
- NPC
- Non-Player Character (Shop/Quest characters)
- (verb) The act of selling an item to a shop NPC instead of to another player.
- NX
- Nexon
- Usually used to refer to Nexon Cash. Nexon Cash is 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[edit]
- Oly
- Olympus — Bowman bow
- "OMG Spear"
- Omega Spear — level 80 Warrior Spear
- OPQ
- Orbis PQ
- OS
- Omega Sector
- Ossy
- Ossyria
P[edit]
- Pang
- White Pang — A monster found east of El Nath, commonly in Wolf Territory 3-5
- Pap
- Papulatus — Boss deep within Ludibrium's Clock Tower.
- PB
- Pink Bean
- PC
- "Price Check" — used to get an idea for what the average price of an item is.
- Purple Cube
- PG
- Power Guard — Fighter and Page skill
- Pizard
- Poison Wizard — A Fire/Poison Wizard who uses pure Poison (very uncommon skill build)
- PKB
- Power Knock-Back — Hunter and Crossbowman skill
- Poly
- Polyfeather Hat (Bowman)
- Pots
- Potions
- PPQ
- Pirate Party Quest (AKA Herb Town PQ)
- ppl2pass
- People to pass, on rankings.
- PQ
- Party Quest
- PS
- Power Strike — Warrior skill
- private server
- PT
- Party — Party members can share part of EXP gained from other members (see training). Any member of the party can pick up mesos or items dropped by monsters killed by other members.
- PT Leech
- Party Leech (PTL) is where someone is in a party who doesn't kill any monsters, but still gains EXP from the party.
- PW
- Phantom Watch, a monster at the bottom of Ludibrium's Clock Tower.
- Phoenix Wand, a level 78 Magician Wand.
Q[edit]
- QP
- Quest progress
- Quitter
- A term referred to someone who quits a party quest.
R[edit]
- "R>"
- "Recruiting"
- RC
- Red Cube
- Recharge
- Recharging a persons stars or ammunition.
- Repot
- Refilling potions at the nearest store (usually a town).
- Rocks
- A somewhat common term used for both Summoning Rocks and Magic Rocks, which are used in some high level skills.
- Rog
- [[Jr. Balrog/Crimson Balrog — If heard on the boat to Orbis, from Ellinia, then it is referring to the Crimson Balrogs.
- RRF
- Rainbow Resurrection Flame
- RSP
- Rising Sun Pendant
- Rush
- To exit a Party Quest quickly, in an attempt to get back into the PQ multiple times in a row.
S[edit]
- "S>"
- "Selling"
- SA
- Soul Arrow — Bowman skill
- Sader
- Crusader
- Sanc
- the Sanctuary Entrance found deep in Sleepywood
- SB
- Slash Blast — Warrior skill
- Savage Blow — Bandit skill
- SC
- Server Check — time allocated for Nexon to make fixes and add Cash items to the
game. Players aren't able to connect during these times.
- SE
- Sharp Eyes - a fourth job archer skill.
- SF
- Star Force Enhancement
- SG
- Stone Golems
- Singapore
- SI
- Speed Infusion
- Sin
- Assassin — Referring to them as "Ass" only causes confusion and flame wars.
- SinDit
- Rogues who max Lucky 7 in 1st job and chooses Bandit in their 2nd job advancement.
- Skeles
- Skelegons
- Sleepy
- Sleepywood (also see SW)
- SMC
- Super Miracle Cube
- Smuggling (Smug)
- The act of taking a PQ item out of a PQ illegally.
- Sniping
- Attacking a monster from an a platform unreachable by the monster, to prevent taking damage.
- SP
- Shadow Partner — Hermit skill
- Skill Points
- Spears
- Taurospear — Enemy found near the Cursed Sanctuary.
- SQPT
- Squid Party — Usually referring to Lethal Squids.
- SR
- Shining Ray — Priest skill
- ST
- Spell Trace
- STDs
- Straw Target Dummy — Found in the Training Grounds east of Mu Lung.
- SY
- Sunyoung Hwang — Former director of Korean MapleStory (2014-2015); Coordinator is modelled after him
- SW
- Sleepywood — The town at the center of Victoria Island
- a MapleStory fan site/forums www.sleepywood.net
T[edit]
- "T>"
- "Trading"
- Tauros
- Tauromacis/Taurospears — Monsters that reside in the Cursed Sanctuary.
- THMS
- Thailand MapleStory
- Track
- (verb) Repeatedly using the /find command on a player to follow their movement, often used in PQs to determine a party's current location within the PQ.
- Train
- (verb) 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 — Night Lord skill
- TWMS
- Taiwan MapleStory
- TY
- Thank You
V[edit]
- V2k
- Vaulter 2000 — Bowman bow
- Vaccing
- Vacuum — a hack that brings all monsters in a map to a specific location.
- VC
- Violet Cube
- Vending
- Going AFK while using a Shop Permit to sell items while inactive. (i.e. overnight)
- Vic
- Victoria Island
- Vikings/VK
- Spirit Vikings — monsters found deep within Ludibrium's Clock Tower.
- VKPT
- Spirit Viking party — A party formed to kill Spirit Vikings for their EXP or drops.
- Gigantic Spirit Vikings — monsters found deep within Ludibrium's Clock Tower.
- VMS
- Vietnam MapleStory
W[edit]
- W/G or WG
- Work Gloves
- WK
- White Knight — 3rd job advancement of Page
- Won Ki (current director of Korean MapleStory (2015-); Wonki Kang (Wongi Gang). NPC Wonky the Fairy is modelled after him)
- WS
- Wolf Spider — A monster found in New Leaf City, inside of Big Ben.
- WW
- Werewolf — A monster found in Wolf Territory I and II
X[edit]
- XBow
- Crossbow
- XBowman
- Crossbowman — Archer who specializes in Crossbows.
- XFer
- Transferring items.
Y[edit]
- YC
- Yellow Cube
- Yepe, Yepi, YnP
- Yeti & Pepe combined — An enemy found in Ice Valley II in El Nath.
- YW
- You're welcome
Z[edit]
- Z(1-4)
- Refers to the Forest of Dead Trees maps in El Nath (from I to IV).
- ZB
- Zombie — Coolie Zombies found deep in the El Nath mountains.
- Z-Diamond
- Zakum Diamond
- Z-Helm
- Zakum Helmet
- ZLupin
- Zombie Lupin
- ZMM
- Zombie Mushmom
- Z-Run
- A large group of people who defeat Zakum, usually to obtain Z-helms and skill books; many guilds offer Zruns for a high price.
- ZS, ZShroom
- Zombie Mushroom