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Latest revision as of 19:58, 17 December 2021
Here is a list of common acronyms and shortforms in the online multiplayer gaming world. This list may not be comprehensive.
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]
- AFK
- Away From Keyboard; typically suggests that a player is currently inactive, but still logged on or in the game.
- AI
- Artificial Intelligence; refers to computer-controlled characters or teams in a game.
- ATM
- Short for "at the moment".
B[edit]
- BA
- Bad Ass
- BB
- Bye Bye
- Bathroom Break
- BF
- Boyfriend
- Bio
- Biological (bathroom) break
- BL
- Buddy list
- BBL
- Be Back Later
- BC
- Because
- BRB
- Be Right Back
- BTW
- By The Way.
C[edit]
- Char
- A short version of character
- CoC
- Code of Conduct that players agree to; basically the standard set of in-game rules.
- Critical/Crit
- Critical hit or lucky hit meaning extra damage is done to a target.
D[edit]
- DC
- Disconnected (also written as D/C)
- Ding
- term meaning just went up a level
- DM
- Deathmatch — a mode in multiplayer games where every player is against every other player.
- DW
- Don't worry.
E[edit]
- EXP
- Experience (in RPGs)
F[edit]
- Flank
- the left and right sides of an army, or the verb for attacking from the sides; commonly misused for attacking from behind.
- FTW
- For The Win - Used when saying something is the best
G[edit]
- GF
- Girlfriend
- GG
- Good Game
- GJ
- Good Job
- GL
- Good Luck
- GTFO
- Short for 'get the f**k off'.
- GTG/G2G
- Got To Go (leave) or Good To Go (OK), depending on context
H[edit]
- HP
- Health/Hit Points
- HS
- Headshot
I[edit]
- IDC
- I don't care.
- IDK
- I don't know.
- IDTS
- I don't think so.
- IGN
- In-Game Name.
- IIRC
- If I recall correctly.
- ILU/ILY
- I love you
- IMHO
- In my humble opinion/In my honest opinion
- IRL
- In Real Life
J[edit]
- JK
- Just Kidding or "joke".
L[edit]
- LMAO
- Laugh/Laughing my a** off — used when someone says something really funny.
- LMFAO
- Laugh/Laughing my f**king a** off, or Laugh/Laughing my fat a** off — used when someone says something extremely funny.
- LOL/Lawl
- Laugh Out Loud
- lvl
- Level
- lvled
- Commonly used when a player levels up.
N[edit]
- Newbie/Newb
- A new player to the game.
- Noob/N00b/Nub
- Common insult used for describing experienced players who behave like newbies.
- NPC
- Non-Player Character.
O[edit]
- OMFG
- Oh my f**king god.
- OMG
- Oh My God/Gosh
- Owned
- Term used for describing a sound defeat.
- ORLY?
- Term commonly used to 'question' something fishy.
- OMJ
- Oh my Jesus
P[edit]
- PC
- Player Character — contrast with NPC
- Ping
- The amount of server latency a player experiences (typically in milliseconds; anything above 50 is not good).
- PK
- Player Killer
- Pls/Plz/Pl0x
- Please.
- PM
- Whisper/Private Message
- PvP
- Player vs. Player combat
- PvM
- Player vs. Monster combat
- PW
- Password
- Pwned
- Common, intentional misspelling of 'owned', with same meaning.
R[edit]
- Rawr
- An alternative spelling of "roar"
- ROFL/ROFLMAO/ROFLMFAO
- Rolling On the Floor Laughing at something really funny.
S[edit]
- sp?
- To question the spelling of a word, or indicate you're unsure of it.
- Spamming
- Entering text (in chat, for example) too fast and annoying people, or repeating an in-game action very fast.
- STFU
- Shut the fuck up
- Sprayer
- to normaly use a fully automatic weapon
T[edit]
- TMI
- Too much info, used when someone says too much info causing them to feel uncomfortable.
- ToS
- Terms of Service which players agree to; states various rules on legal issues.
- TTYL
- Talk To You Later
U[edit]
- U
- You.
W[edit]
- WAD/WAT
- What
- WB
- Welcome Back
- WOMG
- Whoa Oh My God — Another variant of OMG.
- WTC
- What The Crap (uncommon)
- WTF
- What The Fuck
- WTH
- What The Hell/Heck. Often used by people who are uncomfortable with the use of the word 'f**k.'
- W00t
- A yell of joy
Y[edit]
- Y
- Why/Yes
- Yh
- Yes
Z[edit]
- ZOMG/ZOMFG
- Another way of saying OMG, can also be used sarcastically.