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Here is a list of common acronyms and shortforms in the online multiplayer gaming world.
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
- AFK
- Away From Keyboard; typically suggests that a player is currently inactive, but still logged on or in the game.
- ATM
- Short for "at the moment".
B
- BA
- Bad Ass
- BB
- Bye Bye
- Bathroom Break
- BF
- Boyfriend
- BL
- Buddy list
- BBL
- Be Back Later
- BC
- Because
- BRB
- Be Right Back
- BTW
- By The Way.
C
- Char
- A short version of character
D
- DC
- Disconnected (also written as D/C)
- DW
- Don't worry.
E
- EXP
- Experience (in RPGs)
F
- FTW
- For The Win - Used when saying something is the best
G
- GF
- Girlfriend
- GG
- Good Game
- GJ
- Good Job
- GL
- Good Luck
- GTFO
- Short for 'get the f**k off'.
H
- HP
- Health/Hit Points
- HS
- Headshot
I
- IDC
- I don't care.
- IDK
- I don't know.
- IIRC
- If I recall correctly.
- ILU
- I love you
- ILY
- See ILU
- IDTS
- I don't think so.
L
- Lawl
- Replacement for LOL due to similar pronunciation, with identical meaning.
- 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
- Laugh Out Loud
- lvl
- Level
- lvled
- Commonly used when a player levels up.
N
- Newbie
- 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
- 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.
P
- Pls/Plz/Pl0x
- Please.
- PM
- Whisper/Private Message
- PW
- Password
- Pwned
- Common, intentional misspelling of 'owned', with same meaning.
R
- Rawr
- An alternative spelling of "roar"
- 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.
S
- STFU
- Shut the fuck up
- Spam
- The act of entering text rapidly and repeatedly, as in spamming
T
- TMI
- Too much info, used when someone says too much info causing them to feel uncomfortable.
U
- U
- You.
W
- WAD/WAT
- What
- WB
- Welcome Back
- 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 the use of the word 'f**k.'
- W00t
- A yell of joy
Y
- Y
- Why
Z
- ZOMG
- Another way of saying OMG, can also be used sarcastically.