Glossary
NOTICE: The words and their definitions may not be appropriate for young children
Word\Acronym | Definition |
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afk | away from keyboard |
arse | Old english version of the word "ass" now used as a common Internet Slang |
ban hammer | A person's ability to ban another person from a website |
bs | A slightly more polite acronym for bulls* |
camp (or camping\camper) | The action of staying in a certain place for a long period of time to either A. Wait for a person to unknowingly come (and get ambushed) or B. To gain shelter from enemies |
flaming | To insult somebody (See flaming for more) |
fr00b | See "n00b" |
gah | An expression of disappointment |
gg | Good game |
gj | Good job |
gtfo | Get the f* out |
hacks (or hax) | Any program used to gain an unfair advantage over other players on any game |
imo (or imho) | "In my opinion" or "in my honest opinion" |
j00 | |337speak for the word "you" (Refer to the Wikipedia article on leet) |
j/k | Joking |
k (or kk) | Short for okay |
K\D (or Kills to death ratio) | Your K\D is the result of dividing your amount kills by your amount deaths |
ks | Kill stealing |
lol | Laughing out loud |
lmao | Laugh my ass off |
lmfao | Laugh my f** ass off |
mod (or moderator) | A person who is responsible for "policing" a game |
mod abuse | To insult or mistreat a moderator |
ms | Acronym for milliseconds |
n00b | A new and\or inexperienced player or somebody who acts like one (also used as a common insult) |
ns | Nice shot |
omg | Oh my gosh/god (oh my god may be offensive to some Christians (read "The 10 Commandments")) |
own | 1. To overwhelmingly beat another player or 2. To beat another player against unfavorable conditions |
ownage (or pawnage) | The act of owning (See "own") |
pr0n | Porn\Pornography |
troll | See the Wikipedia article on trolling |
ty (or tyvm) | "Thank you" or "thank you very much" |
rape | To be killed easily or have been killed easily |
rofl | Rolling on floor laughing |
warez | Any illegally distributed file or software, such as a free music download or a pirated DVD |
w\e | Whatever |
wth | what the heck/hell |
wtf | What the f*** |
zomg | A more offensive\intentional version of "OMG" (often used to bypass censors) |
page revision: 20, last edited: 20 Dec 2008 02:23