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AC |
Armour Class, high AC reduces the damage you take when attacked. |
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Add |
When another monster joins an existing battle. |
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AFAIK |
As far as I know |
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AFK |
"Away From Keyboard" term used when you can't respond or do anything ingame for a short amount of time, since you're temporarily not at your computer. |
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Agi |
Agility |
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Aggro |
Short for aggressive; when a monster will attack you if you get within a certain distance of it, and/or are most "hated" by the monster. Also the act of a monster attacking you without provocation. |
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Aggro Radius |
Area around an aggressive monster where it will aggro on you when entered. |
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Alpha Test |
Internal testing that doesn't include the public. |
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Anti / Anti-PK |
A player who kills PK's. |
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ASAP |
"As soon as possible" |
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Avatar |
A PC character. "Avatar" really means the representation of a god on earth; ingame this means the representation of you ingame. |
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Area of Effect (AE/AoE) |
Usually referred to spells that affect a designated area. |
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Auc |
Short for auctioning. |
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BC |
Short for The Burning Crusade |
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BE / BElf |
Blood Elf |
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Beta Test |
Public testing; closed beta is a restricted public test, and open beta means anyone who wants to join may join. |
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BFD |
Black Fathom Deeps; an mid-level instanced dungeon in North-Western Ashenvale Forest |
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Bind Point |
Area where you will return to if you use your hearthstone. You will need to speak to an innkeeper to bind in a different location. |
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BRB |
Be Right Back. A term signalizing that you will leave your computer for a short amount of time, then come back, or that you will, ingame, leave the person you are talking to for a short amount of time (For instance to go to a town and drop off loot). |
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BRD/BRS |
Blackrock Depths/Spire, high-level instanced dungeons in The Burning Steppes |
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Broken |
A spell, ability, class,or tactic that is unbalanced and overpowered; alse see cheesey |
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BRT |
"Be Right There" |
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BTW |
By the way |
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Buff |
Spell that enhances a player's abilities. |
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Camp |
Area where a certain group of monster(s) spawn, ideal place to group up and get XP from; can mean same as Log. |
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Camping |
When a player or a group of players stay on the exact same place to hunt a special kind of creep, often with very little risk for their own life, only to reap benefits like gold, items or experience, making it hard or impossible for other players to hunt there. Can also mean killing the same player(s) over and over. |
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Carebear |
Player who prefers PvE over PvP |
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Caster |
A spellcaster; a class that relys more on damage-dealing spells than physical combat.
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Char |
A character, see avatar. |
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Cheese(y) |
A spell, ability, class, or tactic that's more powerful than any other and offers an unfair advantage to a player; often referred to as broken. |
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Critter |
Harmless ambient life that doesn't give XP. |
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Creep |
Same as mob. |
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Damage over Time (DoT) |
Something that hurts target over a period of time; I.E. poison. |
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Debuff |
Spell that hinders a player's abilities. |
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Direct Damage (DD) |
Spell that instantly hurts a target as soon as it's cast. |
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Disc. / Discon. |
An involuntary disconnection from a game server. |
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Dmg |
Damage. |
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DPS |
Damage per second. |
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Dorf |
Short for dwarf |
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Draenei |
Alliance race available in the expansion The Burning Crusade |
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Experience (XP) |
Points you gain from killing enemies; get enough and you'll gain a level. |
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FH / FOH |
Full (on) Health |
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FM / FOM |
Full (on) mana |
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FTW |
For the win |
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FR |
Fire resist |
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FWIW |
For what it's worth |
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Game Master (GM) |
In-game customer support; answer questions, help out players, a GM is a Blizzard employee. |
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Guild Master (GM) |
The leader of a guild, a cooperation of players of the same faction. |
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Gank |
A PvP fight were one side is seriously outnumbered, and have no chance of victory. Often just one character being attacked by four or five others. |
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Gimp |
A character who doesnt live up to his full potensial, often using low level equipment or focusing on poor skill combinations |
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GG |
Good game |
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GJ |
Good job |
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GL |
Good luck |
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Goldshire (GS) |
A city in Elywnn Forest. |
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Gratz/gz |
Short for "Congratulations". Might sometimes be spelled with an "s" instead of a "z". |
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Griefing |
Disrupting others gaming experience even though there is no reward for the griefer. (Thus the term "Griefing", causing grief to others) |
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GTG |
Good to go or alternatively got to go, it can mean either depending on it's context. |
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Handle |
Screen name/Online Alias. |
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HF |
Have Fun |
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Hit Points (HP) |
Your health, amount of "hits" you can take; measured in points. |
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Hume |
Short for human |
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IF |
Ironforge |
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IMO / IMHO |
In my opinion / In my humble opinion. |
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INC |
Incoming; used when a target is moving towards you to attack. |
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Instance |
A copy of a dungeon loaded for your or your party's personal use. |
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INT |
Intelligence |
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IRL |
In Real Life |
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J/K |
Just Kidding |
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joo / j00 |
L33t for you. |
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K |
Okay |
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KOS |
Killed on Sight, used in some MMOG's when the guards of a city attacks a criminal, and the criminal gets instantly killed. |
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Kill-Stealer |
Someone who, without consent, kills a target someone else is attacking. |
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Lag |
Latency; connection to server. |
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Lamer |
Someone who does something wich disrupts someone elses gaming experience, usually to gain something (Like exp). |
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Leveling |
Fighting monsters with the purpose of gaining a level. |
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L33t / Leet / 1337 |
Used about something that is "cool", a particularly powerful character, someone who's skilled in PvP, or about someone who speaks in a particular way. Instead of saying "You're a poor player, and I'm better than you in PvP" these say "Omgz, U sUck, I oWnzor u in PvP". |
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Leech |
Stealing XP from some other person's/people's work without self effort, usually without consent. |
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LFG |
Looking for group |
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LOM |
Low on mana |
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Loot |
The items that you can pick up from a mob/player that you killed; the act of taking said items. |
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LOL / lol |
"Laugh out loud" commonly used term when something funny happens / someone says something funny, generally when you would have laughed in real life. |
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LOS |
Line of Sight. Some spells and abilites requires your character to be able to "see" the mob/player without any environmental obstructions.
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Log / Logging |
Signing off; leaving game. |
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Lvl |
Level |
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Mana |
Energy you use to cast spells; measured in points. |
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MT |
Main tank. The primary person responsible of holding a monster's attention. |
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Meatshield |
One who takes all the enemy's hits to hinder the enemy from attacking more vulnerable teammembers, like priests or spellcasters. |
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Med/Medding/Meditate |
Resting to get your mana back. |
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MMOG / MMORPG |
Massively Multiplayer Online (Role Playing) Game, like World of Warcraft or Everquest |
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Mob |
Monster |
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Mule |
A character made solely for storing items or to gain profiency in crafting skills to "backup" the players main character. |
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Naxx |
Short for Naxxramas, a high level winged instance in Plaguelands. |
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NE |
Night Elf |
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Nerf |
When a skill or a class gets some of its benefits lessened or removed, in order to balance the game, that skill or class gets nerfed. |
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Newb/Newbie/n00b |
A person that has never played the game before; saying "n00b" implies that you think they're a complete idiot, so avoid using that version. |
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Newbie Zone |
Area around starting cities where newbies first start killing mobs. |
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NPC |
"No Player Character" A computer controlled character or creep. |
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No prob / NP |
No Problem |
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NT |
No text |
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Nuke |
To shower a target with damage spells. |
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Nuker |
Spellcaster who throws a lot of damage spells on a target. |
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NM |
Can be either "not much" or "never mind" |
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NVM / NM |
Never mind or not much |
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OMG |
"Oh my god!" term used to express suprise about something. |
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OOC |
"Out of character" Term used to signal that it's "you", the person playing, who's talking, not the ingame character/avatar. Mostly used by roleplayers. |
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OOM |
Out of mana. |
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OMW / OOW |
On my way / on our way |
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Onyxia |
Onyxia is a dragon and is the first "raid content" in the game. |
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Owned |
When something gets beaten severely. |
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OT |
Off tank. The secondary tank (and so on) to hold the attention of monster(s). |
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Player Character (PC) |
Character in game where an actual person is controlling it. |
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Pet |
Summoned NPC that fights for you and does your bidding. |
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Ping |
Response time from client to server; measured in milliseconds. |
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PK |
Player kill(er); Used in PvP. |
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Point Blank Area of Effect (PBAE/PBAoE) |
Spell that affects the area around your character. |
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Pop |
Indicates that a target has spawned nearby. |
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Powerleveling |
Having a player kill an enemy much much too high for them while a high level character keeps them alive, to quickly gain levels. |
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PP |
Perfect play |
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PPL |
People |
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Proc |
Programmed random occurrence. When a special ability on a piece of equipment activates by chance; e.g. with a fire sword with a 10% chance of doing additional fire damage, the weapon would proc when that activates. |
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Pull |
Grabbing an enemy from a distance and making it come
your way. |
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PvE |
Player versus Enemy; Fighting against game created mobs. |
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PvP |
Player versus Player; when actual players are pitched against other actual players. |
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Pwned |
Same as owned. |
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QED |
Quod Erat Demonstrandum; Latin for "which was to be demonstrated," when something is proved wrong. |
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QL |
Quality Level. Higher quality level means the items is more powerful. |
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Raid |
Large-scale attack on an area, usually involving guilds. |
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RDY |
Short for "ready" |
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Relog |
To log off then log back in, often done to fix bugs. |
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Real Life / RL |
Not ingame, out in the real world. |
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Release |
Usually referred to when a player goes back to the Graveyard instead of waiting around for a Rez, however, the player can still be ressurected after a release. |
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Respawn |
When someone or something something appears again after being killed or taken. |
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RFP |
Ready for pull |
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ROFL |
"Rolling on the floor laughing", stronger version of lol. |
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Rez/Res |
Short for resurrection; bring a dead player back to life so they don't have to suffer as much death penalty/walk back/etc. |
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SM |
Scarlet Monestary, a mid-level dungeon found in Tirisfal Glades |
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SP |
Skill points |
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Spawn |
When a mob first appears or reappears after getting killed. |
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SPI |
Spirit |
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ST |
Sunken Temple, short for Temple of Attal'Hakkar. |
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STA |
Stamina |
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Stack |
When multiple of the same item can go into one item spot; a stacked item that reached the maximum amount possible for that stack, or when similar effects work simultaneously on the same target. |
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STFU |
Used in the same manner as "Shut Up", when someone is very annoyed and wants someone to keep silent. |
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STR |
Strength |
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Sup? |
Short for "What's up?" often used in the beginning of a conversation. |
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Tank |
One who takes all the enemy's hits, due to the characters strong focus on defense and hitpoints. |
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TB |
Thunder Bluff |
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TBA |
To be announced |
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TBC |
The Burning Crusade, the first expansion of WoW |
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TBD |
To be determined |
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Teldrassil |
The Tree that is central to Night Elf life in World of Warcraft. |
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Temple |
Short for Temple of Attal'Hakkar, a 50+ instance in the Swamp of Sorrows |
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Thx / TY |
Thanks or Thank You |
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TP |
Talent points |
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Train |
When a player is followed by a large number of mobs while fleeing, often causing the mobs to attack innocent players. Usually happens by accident, but can be done intentionally. This is considered griefing. |
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Twinking |
Giving a low-level character high-level equipment in order to make him better than his level, a twink is the opposite of a lamer. |
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U |
You |
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UC |
Undercity |
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Ur |
Your |
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Über |
German for big and great, used to signal that something is especially good. A rare sword can be considered "Über" if it's properties greatly surpasses what is considered normal. |
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WF |
Westfall |
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w00t |
A l33t expression of happiness for something good that has happened. |
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WoW |
Abbreviation for "World of Warcraft" |
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World of Warcraft Stratics |
Your WoW Community Resource |
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WTB / WTS / WTT (F) |
Want to buy / Want to sell / Want to trade (for); can be grouped up, e.g. WTSoTF means "Want to sell or trade for." |
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WTG |
Way to go! |
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WTH |
An expression of high shock or disbelief. |
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WTF |
An expression of extreme shock or disbelief. |
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XP |
See Experience. |
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XR |
The Crossroads is a major flight hub for the Horde in Central Kalimdor in the Barrens, and also serves as a major quest hub for level 15-20 Horde players |
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ZF |
Zul'Farrak, a high 40s instance in NW Tanaris |
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ZG |
Zul'Gurub, a 20 man raid instance in Stranglethorn Vale. |
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