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Jargon, decoded

The glossary

304 words from World of Warcraft, MMOs, esports and every game chat you have ever been flamed in — what each one means, and how people actually say it. Every entry has its own link, so you can send it to the friend who just asked what a twink is.

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AV

PvP

Also: Alterac Valley

Alterac Valley: 40 v 40 across a whole zone, ends when a faction boss dies. Can last hours or minutes depending on the era.

“AV weekend, honor is doubled, everyone's queueing.”

See also: Battleground, Honor

All words

2 of 304 words for “+Healing”

  1. +Healing

    WoW

    Spell power that only works on heals. Healers stack it; DPS casters can't use it at all.

    “That chest is +healing, useless for a shadow priest.”

    See also: Spell power, Healer

  2. Spell power

    WoW

    Also: SP, Spell damage

    Bonus damage or healing added to spells. Written on gear as 'increases damage and healing done by magical spells' or per school (fire, shadow, frost).

    “I'm at 380 spell power, ready for BWL.”

    “+healing is spell power that only heals count.”

    See also: Attack power, +Healing

WoW

World of Warcraft, especially vanilla, Classic and Forever.

79 words

Raiding & dungeons

Group PvE: pulls, loot rules, wipes and parses.

47 words

PvP

Battlegrounds, duels, twinks and world PvP.

31 words

MMO

Words shared by every online RPG.

47 words

Esports

Competitive play, broadcasts and the meta.

21 words

Gaming slang

What people say in every chat, every game.

79 words

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