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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

4 of 304 words for “Auction house”

  1. Auction house

    MMO

    Also: AH

    The server's player market. Where the gold goes.

    “Check the AH before you farm it.”

    See also: Gold, Mats

  2. BoE

    MMO

    Also: Bind on equip

    Bind on equip: tradable until someone equips it. The auction house's epics.

    “BoE epic dropped, selling it for the mount.”

    See also: BoP, Auction house

  3. Pre-raid BiS

    Raiding & dungeons

    The best gear available before you set foot in a raid: dungeons, crafting, reputation, PvP and the auction house.

    “Farm pre-raid BiS before you apply to a guild.”

    See also: BiS, Dungeon

  4. Main

    MMO

    The character you actually play and raid on.

    “My main's a warrior, alts are for the auction house.”

    See also: Alt, Reroll

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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