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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

6 of 304 words for “Bracket”

  1. Bracket

    PvP

    A range of levels that queue together for a battleground, e.g. 10–19, 20–29. Twinks live at the top of each one.

    “The 29 bracket is all hunters.”

    See also: Twink, Battleground

  2. Bracket (esports)

    Esports

    The tournament tree: who plays whom, single or double elimination.

    “They're in the lower bracket after one loss.”

    See also: Bo3, Seed, Upset

  3. Twink

    PvP

    A low-level character kept at the top of a battleground bracket (19, 29, 39…) with the best gear, enchants and consumables money can buy.

    “Level 19 twink rogue with Shadowfang, welcome to Warsong Gulch.”

    “Twinking is a whole economy.”

    See also: Bracket, Battleground, Stamina

  4. WSG

    PvP

    Also: Warsong Gulch

    Warsong Gulch: 10 v 10 capture the flag. The twink bracket's home.

    “Three caps to win WSG, and someone has to defend.”

    See also: Battleground, EFC, Flag carrier

  5. OP

    Gaming slang

    Overpowered: too strong to be fair.

    “Twink hunters are OP in the 19 bracket.”

    See also: Nerf, Meta

  6. Tryhard

    Gaming slang

    Someone who takes it too seriously. Insult or compliment depending on who's saying it.

    “Tryhard twinks camping the 19 bracket.”

    See also: Sweaty, Casual

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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