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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

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3 of 304 words for “Consumes”

  1. Consumes

    Raiding & dungeons

    Also: Consumables

    Consumables: flasks, elixirs, potions, food, weapon oils. Raiders spend hundreds of gold a week on them.

    “Bring consumes or don't bother showing up.”

    “Full consumes: Mongoose, Giants, Flask of the Titans.”

    See also: Flask, World buff, Mats

  2. Gold

    MMO

    The money. Epic mount 1,000 gold, respec 50, a flask 100.

    “Broke again, spent it all on consumes.”

    See also: Auction house, RMT

  3. Sweaty

    Gaming slang

    Trying very hard, especially where it's not needed.

    “Full consumes in a normal dungeon, sweaty.”

    See also: Tryhard, Min-max

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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