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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 “Corpse run”

  1. Corpse run

    Raiding & dungeons

    Running your ghost back to your body from the graveyard after dying.

    “Long corpse run from the graveyard to Blackrock Mountain.”

    See also: Wipe, Spirit healer, Ghost

  2. Spirit healer

    WoW

    The angel at the graveyard who can resurrect you on the spot for durability damage and resurrection sickness. The alternative to a corpse run.

    “Took the spirit healer, gear's at 40%.”

    See also: Corpse run, Rez

  3. Wipe

    Raiding & dungeons

    Everyone dies. Then the corpse run, the buffs, and the second attempt.

    “We wiped at 2%.”

    “Wipe it, the tank's dead and the healers are OOM.”

    See also: Corpse run, Progression

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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