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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

5 of 304 words for “Enchant”

  1. Enchant

    MMO

    A permanent bonus applied to an item by an enchanter. Crusader, +15 agility, Mongoose.

    “Crusader enchant on both weapons.”

    “Cheap enchants on twink gear are a sin.”

    See also: Twink, Mats

  2. 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

  3. Grind

    MMO

    Repetitive play for XP, reputation, honor or gold. Farming with less dignity.

    “Grinding Timbermaw rep for the enchant.”

    “Rank grind ruined his sleep schedule.”

    See also: Farm, Rep

  4. Min-max

    Gaming slang

    Also: Min-maxing

    To squeeze every last point out of a character: the best stats, nothing wasted.

    “He min-maxed his twink down to the enchant on the cloak.”

    See also: Theorycraft, BiS, Sweaty

  5. Rep

    MMO

    Also: Reputation

    Reputation with a faction, from hated to exalted, unlocking gear and recipes.

    “Exalted with Argent Dawn for the enchant.”

    See also: Grind, Exalted

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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