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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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5 of 304 words for “Interrupt”

  1. Interrupt

    WoW

    Also: Kick

    Stopping a cast: Kick, Pummel, Counterspell, Earth Shock. Locks the target out of that spell school for a few seconds.

    “Interrupt the heal or we lose the fight.”

    See also: Focus target, Silence

  2. Focus target

    PvP

    Also: Focus

    The player everyone agrees to attack first, or the second target your UI tracks so you can interrupt it.

    “Focus target is the priest, kick every heal.”

    See also: Clothie, Interrupt

  3. Silence

    WoW

    An effect that stops all casting for its duration. A stronger interrupt.

    “Silence the healer and go.”

    See also: Interrupt, CC

  4. Ping

    Esports

    Also: Latency

    Your latency to the server in milliseconds. Low is good. Also: marking a spot on the map.

    “Playing on 200 ping, every interrupt is late.”

    See also: Lag, LAN

  5. Tick rate

    Esports

    How many times per second the server updates. Higher is fairer.

    “Low tick rate is why your interrupt didn't land.”

    See also: Ping

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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