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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

3 of 304 words for “Patrol”

  1. Patrol

    Raiding & dungeons

    Also: Pat

    An enemy that walks a route rather than standing still. The reason pulls go wrong.

    “Wait for the pat to pass.”

    See also: Pull, Add

  2. Add

    Raiding & dungeons

    An extra enemy that joins a fight — a spawn during a boss or a patrol you didn't see.

    “Adds at 50%, off-tank picks them up.”

    See also: Boss, Off tank

  3. Sap

    WoW

    The rogue's out-of-combat crowd control: puts a humanoid to sleep from stealth.

    “Sap the patrol and walk past.”

    See also: CC, Stealth

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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