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.

Word of the day

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

13 of 304 words for “Rep”

  1. 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

  2. Bot

    MMO

    A character played by a program, usually farming gold or honor. Reported, banned, replaced.

    Bots in Tyr's Hand again, every hour.

    See also: RMT, Farm

  3. Also: DR

    Each repeated stun, fear or root on the same target within a short window lasts less, and the fourth doesn't land at all.

    He's on full DR for stuns, save the kidney shot.

    See also: CC

  4. Everything after max level: raids, PvP, reputation, alts.

    The levelling is the game; the endgame is the job.

    See also: Raid, Max level

  5. The top reputation level with a faction.

    Exalted with Timbermaw, finally.

    See also: Rep

  6. Farm

    MMO

    Doing the same thing repeatedly for its rewards: bosses you've beaten, mobs that drop a material, an instance for a trinket.

    Molten Core is on farm, it's a 90-minute clear now.

    Farming Devilsaur leather in Un'Goro.

    See also: Progression, Grind

  7. Also: Gz

    Congratulations. The correct reply to a ding.

    Ding. — Grats.

    See also: Ding

  8. 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

  9. Pre-raid BiS

    Raiding & dungeons

    The best gear available before you set foot in a raid: dungeons, crafting, reputation, PvP and the auction house.

    Farm pre-raid BiS before you apply to a guild.

    See also: BiS, Dungeon

  10. Skill issue

    Gaming slang

    The reply to any complaint: you lost because you're worse.

    Rogues are OP — skill issue.

    See also: Cope, Scrub

  11. AFK

    Gaming slang

    Away from keyboard. Also a verb: he AFK'd out of the battleground.

    AFK two minutes, door.

    Report AFK, he's been at the graveyard the whole game.

    See also: BRB, Bio

  12. GG

    Gaming slang

    Good game. Said at the end, sincerely or not. 'GG EZ' is the rude version.

    GG, close one.

    gg ez — reported.

    See also: GL HF, EZ

  13. Inting

    Gaming slang

    Intentionally feeding: dying on purpose to lose. From 'intentional'.

    Reported for inting.

    See also: Throw, Feed

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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