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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 “STV”

  1. STV

    PvP

    Stranglethorn Vale: the level 30–45 jungle zone where every PvP server's ganking happens.

    “Levelling through STV on a PvP server is a rite of passage.”

    See also: Gank, World PvP

  2. Gank

    PvP

    To attack someone who can't fight back: lower level, half health, mid-fight with a mob. World PvP's favourite word.

    “Got ganked in STV three times on the way to the quest.”

    “It's a PvP server, ganking is the game.”

    See also: Corpse camping, World PvP, STV

  3. PvP

    MMO

    Player versus player: duels, battlegrounds, world fights.

    “PvP server, expect to die in STV.”

    See also: PvE, Battleground, World PvP

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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