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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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Wipe

Raiding & dungeons

Everyone dies. Then the corpse run, the buffs, and the second attempt.

“We wiped at 2%.”

“Wipe it, the tank's dead and the healers are OOM.”

See also: Corpse run, Progression

All words

2 of 304 words for “Smurf”

  1. Smurf

    Gaming slang

    A skilled player on a new account, playing against beginners.

    “That level 19 was a smurf, nobody moves like that at 19.”

    See also: Elo, Twink

  2. Elo

    Esports

    A rating system for skill, from chess. Win against better players, gain more.

    “Lost 40 Elo to a smurf.”

    See also: MMR, Smurf

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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