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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 “Snare”

  1. Snare

    PvP

    Also: Slow

    A movement-speed reduction: Frostbolt, Hamstring, Wing Clip. The counter to melee.

    “Keep the snare on him and he never reaches you.”

    See also: Root, Kite

  2. Kite

    PvP

    To keep an enemy at range while damaging them, usually with snares: hunters, frost mages and any tank dragging a boss around.

    “Frost mage kiting a warrior across the whole zone.”

    “Kite the adds through the fire.”

    See also: Snare, Root

  3. Peel

    PvP

    To get an enemy off a teammate: stun, snare, fear or just hit them until they switch.

    “Peel for the healer, she's got two rogues on her.”

    See also: Flag carrier, CC

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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