World of Warcraft/Dictionary
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This page is a list of terms and abbreviations used in World of Warcraft.
+Dmg
Bonus damage. It usually refers to bonus spell damage.
+Heal
Bonus healing. A bonus to healing spells that comes from equipment.
Adds
Mobs that attack a player when he/she is already in combat with another mob.
AFK
Away from keyboard
Aggro
The state of being targeted by an enemy.
AGI
Agility
AH
Auction House
AQ
Anh'Qiraj
ATM
At the moment
BG
Battle Grounds
Blizz
Blizzard, the company that makes World of Warcraft.
BOE
A Bind on Equip item. It becomes unusable by any other player when it is equipped.
BOP
A Bind on Pickup item. It becomes unusable by any other player when it is picked up.
BRB
Be right back
BTW
By the way
Buff
A temporary spell or effect that improves the character
BWL
Blackwing Lair
c
Copper, in-game money worth 1/100 silver
CC
Crowd control
Clothies
Any class that wears cloth armor (Mage, Priest, Warlock). See Squishy
Crit
Critical hit
DC
Disconnected
DE
Disenchant
Dmg
Damage
DOT
Damage over time
DPS
Damage per second, the about of damage a character or spell can do in one second. Also a character who's role in a group is to do damage.
Elite
Short for "Elite Mob" is an enemy that is more difficult than normal. They can be recognized by a gold dragon emblem around their picture when targeted. They are usually defeated by groups of players.
Feral
A Druid tank/dps spec
g
Gold, in-game money worth 100 silver
GJ
Good Job
GM
Game master or Guild Master
GTG
Good to go
G2G
Got to Go, meaning the player has to leave. Can also mean Good to Go, meaning they are or will be ready.
Healadin
A Holy Paladin
Healer
The person in a group who's job it is to heal, a group role
Holy
A healing spec used by Priests and Paladins
HOT
Heal over time
HP
Hit points
Huntard
Hunter
IF
IMO
In my opinion
Int
Intellect, an attribute that determines the about of mana a character has.
JK
Just kidding
K
Ok
KK
Ok
LF1M
Looking for one more
LFG
Looking for group
LFM
Looking for more
LMAO
Laughing my ass off
Lock
Warlock
LOL
Laugh out loud, used to identify something that is funny
Mana
Used to power magic spells.
MC
Molten Core
Mob
A moving object, usually an enemy
MP5
Mana per five seconds
MT
Miss Tell
Nerf
To make less powerful
NP
No Problem. Often used to indicate there are no hard feelings toward a player.
OMG
Oh my God
OMW
On my way
One-shot
To kill with one hit, usually done by elite bosses to characters
OOM
Out of mana
Pally
Paladin, a melee combat/magic using class
Pat
Patrol, often used to alert other party members that an enemy patrol is coming.
Port
Portal
Proc
To activate automatically with certain conditions are met, usually done by spells or equipment with special effects
PUG
Pick Up Group
Pull
To attack a single enemy out of a group, without engaging the rest of the group
PvE
Player vs. Environment
PvP
Player vs. Player
Rage
Energy meter used by Warriors and Druids in bear form
Raid
A group between 6 and 40 people
Res
Resurrection, a spell used to bring a character back to life
Resto
A Druid healing spec
Ret
A Paladin tank spec
Rez
Resurrection, a spell used to bring a character back to life
s
Silver, in-game money. Worth 100 copper or 1/100 gold.
Shadow
A Priest DPS spec
Shammy
Shatt
Spec
A talent build suited to a particular party role
Squishy
A cloth-wearer. See Clothies
SS
Soul Stone, a Warlock spell that allows self-resurrection.
Stam
Stamina
Str
Strength
Summon
A spell that transports a character to the rest of the party. It can be performed by a Warlock or at a meeting stone.
STV
Stranglethorn Vale, sometimes abbreviated as SV.
SW
Tank
The person in the party who keeps mobs occupied while teammates attack it.
VW
Voidwalker, a Warlock pet.
Wipe
When the entire party dies.
WoW
WTB
Wanted to buy
WTS
Wanted to sell
WTT
Wanted to trade
XP
Experience points
ZG
Zul'Gurub
