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.
Addon
An additional modification to the WoW client that adds new functionality.
AFK
Away from keyboard
Aggro
The state of being targeted by an enemy.
AGI
Agility
AH
Auction House
AP
Attack Power
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, to leave the game.
DE
Disenchant
DKP
Dragon Kill Points, a method used by guilds to distribute high level loot
Dmg
Damage
DOT
Damage over time, a spell that does damage spread out over 10 to 30 seconds.
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, an administrator of the game. Can also mean Guild Master, the leader of a guild.
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
Insulting term used for Hunters
Idk
I don't know
Idc
I don't care
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, a measure of how fast mana regenerates.
MT
Miss Tell
Nerf
To make less powerful
NP
No Problem. Often used to indicate there are no hard feelings toward a player.
Nuke
This is a general term for dealing damage. More often in WoW, nuke refers to dealing damage without regard for threat and aggro.
Ofc
Of course
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, a Mage spell that transports a character to one of the capital cities.
Proc
To activate automatically with certain conditions are met, usually done by spells or equipment with special effects
Prot
Tanking talent spec for warriors & paladins
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
RAP
Ranged Attack Power
Res
Resurrection, a spell used to bring a character back to life
Resto
A Druid or Shaman healing spec
Ret
A Paladin dps 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
Soz
Abbreviation for Sorry
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.
Threat
Threat is a rating used to determine aggro. The player with the most threat has aggro.
Threat Meter
An addon that creates a visual indicator on screen of each party/raid member's current threat.
VW
Voidwalker, a Warlock pet.
Wipe
When the entire party dies.
WoW
WTB
Wanted to buy
WTC
Wanted to craft
WTS
Wanted to sell
WTT
Wanted to trade
XP
Experience points
ZG
Zul'Gurub
