Slang and jargon definitions
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Slang and jargon definitions are useful to know if you are going to play online...
Slang and related abbreviations
- afk
- "Away from keyboard" - Signifies the status of going away.
- bg
- "Bad game" - Said after the end of a bad game without good results
- brb
- "Be right back"
- cu
- "see you (later)"
- gg
- "Good game" - Said after the end of a good game.
- gj
- "Good job" - Often said after a teams wins a flag in ctf
- lol
- "Laughing out loud"
- np
- "No problem"
- ns
- "Nice shot"
- omg
- "Oh My God!" - Expression often used when we see something unbelievable or stupid ...
- omfg
- "Oh My Fucking God"
- sry - soz
- "Sorry"
- thx
- "Thanks"
- ty
- "Thank you"
- tk
- "Team kill" - A kill done by a teammate.
- wtf
- "What The Fuck?"
- wth
- "What The Hell?"
Jargon and other definitions
- AC
- short for AssaultCube
- Clan
- A small community of players.
- Cheater
- A player who may be using unfair methods to improve their gameplay.
- Frag
- A kill.
- Gib
- Done by scoring a headshot, knifing or killing a player with a grenade. Gains two points instead of one.
- Headshot
- Occurs when a person is shot in the head with a sniper rifle.
- MOTD
- Message of the day - a message sent to a player when they join a server.
- Newb
- Shortened version of "Newbie".
- Newbie
- A player who is new to the game; not normally used as an insult.
- noob/n00b
- An insult with varying meanings, but often used to refer to annoying players.
Princess started a thread on the forum translating/stating the common phrases in individual languages; you might want to use INTL8phrases, as reference.
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