WB lingo

[UMSLdragon]

No idea if this has been done, but I thought I should do it anyways.

This is a place where I ask all the members that feel like contributing, to do so. What I mean is that, us n00bs to WB, would like to eventually know the lingo and acronyms that are used in WB (WarBoards). Just so that new members will feel at home and be able to understand the ancients of WB. It will be greatly appreciated for those that do get frusterated at other members for bugging us n00bs and insulting us because of an asked question, that older members are thinking that it's common knowledge. It doesn't make us feel at home here at WB when placed in that situation and it would be nice to have more members join due to acceptance of other members. Notice I didn't say don't have fun bashing n00bs, because that's fun, but do give them the respect they deserve as a user.

P.S. First thread! Whoo hoo!

[Ktan]

hehe, sorry Dragon, but it's in the wrong place, by about twenty miles :)
Good idea though. I'll edit this to say something useful after the thread is moved.

[UMSLdragon]

my bad

and thanx

[hammocksleeper]

Are there any specific acronyms that have confused you?

[UMSLdragon]

occ and some others, but just a thread for helping new members really.

[Black.Ice]

OOC: Is a roleplaying term, which stands for out-of-character. Usually when you're making remarks that aren't related to roleplaying, you put OOC just to let people know you're not continuing the story.

[Veeger]

These aren't "WB" lingo words, they are internet terms in general. Here, I'll get a short list set up for you.

OOC: Out of Character
IC: In Character (the opposite of OOC)
IMO: In My Opinion (can also be IMHO for "honest" or "humble" opinion -- that had me confused forever, lol)
OP: Not used here as much as other forums, but stands for 'original post' or 'original poster'
QFT: Quoted for Truth
FTW: For the win, or For the wise

I assume you know the basic abbreviations: lol, brb, wtf, omg

[TinyDancer]

Some lesser-known acronyms used on WB (warboards)

FTW: For the win
FTL: For the lose, naturally
QFT: Quoted for truth
IM(H)O: In my (humble) opinion
GG: Good game

If any other ones confuse you, I'd recommend just going to www.urbandictionary.com (http://www.urbandictionary.com) so that you don't get laughed at when you ask for the definition.

Edit: Dammit Veeger, you posted at the same time as me. :P
Edit again: Okay, 4 minutes before, but you posted while I was typing.

[Nuts]

Can someone please define "LOLZ."

[TinyDancer]

Can someone please define "LOLZ."

Not possible, sorry.

"Love Our Lord Zealot?"

[Kingscrab]

"Love Our Lord Zealot?" That made me laugh! :P

My favorite WB lingo item:
IBTL!

(Come on... Someone had to say it...) :D

[Basan]

Not possible, sorry.

"Love Our Lord Zealot?"

Thanks, that finally has cleared my doubts... and only after what? 2 years? :rolleyes:

Btw UMSLDragon, imao is the exact contrary thing to imho (read, a for arrogant). I also trust that you already know what lmao, rofl and lawl mean as well, yes? ;)

Edit add:
My favorite WB lingo item:
IBTL!

(Come on... Someone had to say it...) :D

And not with the "in before the lock" thing again... :P

[xodkrm]

OOM: Out of Mana
LFG: Looking For Group

[Veeger]

limber on lover's zone

[U-238]

Here's enough explainations to give you your answer.

---->Duh Click It!<---- (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lolz)

[Protosschick99]

And I'm the only one who uses it regularly, lolz :D

Btw--Anybody here from BF as well as here--Do ya'llz remember the "Wizard robe & hat" joke? :D

[GrassDragon]

Like this?

http://bash.org/?104383

[ZeroDarkStar]

http://wiki.kupatrix.org/Common_WB_Acronyms

Feel free to add to it.

[U-238]

There's also stfu (shut the fuck up)

[Basan]

Or the always 'wuvable', gtfo (http://acronyms.tfd.com/gtfo). Any divergences about that definition, come closer and I'll explain it thoroughly (in non polite form). ;)

[Schwitzer]

Btw--Anybody here from BF as well as here--Do ya'llz remember the "Wizard robe & hat" joke? :D
As GrassDragon posted, that's from a bash quote... it's not really a BF joke.

Oh, and to make that comment relevant to this thread, BF stands for BlizzForums, where the founding members of this site originated from.

[hammocksleeper]

As GrassDragon posted, that's from a bash quote... it's not really a BF joke.

Although I have a feeling that per capita it's much more popular among BFers than among the internet populace in general. ;)

[CrazyTom]

I thought 'lmao' was 'laugh my ass off.'

One I don't get... roflcopter. Roll On the FLoor Laughing I get. But not the copter.

[bluemicrobyte]

Greetings, new member of the Warboards forum. I, the great and powerful forum elder with 4250 posts and membership for over two years, have the following bits of wisdom for you in your quest to dominate the boards:

1) "Don't feed the Fenguin" - this is one of the popular welcoming phrases given to new members. What's a Fenguin you ask? You might think of it as our forum mascot - and there really is a member called Fenguin.

2) Only the admins and mods can make drunk threads. If anyone else does it, it's considered spam. Why? Nobody knows, some say its magic.

3) Generic topics such as "post a picture of yourself" have been re-created too many times on this forum, as well as any game based threads such as "_________ the person above you" or anything similar. Also, don't post a topic asking other people to generate the content for the thread (for example dont post saying "Let's see what everyone has to say about ___________") unless you include some quality content in your original post.
In short, any post that might be found on any other forum (as in it is a common forum thread) has probably already been posted here at warboards.

4) We've already had a few hundred threads asking:
"How do I make a WCIII map"
"How do I connect to battle.net"
"Should I buy WoW"
And other stupid, repeatable questions like that.

5) All your base are belong to us.

[Veeger]

I thought 'lmao' was 'laugh my ass off.'


Thank you. Tom.

[Demon_Child]

Let's not forget username acronyms. For instance, I am normally called DC (short for Demon_Child, of course) around these parts, Black.Ice is usually known as B.I., ZeroDarkStar is ZDS, bluemicrobyte is BMB ect... ;)

[Veeger]

Schwitz = Schwitzer
GA = Genocide Alive
Balls = Nuts . . . :shiftyl: :shiftyr:
PC = Protoss Chicky

And I have, on occasion, been referred to as 'V'

[Yoda]

There's also stfu (shut the fuck up)

Really? I thought that actually meant "stuff you." :shiftyr: That's pretty bad - I've actually been swearing, but not knowing that I was swearing.

http://wiki.kupatrix.org/Common_WB_Acronyms

Cool, I've made additions to that ;)

And I have, on occasion, been referred to as 'V'

;)

[Veeger]

LOL

Yoda, I didn't mean in referrence to that God-awful movie. Usually, only GA refers to me as 'V' when he's quoting me in the IR (Intellectual Roundtable).

Goofy . . .

[UMSLdragon]

Thanx

And I know you guys are having fun with me, but it's funny none the less. My user was going to be Use Map Settings League, but that's too long, so it's UMSL... Yes, I'm and SCer from way back :D

'V', You like MechWarrior too? I'm mean '2*'... :smirk:

[Leosam096]

we used to have a thread back then... what's the meaning of your user name thread, was it?

yeah, its fun having new people like you. :)

[UMSLdragon]

Thanx... i think

we used to have a thread back then... what's the meaning of your user name thread, was it?

yeah, its fun having new people like you. :)

Just because I think up old things that have already happened? Figures...:concern:

I just made a new one! Yay!
OOC: Out of Context/caption
just don't slap me if you think it was stupid :D

[Basan]

I thought 'lmao' was 'laugh my ass off.'

One I don't get... roflcopter. Roll On the FLoor Laughing I get. But not the copter.

Laugh, laughing it's their amin reference as I know it. ;)

And for our common pleasure, the roflcopter (http://www.rofl.name/asciiart/) (amidst a 'few' others) in all it's grandeur. :D

[Black.Ice]

ORG - Online Resource for Gamers (Supposedly)
AJ - Apple Juice
BI - Badass Indian
Schwitzer - Sexy, Cool, & Hot Wigger. Infinitely Tough and Zealous and has an Excellent Reputation
NEO - Needs Emergency Operation (i.e. Fenguin's done with him. This guy now (needs) NEO)
GD - God Damn
HS - Hot Stuff
ENDER - Enormous Ego (Yes, this doesn't match, but it's like a synonym)

[Veeger]

BI is HS when he is drinking AJ in the ORG while his ENDER is in dire GD NEO.

[TinyDancer]

I just realized (and these are internet-wide synonyms more than anything):

O RLY: Oh really?
and the proper response is:
YA RLY: Yeah, really!
to which you say;
NO WAI!!!: No way!

[Black.Ice]

BI is HS when he is drinking AJ in the ORG while his ENDER is in dire GD NEO.

That is by far the best thing I've read on the forums in a very long time. :D

[U-238]

BI is HS when he is drinking AJ in the ORG while his ENDER is in dire GD NEO.

ROFL! That was by far the best thing I've read in the ML ever since I've been here.

I just realized (and these are internet-wide synonyms more than anything):

O RLY: Oh really?
and the proper response is:
YA RLY: Yeah, really!
to which you say;
NO WAI!!!: No way!

Pheh, women and their half assed posting :P You forgot the rest of it.

O RLY
YA RLY
NO WAI!!!
YA WAI!!!
UR A N00B!!!
STFU NUB!!!
._.

[kongurous]

I just realized (and these are internet-wide synonyms more than anything):

O RLY: Oh really?
and the proper response is:
YA RLY: Yeah, really!
to which you say;
NO WAI!!!: No way!

Last century just called. It says congratulations.

[Sikawtic]

I like to roll around in acronymns. Makes me feel perty.

[TinyDancer]

Last century just called. It says congratulations.


:P Tell it I say thank you very much.

It's not that I just learned those, he asked for acronyms and such, so I'm providing. Poo on you.

[UMSLdragon]

BI is HS when he is drinking AJ in the ORG while his ENDER is in dire GD NEO.
That's tht e best I've heard in a long time... and even then those others from history weren't that funny :D

[TheBB]

FTL: For the lose, naturally

More natural would be "for the loss".

[Seal]

for the loose
(bwahahah)

and kong, rly isnt that ancient, it was a fairly recent meme. and lasted a bit longer than most :b

[UMSLdragon]

Sure glad I generated this thread, many funny things have gone on here... :smirk:

[DragonPaladin]

Kthx = OK, thanks. Its sarcastic and used like...

Person 1: Plz don't shake soda before drinking, kthx

or

Person 1: Ghost > Marine kthx

or

Person 1: GGKTHX

My personal favorite: Mmk, which is like mmm...ok, just as if you're murmuring it.

[kongurous]

and kong, rly isnt that ancient, it was a fairly recent meme. and lasted a bit longer than most :b

I know that, I was just saying everyone should know what rly means, and if not, it should be obvious.

[DragonPaladin]

Ya, but not many know how the full convo goes.

[U-238]

Kthx = OK, thanks. Its sarcastic and used like...

Person 1: Plz don't shake soda before drinking, kthx

or

Person 1: Ghost > Marine kthx

or

Person 1: GGKTHX

My personal favorite: Mmk, which is like mmm...ok, just as if you're murmuring it.

Most often used though would be "You're a fuckin idiot Kthxbye" (No direct offence intended)

[kongurous]

Ya, but not many know how the full convo goes.
The full conversation is irrelevant.

[Seal]

rlys are a collection of phrases used depending on context, and sometimes in succession.