StarCraft 2 Slang
Blizzard's StarCraft was one of the most popular real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time. StarCraft II (SC2) has created a resurgence in the StarCraft community and has also provided a new collection of slang terms. Whether you're just starting out in Bronze league or you've laddered up to Master, it's important to be familiar with StarCraft slang. Below are some of the chat slang terms every StarCraft II player should know.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mid game | Middle phase of a game | 520 |
| vs | Versus | 562 |
| ZvT | Zerg versus Terran | 574 |
| Gogo | Go now | 576 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 578 |
| PP | Pause please | 579 |
| nuke | Nuclear missile | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 584 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 585 |
| TvT | Terran versus Terran | 586 |
| Speedling | Zergling with Metabolic Boost | 586 |
| TvZ | Terran versus Zerg | 586 |
| HF | Have fun | 586 |
| Bling | Baneling | 586 |
| Base race | Simultaneous attacks on enemy bases | 586 |
| Rush | To quickly attack and cause damage | 586 |
| DT | Dark templar | 587 |
| epm | Effective actions per minute | 587 |
| CC | Command Center | 587 |
| gm | Grandmaster | 587 |
| PvT | Protoss versus Terran | 587 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 587 |
| Natural | Natural expansion | 587 |
| chargelot | Charge Zealot | 587 |
| TvP | Terran versus Protoss | 587 |
| rax | Barracks | 587 |
| toss | Protoss | 588 |
| RTS | Real-time strategy | 588 |
| APM | Actions per minute | 588 |
| robo | Robotics Facility | 588 |
| ling | Zergling | 588 |
| ovie | Overlord | 588 |
| Bioball | Biological unit group | 588 |
| LOTV | Legacy of the Void | 588 |
| Bio | Biological units | 589 |
| GSL | Global StarCraft League | 593 |
| gglords | Broodlords | 593 |
| BarCraft | Watching StarCraft at a bar | 594 |
| mech | Mechanical units | 595 |
| GGL | Good game loser | 595 |
| sc2nite | StarCraft 2 tonight? | 596 |
| PvZ | Protoss versus Zerg | 596 |
| PvP | Protoss versus Protoss | 596 |
| HotS | Heart of the Swarm | 597 |
| FFE | Forge fast expand | 597 |
| ZvZ | Zerg versus Zerg | 597 |
| Skytoss | Protoss air units | 598 |
| TPvPZ | Terran Protoss versus Protoss Zerg | 598 |
| PF | Planetary Fortress | 598 |
| ZvP | Zerg versus Protoss | 598 |
| GSTL | Global StarCraft Team League | 598 |
| WW | Well won | 599 |
| pwnage | Ownage | 599 |
| BO | Build order | 599 |
| WOL | Wings of Liberty | 600 |
| Muta | Mutalisks | 600 |
| MMM | Marine, Marauder, Medivac | 601 |
| Kek | Korean laugh | 602 |