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 | 553 |
| ZvT | Zerg versus Terran | 573 |
| Gogo | Go now | 576 |
| SC2 | StarCraft 2 | 576 |
| PP | Pause please | 577 |
| nuke | Nuclear missile | 580 |
| HF | Have fun | 583 |
| Rush | To quickly attack and cause damage | 584 |
| CC | Command Center | 584 |
| Speedling | Zergling with Metabolic Boost | 585 |
| TvT | Terran versus Terran | 586 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 586 |
| TvZ | Terran versus Zerg | 586 |
| Rax | Barracks | 586 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 586 |
| Base race | Simultaneous attacks on enemy bases | 586 |
| Bling | Baneling | 586 |
| DT | Dark Templar | 586 |
| epm | Effective actions per minute | 587 |
| chargelot | Charge Zealot | 587 |
| RTS | Real-time strategy | 587 |
| Bioball | Group of Terran biological units | 587 |
| Toss | Protoss | 587 |
| ovie | Overlord | 587 |
| gm | Grandmaster | 587 |
| PvT | Protoss versus Terran | 587 |
| Natural | Natural expansion | 587 |
| TvP | Terran versus Protoss | 587 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 588 |
| LOTV | Legacy of the Void | 588 |
| ling | Zergling | 588 |
| Robo | Robotics Facility | 588 |
| APM | Actions per minute | 588 |
| Bio | Biological units | 589 |
| gglords | Broodlords | 593 |
| GSL | Global StarCraft League | 593 |
| GGL | Good game loser | 593 |
| BarCraft | Watching StarCraft at a bar | 593 |
| Mech | Mechanical units | 594 |
| Skytoss | An air-focused Protoss strategy | 594 |
| sc2nite | StarCraft 2 tonight? | 595 |
| PvZ | Protoss versus Zerg | 595 |
| FFE | Forge fast expand | 596 |
| ZvP | Zerg versus Protoss | 596 |
| PvP | Protoss versus Protoss | 596 |
| HotS | Heart of the Swarm | 597 |
| ZvZ | Zerg versus Zerg | 597 |
| TPvPZ | Terran Protoss versus Protoss Zerg | 598 |
| PF | Planetary Fortress | 598 |
| GSTL | Global StarCraft Team League | 598 |
| MMM | Marine, Marauder, Medivac | 599 |
| WOL | Wings of Liberty | 599 |
| WW | Well won | 600 |
| Muta | Mutalisks | 600 |
| Kek | Korean laugh | 604 |