StarCraft 2 Slang
Blizzard's StarCraft was one of the most popular real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time. StarCraft II (SC2) created a resurgence in the StarCraft gaming (and viewing) community. It also introduced a new collection of slang terms. Whether you're just starting out in Bronze league or you've laddered up to Master, it helps to be familiar with StarCraft slang. Below are some of the terms and phrases every SC2 player should know.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mid game | Middle phase of a game | 513 |
| vs | Versus | 545 |
| ZvT | Zerg versus Terran | 571 |
| Gogo | Go now | 572 |
| SC2 | StarCraft 2 | 572 |
| PP | Pause please | 575 |
| HF | Have fun | 578 |
| Rush | To quickly attack and cause damage | 580 |
| Speedling | Zergling with Metabolic Boost | 582 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 582 |
| CC | Command Center | 582 |
| TvT | Terran versus Terran | 582 |
| gm | Grandmaster | 583 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 583 |
| Bling | Baneling | 584 |
| TvZ | Terran versus Zerg | 584 |
| ovie | Overlord | 585 |
| epm | Effective actions per minute | 585 |
| Ling | Zergling | 585 |
| Toss | Protoss | 585 |
| Base race | Simultaneous attacks on enemy bases | 585 |
| PvT | Protoss versus Terran | 585 |
| RTS | Real-time strategy | 585 |
| APM | Actions per minute | 585 |
| TvP | Terran versus Protoss | 585 |
| Rax | Barracks | 585 |
| Bioball | Group of Terran biological units | 585 |
| chargelot | Charge Zealot | 585 |
| DT | Dark Templar | 585 |
| Natural | Natural expansion | 585 |
| LOTV | Legacy of the Void | 586 |
| Bio | Biological units | 586 |
| Robo | Robotics Facility | 586 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 586 |
| GGL | Good game loser | 589 |
| gglords | Broodlords | 591 |
| Skytoss | An air-focused Protoss strategy | 592 |
| BarCraft | Watching StarCraft at a bar | 592 |
| sc2nite | StarCraft 2 tonight? | 593 |
| Mech | Mechanical units | 593 |
| FFE | Forge fast expand | 595 |
| HotS | Heart of the Swarm | 595 |
| ZvP | Zerg versus Protoss | 595 |
| PvP | Protoss versus Protoss | 595 |
| PvZ | Protoss versus Zerg | 595 |
| ZvZ | Zerg versus Zerg | 596 |
| GSTL | Global StarCraft Team League | 596 |
| PF | Planetary Fortress | 597 |
| TPvPZ | Terran Protoss versus Protoss Zerg | 597 |
| MMM | Marine, Marauder, Medivac | 598 |
| Muta | Mutalisks | 598 |
| WW | Well won | 598 |
| WOL | Wings of Liberty | 598 |
| Kek | Korean laugh | 601 |