World of Warcraft Slang

With over 10 million active players, Blizzard's World of Warcraft (WoW) is the quintessential massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The large World of Warcraft community has also created a large number of chat slang terms specific to the game. The list below should help you brush up on your WoW slang skills.

Slang Term Meaning Votes
CamperA player who doesn't move
WoWWorld of Warcraft
RLReal life
critCritical Strike
pwnedOwned
GBGuild bank
matsMaterials
GMGame master
invInvite
GankingLaunching a surprise attack
WTSWant to sell
BoomkinMoonkin druid
DingLevel up
repReputation
cataCataclysm
LFGLooking for group
25mTwenty-five man
APAttack power
UberThe best
oneshotOne shot completion
brezBattle resurrection
MTMistype
FarmedRepetitively killed or gathered
HPSHeals per second
AHAuction house
MDPSMelee damage per second
HMHard mode
jcJewelcrafter
pwntOwned
MCMind Control
WOTLKWrath of the Lich King
LF1MLooking for one more
WipeTotal death
intIntellect
agiAgility
PullEnter combat
specSpecialization
WTBWant to buy
strStrength
DKPDragon kill points
rezResurrection
DalDalaran
bioBathroom
restoRestoration
karaKarazhan
MoPMists of Pandaria
bgBattleground
iccIcecrown Citadel
DBMDeadly Boss Mods
FPFlight point
SPSpell power
20mTwenty man
RDPSRanged damage per second
RMPRogue, Mage, Priest
defDefense
xmuteTransmute
PSTPlease send tell
BurstCombination of attacks in a short span of time
BFABattle for Azeroth
protProtection
addsAdditional mobs
TrashDungeon enemy mob groups
deDisenchant
shatShattrath City
NinjaLoot stealer
HOTHeal over time
RaidRaid group
PTRPublic test realm
naxxNaxxaramas
BoTBastion of Twilight
waggroWife aggro
arpenArmor penetration
patPatrol
naxNaxxaramas
MuleAlternate character for storage
GSGear score
hp5Health per five seconds
ToonAlternate character
iddIndeed
Bot mafiaA legion of automated World of Warcraft characters
mutMutilate
shattShattrath City
10mTen man
discDiscipline
belfBlood Elf
ksKingslayer
wgWintergrasp
LOMLow on mana
AEArea of effect
wootWonderful loot
BCThe Burning Crusade
GTGGood to go