Abbreviation guide

This article is an acronym guide.

See World of Warcraft terminology and Category:Acronyms for more detail on these.

Chat

AFAIK: As far as I know AFK: Away from keyboard ATM: At the moment BRB: Be right back BRT: Be right there BTW: By the way BC: Burning Crusade DIAF: Die in a fire FFS: For f---s sake FTL: For the loss (means "is bad") FTW: For the win (means "is good") GTFO: Get the f--- out IDC: I don't care IDK: I don't know IIRC: If I recall correctly IMHO: In my humble opinion IMO: In my opinion Inc: Incoming LF: Looking for ("LF tank," etc.) LF1M/LF2M/etc.: Looking for one more, two more, etc. LFG: Looking for group LFM: Looking for more (for a group) MT: Mistell (means "I sent this message to the wrong channel or person") Ofc: Of course OMW: On my way PST: Please send tell STFU: Shut the f--- up TBC: The Burning Crusade TBH: To be honest WC: Wrong channel WOTLK: Wrath of the Lich King WTB: want to buy WTF: What the f--- WTH: What the hell WTS: Want to sell WTT: Want to trade

Forums

BC: Burning Crusade Cata: The Cataclysm expansion CM: Community manager GG: Good game (often sarcastic) GJ: Good job (often sarcastic) Imba: Imbalanced; usually means "overpowered" IBTL: In before the lock L2P: Learn to play OP: Original post/original poster/over powered OT: Off-topic QFE: Quoted for excellence QFT: Quoted for truth QQ: Doesn't "stand for" anything per se; rather, it is an emoticon: it looks like two crying eyes. It basically means "you are complaining", although it can also be used as a verb ("stop QQing") TL; DR: Too long; didn't read Vanilla: Pre-Burning Crusade expansion Wrath or WotLK: The Wrath of the Lich King expansion

Battlegrounds

BG: Battleground GY: Grave Yard, or the respawn point when you release Twink: A character that has unusually high quality gear & enchants AB: Arathi Basin BS: Blacksmith Farm: Farm LM: Lumber Mill GM: Goldmine Mine: Goldmine ST: Stables AV: Alterac Valley IB: Iceblood TP: Tower Point FW: Frostwolf (Can be used as part of a longer acronym (FWGY)) SP: Stormpike (Can be used as part of a longer acronym (SPGY)) RH: Frostwolf Relief Hut TBfG: Battle for Gilneas LH: Light House WW: Water Works Mines: Mines EotS: Eye of the Storm BET: Blood Elf Tower DR: Draenei Ruins FRR: Fel Reaver Ruins MT: Mage Tower SotA: Strand of the Ancients Blue Green etc WSG: Warsong Gulch EFC: Enemy Flag Carrier EFR: Enemy Flag Room; the room in which the flag resides inside the enemy's base FC: Flag Carrier FR: Flag Room; the room in which your flag resides, also the main focal point of defense Tun: abbreviation for "tunnel", the underground section leading from the FR Ramp: the area leading from the FR or EFR that leads outside, once outside they may go GY side or just ramp IoC: Isle of Conquest TP: Twin Peaks ToK: Temple of Kotmogu SM: Silvershard Mines DG: Deepwind Gorge

Miscellaneous

1h: One-handed 2h: Two-handed 5SR: Five-second rule (the rule that mana regeneration from spirit only occurs if you haven't spent mana on a spell in the last five seconds) Add: An "additional" mob that has been aggroed, usually unintentionally Agg/Aggro: Probably short for "aggression" or some related word, it refers to who a mob is attacking — that player is said to "have aggro" or have "pulled aggro" Alt: An "alternate" character — not your main character AoE: Area of effect AP: Attack power BE/Belf: Blood Elf BoA: Bind on Account (Misreading of Bind to Account) BoE: Bind on Equip BoP: Bind on Pick-up BoU: Bind on Use BS: Blacksmith/Blacksmithing BtA: Bind to Account Buff: A beneficial spell, or a change to the game that makes a given class/spec stronger CC: Crowd control Cow: Tauren DKP: Dragon Kill points, a cover term for a number of systems guilds use to distribute loot DND: Do not disturb DPM: Damage per mana; rarely used DPS: Damage per second DR: Damage reduction (due to armor); rarely used DR: Diminishing returns DS1/DS2/DS3: Class-specific sets of gear that drop from 5-man dungeons. DS1 and DS2 were known as T0 and T0.5, respectively, but that analogy breaks down when it comes to DS3.; rarely used DW: Dual wield DoT: Damage over time Drae: Draenei; rarely used Eng/Engi/Engy: Engineering FA: First Aid FP: Flight point/flight path FR: Fire resistance GL: Guild Leader GM: Game master (or guild master) GTAoE: Ground-targeted AoE; rarely used HC: Heroic mode HoT: Heal over time HPM: Healing per mana HPS: Healing per second HS/Hearth: Hearthstone IRL: In real life LOM: Low on mana LoS: Line of sight LW: Leatherworking MA: Main assist MAP: Melee attack power; rarely used Mats: Short for "materials"; refers to the ingredients in a crafted item ML: Master loot/master looter Mob: Short for "mobile"; rarely used MP5: Mana per five seconds MT: Main tank NE/Nelf: Night Elf Nerf: A change to the game that makes a given class/spec weaker NPC: Non-player character NR: Nature resistance NW: Netherweave OH: Off-hand OOM: Out of mana OP: Overpowered Pat: Patrol PBAoE: Point-blank AoE Pot: Potion Proc: Programed Random Occurrence PUG: Pick-up group PvE: Player vs. Environment PvP: Player vs. Player RAP: Ranged attack power RDF: Random Dungeon Finder Res/Rez: Resurrect/Resurrection RL: Real life RNG: Random Number Generator. Sometimes referred as something "random." RP: Role-play[ing] Spec: Specialization (in a profession or talents) SR: Shadow resistance T1/T2/etc.: Class-specific (Tier) sets of gear that drop from raids. UD: Undead UI: User interface Xmute: Transmute

Zones

Eastern Kingdoms BB: Booty Bay EPL: Eastern Plaguelands IF: Ironforge SMC: Silvermoon City SoS: Swamp of Sorrows STV: Stranglethorn Vale SW: Stormwind City TM: Tarren Mill UC: Undercity WPL: Western Plaguelands Kalimdor Darn: Darnassus Exo: Exodar Gads/GZ/Gadget: Gadgetzan Org: Orgrimmar STM: Stonetalon Mountains STP: Stonetalon Peak TB: Thunder Bluff XR: Crossroads Outland OL: Outland BE: Blade's Edge HFP: Hellfire Peninsula HH: Honor Hold NS: Netherstorm SH/Shat: Shattrath City SMV: Shadowmoon Valley Tero: Terokkar TM: Thrallmar ZM: Zangarmarsh Instances (5-man) Arm: Scarlet Monastery Armory wing BF: Blood Furnace BFD: Blackfathom Deeps BM: Black Morass BRD: Blackrock Depths BRS: Blackrock Spire Cath: Scarlet Monastery Cathedral wing DM East: Dire Maul East DM North: Dire Maul North DM Trib: Dire Maul tribute run DM West: Dire Maul West DM: Dire Maul Gnomer: Gnomeregan GY: Scarlet Monastery Graveyard wing HFR: Hellfire Ramparts HoS: Halls of Stone LBRS: Lower Blackrock Spire Lib: Scarlet Monastery Library wing Mara: Maraudon MGT: Magister's Terrace RFC: Ragefire Chasm RFD: Razorfen Downs RFK: Razorfen Kraul SC/Live Strat: Scarlet side of Stratholme Scholo: Scholomance SFK: Shadowfang Keep SH: Shattered Halls SL: Shadow Labyrinth SM: Scarlet Monastery SP: Slave Pens ST: Temple of Atal'Hakkar (aka Sunken Temple) Stocks: Stockade Strat: Stratholme SV: The Steamvault UB: Underbog UBRS: Upper Blackrock Spire UD Strat: Undead side of Stratholme Ulda: Uldaman VC/DM: Deadmines WC: Wailing Caverns ZF: Zul'Farrak Instances (Raid) AQ20/RAQ: Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj AQ40/TAQ: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj BT: Black Temple BWL: Blackwing Lair EoE: The Eye of Eternity ICC: Icecrown Citadel Kara/KZ: Karazhan MAG Magtheridon's Lair MC: Molten Core Naxx: Naxxramas Ony: Onyxia's Lair OS: Obsidian Sanctum RS: Ruby Sanctum SSC: Serpentshrine Cavern SWP: Sunwell Plateau ToC: Trial of the Crusader (not to be confused with Trial of the Champion) ToGC: Trial of the Grand Crusader UBRS: Upper Blackrock Spire VoA: Vault of Archavon ZA: Zul'Aman ZG: Zul'Gurub Class Specific Death Knight AMS: [Anti-Magic Shell] AMZ: [Anti-Magic Zone] AotD/Army: [Army of the Dead] BB: [Blood Boil] BS: [Blood Strike] BT: [Blood Tap] CoI/Chains: [Chains of Ice] DC: Death Coil (death knight ability) DG: [Death Grip] DnD: [Death and Decay] DR: Death Runes DRW: [Dancing Rune Weapon] DS: [Death Strike] FS: [Frost Strike] HB: [Howling Blast] HC: [Hungering Cold] HoW: [Horn of Winter] HS: [Heart Strike] IBF: [Icebound Fortitude] IT: [Icy Touch] LB: [Lichborne] MF: [Mind Freeze] Ob/Oblit: [Obliterate] Pest: [Pestilence] PS: [Plague Strike] RP: Runic Power SG: [Summon Gargoyle] SS: [Scourge Strike] UB: [Unholy Blight] VB: [Vampiric Blood] Druid FF: [Faerie Fire] FFF: [Faerie Fire (Feral)] GoW/GotW/Gift: [Gift of the Wild] HT: [Healing Touch] Inn/Innerv: [Innervate] HotW: [Heart of the Wild] LotP: [Leader of the Pack] MoW/MotW/Mark: [Mark of the Wild] NS: [Nature's Swiftness] OoC: [Omen of Clarity] Resto: Restoration talent tree Roots: [Entangling Roots] TF: [Tiger's Fury] ToL: Tree of Life Hunter AS: [Arcane Shot] AotH: [Aspect of the Hawk] AotP: [Aspect of the Pack] AotV: [Aspect of the Viper] AotW: [Aspect of the Wild] BM: Beast Mastery talent tree BW: [Bestial Wrath] FD: [Feign Death] GftT: [Go for the Throat] HM: [Hunter's Mark] IAotH: [Improved Aspect of the Hawk] MM: Marksmanship talent tree SS: [Steady Shot] TSA: [Trueshot Aura] Mage AB: [Arcane Brilliance]/ [Arcane Blast] AE: [Arcane Explosion] AI: [Arcane Intellect] AP: [Arcane Power] CS: [Counterspell] CoC: [Cone of Cold] Evo: [Evocation] FB: [Firebolt]/ [Fire Blast]/ [Frostbolt] FM: [Focus Magic] PoM: [Presence of Mind] Poly/Sheep: [Polymorph] Port: Portal Pyro: [Pyroblast] Tele: Teleport Table: [Ritual of Refreshment] (or mage table) TP: Teleport Paladin AW: [Avenging Wrath] ("wings") BoK/Kings: [Blessing of Kings] BoM/Might: [Blessing of Might] DL: Divine Light DP: [Divine Plea] DS: [Divine Shield] or [Divine Storm] Exo: [Exorcism] FoL: [Flash of Light] HoF: [Hand of Freedom] HoP: [Hand of Protection] HoSac or Sac: [Hand of Sacrifice] HoSalv or Salv: [Hand of Salvation] HotR: [Hammer of the Righteous] HL: [Holy Light] HoJ: [Hammer of Justice] HoW: [Hammer of Wrath] Inq: [Inquisition] LoH: [Lay on Hands] Pally: Paladin Prot: Protection talent tree Ret: Retribution talent tree SotR: [Shield of the Righteous] SoI: [Seal of Insight] SoR: [Seal of Righteousness] SoT: [Seal of Truth] TV: [Templar's Verdict] WoG: [Word of Glory] Priest CoH: [Circle of Healing] Disc: Discipline talent tree DS: [Divine Spirit] FH/Fheal: [Flash Heal] Fort: [Power Word: Fortitude]/ [Prayer of Fortitude] FW: [Fear Ward] GH/Gheal: [Greater Heal] GS: [Guardian Spirit] HF: [Holy Fire] IDS: [Improved Divine Spirit] IF: [Inner Fire] LW: [Lightwell] MB: [Mind Blast] MC: [Mind Control] Medi: [Meditation] MF: [Mind Flay] PI: [Power Infusion] PoH: [Prayer of Healing] PoM: [Prayer of Mending] PS/Fear: [Psychic Scream] PW:F: Power Word: Fortitude PW:S/Shield: [Power Word: Shield] SF: [Shadowform] SoL: [Surge of Light] SoR: [Spirit of Redemption] SR: [Silent Resolve] SW:D: [Shadow Word: Death] SW:P: [Shadow Word: Pain] VE: [Vampiric Embrace] VT: [Vampiric Touch] Rogue BF: [Blade Flurry] BS: [Backstab] Camo: [Camouflage] CB: [Cold Blood] CloS: [Cloak of Shadows] CS: [Cheap Shot] Evis: [Eviscerate] FoK: [Fan of Knives] Hemo: [Hemorrhage] ISS: [Improved Sinister Strike] KS: [Kidney Shot] KSp: [Killing Spree] MoD: [Master of Deception] Premed: [Premeditation] Prep: [Preparation] SF: [Seal Fate] SnD: [Slice and Dice] ShS: [Shadowstep] SS: [Sinister Strike] TotT/Tricks/Trix: [Tricks of the Trade] Shaman AR: [Astral Recall] Ele: Elemental talent tree Enh: Enhancement talent tree ES: [Earth Shock] FS: [Frost Shock] GoA: Grace of Air totem GW: [Ghost Wolf] HW: [Healing Wave] LHW: [Lesser Healing Wave] NS: [Nature's Swiftness] Resto: Restoration talent tree Shammy: Shaman SoE: Strength of Earth totem SS: [Stormstrike] ToW: [Totem of Wrath] WF: [Windfury] (weapon or totem) Warlock Aff/Afflic: Affliction talent tree Ban: [Banish] CoA: [Curse of Agony] CoD: [Curse of Doom] CoE: [Curse of the Elements] CoEx/CoX: [Curse of Exhaustion] Conflag: [Conflagrate] CoR: [Curse of Recklessness] Corr: [Corruption] CoS: Curse of Shadows CoT: [Curse of Tongues] CoW: [Curse of Weakness] DC: [Death Coil] Demo: Demonology talent tree Dest/Destro: Destruction talent tree DL: [Drain Life] DP: [Dark Pact] DS: [Drain Soul] HF: [Hellfire] HoT: [Howl of Terror] HS:  [Healthstone] Imm/Immo: [Immolate] Incin: [Incinerate] Lock: Warlock LT/Tap: [Life Tap] MD: [Master Demonologist] MS: [Master Summoner] NF: Nightfall Sac: [Demonic Sacrifice] (or Voidwalker Sacrifice) SB: [Shadow Bolt] SL: [Siphon Life] SL: [Soul Link] SM: [Shadow Mastery] SoC: [Seed of Corruption] SS: [Soulstone] Succy: Succubus UA: [Unstable Affliction] VW: Voidwalker Warrior BS: [Battle Shout]/ [Battle Stance] BT: [Bloodthirst] Def/DS: [Defensive Stance] Demo: [Demoralizing Shout] Deva: [Devastate] DW: [Death Wish] Exec: [Execute] HS: [Heroic Strike] HL: [Heroic Leap] HT: [Heroic Throw] LS: [Last Stand] MS: [Mortal Strike] OP: [Overpower] RC: [Rallying Cry] SB: [Shield Bash]/ [Shield Block] SS: [Sweeping Strikes]/ [Shield Slam] SW: [Shield Wall] TC: [Thunder Clap] TM: [Tactical Mastery] Warr: Warrior WW: [Whirlwind] ZS/Zerker: [Berserker Stance] References Information taken from  WowInsider The complete WoW abbreviations. 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