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 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 TBH: To be honest WC: Wrong channel WOTLK: World of Warcraft: 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 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 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

Battlegrounds

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 BG: Battleground EotS: Eye of the Storm BET: Blood Elf Tower DR: Draenei Ruins FRR: Fel Reaver Ruins MT: Mage Tower GY: Grave Yard, or the respawn point when you release SotA: Strand of the Ancients Twink: A character that has unusually high quality gear & enchants 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

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" AoE: Area of effect AP: Attack power Alt: An "alternate" character — not your main character BE: Blood Elf 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 HPM: Healing per mana HPS: Healing per second HS/Hearth: Hearthstone HoT: Heal over time IRL: In real life LOM: Low on mana 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: Night Elf 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 Res/Rez: Resurrect/Resurrection RL: Real life RNG: Random Number Generator. Sometimes referred as something "random." RP: Role-play[ing] SR: Shadow resistance Spec: Specialization (in a profession or talents) 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 Mountain 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 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 Paw: Mark/Gift of the Wild 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 LS: Last Stand MS: Mortal Strike OP: Overpower 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 External links Based on  WowInsider The complete WoW abbreviations.