| Abbreviation |
Definition |
| 1337 |
leet/l33t (=Elite) |
| afaik |
as far as I know |
| afair |
as far as I remember |
| afk |
away from keyboard |
| aka |
also known as |
| asap |
as soon as possible |
| b2t/btt |
back to topic |
| banning |
to deny access for someone for a certain period |
| b00n/boon |
noob |
| btw |
by the way |
| cu/cya |
See you later |
| dc |
disconnect |
| flame/flaming |
the act of posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting, usually in the social context of a discussion board on the Internet |
| gl |
good luck |
| gn8 |
good night |
| gz/grz |
Congratulations |
| hf/hfgl |
have fun / have fun and good luck |
| IMHO/IMO |
in my (humble/honest) opinion |
| ign |
ingame-nick/name |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
| kick |
to throw someone from a channel |
| Loot |
Stolen resources |
| Netiquette |
the conventions of politeness recognized on Usenet, in mailing lists, and on other electronic forums such as internet message boards |
| noob/newb/newbie |
beginner (often negative) |
| np |
no problem |
| pls/plz |
please |
| PM/PN |
Private Message |
| RL |
Real Live |
| rofl |
rolling on the floor laughing |
| RTFM |
Read the fuckin` manual! |
| scnr |
sorry, could not resist |
| Spam/spamming |
posting of unneeded and abusive messages (could be in a forum, IRC-channel, or otherwise) |
| STFI |
Search the fuckin` internet! |
| STFU |
Shut the fuck up! |
| thx |
thanks |
| wb |
welcome back! |
| wtf |
what the fuck? |
| yw |
you`re welcome! |