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Our business is based on it. We make some of the best gaming t-shirts out there, covered in phrases, acronyms and phonetic spelling but what do all of those letters mean?<\/p>
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Well, whether you are a parent looking to understand what the hell your kids are saying or a gamer who has no idea what they are typing and is just too embarrassed to ask anyone, we got you covered - from AFK to EZ (just note this list is not in alphabetical order, or any sensible order for that matter).<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Here is a list of the most common gaming and e-sport acronyms, terminology and phrases out there.<\/p> <\/p> GG - Good Game<\/strong><\/p> Probably the most famous is GG which stands for Good Game. Typically typed at the end of a match to signify the game has ended. GG is also used in games like DOTA2 and StarCraft to show when a side concedes defeat.<\/span><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> WP - Well Played<\/strong><\/p> Also said at the end of a game, WP (Well Played) is a positive acronym to congratulate the other team on a win. Positivity.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> EZ - Easy<\/strong><\/p> EZ (Easy) is usually used in a derogitory manner, like saying the other team is not very good and it wasn\u2019t even a competition.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> You can then combine these, and write GGWP or GGEZ\u2026I am sure you can figure out what they mean.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> GLHF - Good Luck, Have Fun<\/strong><\/p> GLHF or Good Luck, Have Fun, is said at the start of a game to the other team, everyone starting the game in a positive way. It rarely ends in the same positive manner.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> REKT - WRECKED<\/strong><\/p> REKT is typed to the other team when they have been dominated, destroyed or embarrassingly killed. Rubbing it in their face.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> NOOB<\/strong><\/p> A noob is someone who is new or inexperienced. Usually used as an insult to tell the opponent that they are shhhhhhhhh\u2026..not very good.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> PWN<\/strong><\/p> PWN or PWNED is used to say you \u2018owned\u2019 someone, or you dominated them.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> AFK - Away From Keyboard<\/strong><\/p> Away from keyboard (AFK) means that you need to step away from the computer. Most of the time someone is going to the toilet.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> OP - Over Powered<\/strong><\/p> OP (Over Powered) is used to describe a hero, ability or item that is stronger and gives that player an unfair advantage.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Buff\/Nerf<\/strong><\/p> Buffs and nerfs are changes to a character or weapon in patches that make them better or worse. If a character is OP, players may call for them to be nerfed (make them worse), or for other characters to buffed (make them better) until everyone is equal.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> IRL - In Real Life<\/strong><\/p> IRL (or RL) is said to differentiate when you are talking about something outside of the game, to avoid confusion.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Poggers (it\u2019s a Twitch thing)<\/strong><\/p> Poggers is used to describe a sense of enthusiasm, happiness or excitement over something. Twitch streamers have their own language\u2026<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Gank<\/strong><\/p> It almost sounds dirty, but it\u2019s not. Gank describes when one team uses a number advantage to take control or kill an opposing player, usually a surprise attack. Popular in League of Legends and DOTA 2 when a jungler joins a lane to get the kill.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Ping<\/strong><\/p> Ping is the network latency between the players computer and the game server. Low ping means smooth gaming, high ping means lag and a lot of cursing.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> LAG<\/strong><\/p> Lag refers to a low input response in a game usually due to a poor internet connection. When you have lag the game may stutter, and there is a noticeable gap between when you it a button and when the action occurs on screen. Lag ruins games.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> RageQuite<\/strong><\/p> This is when someone gets so enraged during a game that they stop playing and leave.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Stomp<\/strong><\/p> A stomp is a one sided game. One team totally dominates the other side.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Smurf<\/strong><\/p> Smurfs are monsters, like IRL monsters. Smurfs are highly skilled players who make a secondary account to play against low skilled players (or noobs), with 2 main objectives: first to simply dominate and demoralise other players, or second, to boost another player. Don\u2019t be that guy.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Boost<\/strong><\/p> Boosting is the act of high skill players either playing a low skilled players account or creating a low level account to play along side a low level player in order to level up (or boost) that account quickly. It is cheating, basically.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Not an exhaustive list, but a good introduction for you noobs out there (see what I did there?) Come to think of it, we haven\u2019t made t-shirts for some of these phrases, need to talk to the designers\u2026.BRB.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>