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Дамы и господа, настало время дополнить глоссарий терминами. Ваша помощь тут необходима, иначе можно свихнуться тут всё переводить)
Минимум машинного перевода, максимум вашей любви <3
План таков:

• Один человек берет на себя перевод одной/нескольких БУКВ со всеми терминами/аббревиатурами (ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНО смотрим на готовый частичный перевод:Словарь игровых терминов, ибо лишнюю работу выполнять не нужно. Если там перевод устарел, тогда нужно будет заменить)
• Переведенный текст вставляем туда, где был изначально английский вариант (не начинаем сразу распределять по буквам, иначе можем запутаться)
• После завершения перевода выбранных терминов смотрим, что переводят другие. Выбираем следующие БУКВЫ и переводим дальше)
• После перевода всего текста и начнем сортировку
• После проверки можно будет уже и впихнуть наш труд на созданную страницу с терминами

Вроде всё)

• DrotEroNoxt: F

Дополнительно: проверка C,D

• AsterLak: G,I

• Goomba2024: H

General terminology

Готово

2ez

Аббревиатура для "слишком легко" (too easy).

3 звезды (3 starred)

Достигнуты все цели задания в КонТрекере, а не одна/две (за каждую цель игрок получает по звезде).

3CP / 4CP / 5CP

Является сокращением для "3-control point", "4-control point" или "5-control point". Является отсылкой к картам режима Захват контрольных точек (игровой режим), которые имею 3, 4 и 5 контрольных точек соответственно.

6-2/6 2

Термин, означающий выпадение минимально возможного количества предметов при завершении тура Операция «Два города» (считается наихудшим результатом).

Готово

Achievement server / achievement map

Сервер или карта, предназначенная для того, чтобы помочь игрокам выполнить достижения, не отвлекая просьбами о помощи других игроков в обычной игре. Данные карты позволяют игрокам практиковать навыки или просто общаться, не мешая играть другим (см. griefing). Общие особенности серверов включают в себя::

• Короткое время возрождения и близкое расположение мест возрождения команд друг к другу, что способствует непрерывному бою.​
• Комнаты для интерактивов/общения.
• Автоматизация процесса Leveling​ или получения достижений путём добавления ботов или перемещения АФК-игроков в места для убийств​.​
• Головоломки, лабиринты, потайные двери и секретные комнаты для развлечения игроков.​
• Специализированные зоны для конкретных ​развлекательных мероприятий, таких как boxing, футбол и Pyro tennis.

Синоним: idle server.

См. также Trading server

Эйршот (Airshot / aerial)

См. также Воздушный выстрел

Попадание по противнику, находящемуся в воздухе, обычно следует за жонглированием или ракетным прыжком противника.

AD / AD-инг

Техника, при которой игрок выполняет Juke, что значительно затрудняет по нему попадание (используются клавиши A и D).

ADS / ADS-инг

Акроним для "Стрельба через оптический прицел" (Aiming down sights); в TF2 применимо к снайперу, смотрящего в прицел.

Add Up

Команда в чате MGE сервера для вызова кого-либо на дуэль.

АФК (AFK)

Сокращение слов «Away From Keyboard» (отошёл от клавиатуры). Употребляется, когда долгий период времени игрок стоит на месте не двигаясь, что зачастую приводит к отключению от сервера или перемещению в Наблюдатели, или занимается идлингом

Агр/Агро (Aggro/Agro)

Сокращение от "агрессивный" (aggressive). Термин используется к противнику с ИИ (к примеру робот), который атакует одного игрока (как вариант: "Я заагрил робота-скаута").

Эйрбласт (Airblast)

См. также Выстрел сжатым воздухом.

Альтернативный аккаунт/Альт (Alternate account / alt)

Обычно относится ко второй учетной записи Steam, которую можно использовать для различных целей, например для сокрытия личности.

Амбо (Amby)

Может обозначать

• Оружие Амбассадор.
• Термин для шпиона, часто использующего Амбассадор в качестве основного оружия при игре, если не постоянно.

Пункт Ампутации (Amputation Station)

Медик стоит на месте, совершая насмешку с Ампутатором.

Яростный снайпер (Anger Sniper)

Термин для снайпера, который носит одноимённый аксессуара (Ярость) и пытается играть, как трайхард (убивает дружелюбных игроков, использует насмешки просле каждого убийста, пишет в чат гадости, стараясь кого-нибудь унизить). Зачастую использует Слонобой или Снайперскую винтовку ботоубийцы.

AoE

Аббревиатура для «область действия» (area of effect). Относится к оружию, которое может нанести урон нескольким игрокам, постройкам или другим объектам по области (например ракетомёты солдата и гранатомёты подрывника).

Австралий (Aussie)

Является сокращением "Оружие из австралия".

Автобаланс (Autobalance)

См. также Баланс команд

Относится к случайному переходу игрока из одной команды в другую из-за того, что сервер посчитал команды несбалансированными.

Тушение (Axtinguish)

Убийство/тушение Огнетопором горящего противника.

Готово

Обратный захват (Backcapping)

См. также Обратный захват

Захват контрольной точки противника в то время, когда вражеская команда пытается захватить следующую точку (последующие контрольные точки захватываются медленнее).

Байт/Байтить (Bait/Baiting)

Термин подразумевает собой обман противника, в следствие которого враг начинает атаковать или преследовать кого-то, в то время как товарищ по команде подкрадывается к противнику и убивает его. Приманкой могут послужить шпион или поджигатель, что прячутся за углами и внезапно атакуют. Можно приманить врага к источнику урона: к турели инженера или липкую ловушку подрывника.

Испечённый удар в спину (Bakestaybed)

Забавный каламбур, обозначающий «удар в спину». Придуман одним из создателей контента по TF2 — Jerma985.

Баттл инженер/Боевой инженер (Battle Engie / Battle Engineer)

Агрессивная игра за инженера на передовой, которая заключается в постройке турелей в неожиданных местах и частом использовании основного оружия для атаки. Игрок зачастую использует Оружейник для быстрого возведения мини-турели (или же Острозуб.

Баттл медик/Боевой медик (Battle Med / Battle Medic)

Агрессивная игра за медика на передовой, которая заключается в попытке кого-нибудь убить, забывая про лечение союзников. Основным оружием данного подкласса является Кровопийца, а оружием ближнего боя — Священная клятва. Как враги, так и союзники смотрят на боевых медиков с отвращением, так как от класса поддержки ожидают соответственно поддержку команды.

Луч (Beam)

Может означать:

• Исцеляющий луч Лечебной пушки медика.
• Луч НЛО на карте Watergate. Диктор говорит: "Мы в луче!", когда товарищ по команде входит в луч НЛО, чтобы выполнить задачу карты. Данная фраза является синонимом этой карты.

Берд (Berd)

Данный термин применим к игрокам, использующих в качестве аксессуара одну из «птичьих голов». Широко распространён в анимация, созданных в Gmod или SFM.

Баннихоп (Bhopping / bunny hopping)

Может означать:

• Техника прыжка/стрейфа в воздухе, увеличивающая скорость (незначительно в Team Fortress 2).
• Приседание на очень короткое время для смещения обзора, что не влияет на скорость движения.
• Приседание сразу после прыжка для достижения большего расстояния или высоты. Часто используется для прыжков на ракете, прыжков на липучках и других разновидностей взрывных прыжков.
• Многократные прыжки для избежания урона от взрывов по земле, а также могут помешать прицеливанию противнику по вам.
• Прыжок в нужный момент при ударе о землю для нарушения игровой механики. Часто используется солдатом с Землекопом, поскольку Баннихоп позволяет нарушить игровую механику, тем самым давая игроку нанести критический урон, даже если он не сразу попал в цель.

Бинд (Bind)

Представляет собой привязку текста к конкретной клавише, при нажатии которой текст отправляется в чат (необходимо ввести в консоль команду: bind "клавиша" "ваш текст", где в "клавиша" нужно вписать конкретную букву на латинице (на английском языке), а в "ваш текст" — непосредственно ваш текст (на любом языке). Кавычки обязательны!

См. также Написание скриптов.

Бёрб (Birb)

Забавный каламбур, обозначающий Птица (см. ниже). Применимо, в частности, для пулеметчика, использующего аксессуар Цыпленок по-киевски, который ведет себя дружелюбно или глупо.

Птица (Bird)

Может означать:

• Любой аксессуар, добавляющий птицу к модели игрока (например Архимед или Эйн.
• Хеллоуинский аксессуар, заменяющий голову наёмника на птичью (например Медимед или Эйнженер.

Парящий разведчик (Bird Scout)

Применимо к разведчику, использующего своё разнообразное оружие для дополнительных прыжков.

Бодишут (Bodyshot)

Попадание из Снайперской винтовки в тело противника, а не в голову.

См. также: Выстрел в голову

Бодишуттер (Bodyshotter)

Может означать:

• Снайпера, предпочитающего стрелять в тело противника, а не в голову.
• Снайпера, использующего Махину, которая наносит при полной зарядке дополнительный урон (Махина и бодишут являются почти синонимами).

Похититель тел (Bodysnatched)

Термин относится к оружию Вечный покой. При убийстве противника данным оружием вы мгновенно примите облик жертвы, а команда противника даже об этом не узнает. Является отсылкой к фильму: Вторжение похитителей тел.

Бомба (Bomb)

Может означать:

• Синоним для вагонетки.
• Взрывающиеся снаряды, по типу |бомб-липучек или ракет.
• Обстрел во время прыжка на ракете/бомб-липучек группу вражеской команды.
• Робота, несущего взрывчатку в режиме Манн против машин.
• Неигрового персонажа/аксессуар — Бомбиномикон.

Бонк (Bonk / Bonk!)

Может означать:

• Сокращение для Бонк! Атомный залп.
• Термин используется при оглушении противника Дрёмой (До Обновления «Пламенные джунгли»).

Бонусные утки (Bonus ducks)

Знаменитая реплика Маразмуса, происносимая им всякий раз, когда игрок подбирает редкую "Бонусную утку", добавленнную в Обновлении «End of the Line». Она часто используется во время любых событий, связанных с Маразмусом, таких как Carnival of Carnage.

Лучник (Bowman)

Может означать:

• Термин, относящийся к снайперу, использующего в качестве основного оружия Охотника или Укрепленный составной лук.
• Одна из разновидностей робо-снайпера в режиме Манн против машин.

Бокс-спай/Шпион в коробке (Box Spy / Box Trot Spy / box crab)

Игрок, играющий за шпиона, использующий насмешку Короботрот для стратегического перемещения по полю битвы или маскировки с объектами окружающей среды. Особо умелые шпионы способны доползти до контрольной точки и захватить её.

Бокс (Boxing​​)

​ Битва пулемётчиков в рукопашном бою.​

Бафф (Buff)

Может означать:

• Усиление команды от солдата путём активации знамени: Вдохновляющее знамя, Поддержка батальона или Завоеватель.
• Сверхлечение от Медика.
• Сленг, означающие усиление оружие после обновления игры. Антоним: "nerf".

См. также: Бафф на Википедии

Буллинг (Bully / Bullying)

Игровая терминология, обозначающая игрока, использующего разнообразные источники отбрасывания, чтобы мешать вражеским игрокам, обычно, но не всегда, без намерения убить их.

• Для этого часто используется сжатый воздух поджигателя и отталкивание Прерывателя/Неумолимой силы скаута.

Нож для масла (Butterknife)

Может означать:

• Термин, относящийся к убийству игрока Ножом, но не ударом в спину.
• Хаотичные удары Ножом по телу противника.
• Битва шпионов 1 на 1 на ножах (наносят удары по телу противника, а не в его спину).

Кусторез (Bushwhack)

Термин, относящийся к убийству игрока, облитого Банкате, Кустоломом.

C

C9

Может относиться как:

• Термин, при котором команда покидает полезную нагрузку или контрольную точку в последние минуты матча, позволяя другой команде выиграть из-за ограничения или истечения времени. Происходит от команды w:Cloud9/Cloud9, допустившей эту ошибку во время соревновательного матча Overwatch.
• Сокращение от необычного эффекта Cloud 9

Кабер (Caber)

Сокращение от Ullapool Caber.

Средневековый рыцарь (Caberknight)

Средневековый рыцарь, использующий оружие Ullapool Caber, который нацеливается на большие толпы вражеских игроков в надежде нанести критический удар с помощью атаки.

Кемпинг (Camping)

Main article: Camping

Использование тактики ожидания врагов, в удобной позиции, нападая только тогда, когда противник окажется в определенном месте. Обычно кемпер ожидает противников в одной и той же позиции и всегда возвращается к ней, после каждого убийства.

• Положительный момент: Некоторые классы специально используют "кемперный" аспект в своей игре, например, пулеметчик остается на точке, подрывник ждет в липкой ловушке или, особенно, снайпер занимает выгодную позицию, специально предназначенную для этой цели на карте (называемую лагерем).
• Отрицательный момент: Чрезмерное ожидание в позиции, которая особенно выгодна для игрока, но мало полезна для команды (в отличие от Idling) или использование непреднамеренной позиции, которая явно ставит всю вражескую команду в крайне невыгодное положение в ущерб игре, особенно Спаун кемпинг.

Этот термин не относится к таким действиям, как временное укрытие в углу на короткое время, защита инженером своих зданий или активная засада.

Пушка (Cannon)

Сокращение, обозначающее Пушка без лафета.

Прыжки с пушкой (Cannon Jumping)

Действие, заключающееся в использовании замедленного выстрела пушечного ядра из пушки без лафета для выполнения взрывного прыжка на большие расстояния.

Пушечный рыцарь (Cannon Knight)

Разновидность гибридного рыцаря, который использует пушку без лафета, в основном, для выполнения воздушного удара после прыжка с пушкой.

Шапка (Cap)

Относится к выполнению задачи, такой как захват контрольной точки, возвращение вражеского дипломата на свою базу или перемещение вагонетки

Нести разведчика (Carry Scout)

Разведчик, использующий Крит-а-колу.

Керринг (Carrying)

Когда игрок или группа игроков вносят значительно больший вклад в достижение игровой цели, чем их товарищи по команде.

Колпачок на цепочке (Chaincap)

Захват следующей точки происходит сразу после захвата предыдущей точки.

Чайнсап (Chainsap)

Может относиться как:

• Размещение жучка на нескольких постройках одновременно.
• Быстрая замена жучков на одной постройке, не позволяющая инженеру отремонтировать его.

Чайнстаб (Chainstab)

Убивайте многочисленных ничего не подозревающих врагов в быстрой последовательности с помощью удара в спину любого из видов оружия ближнего боя шпиона.

Чизинг (Cheesing)

Completing a Contract Objective or an Achievement by easier means other than intended through playing to game objecives, whether by exploiting particular Achievement or Contract mechanics (e.g., repeately dropping and picking up one soul in Player Destruction, tanking damage by falling or drowning) or cooperating with a Friendly player on the other team. Выполнение контрактной задачи или достижения более простыми способами, отличными от запланированных, путем игры в соответствии с игровыми целями, будь то использование определенного достижения или контрактной механики (например, многократное выпадение и подбор одной души при уничтожении игрока, уменьшение урона при падении или утоплении) или сотрудничество с дружественным игроком игрок из другой команды.

Чивментс / Чивес / Чивос / Ачивос (Chievements / Chieves / Cheevos / Achievos)

Жаргонные термины, обозначающие "достиженияs".

Чипсот (Chipshot)

Стрельба издалека по вражескому игроку из дробовика или пистолета, наносящая небольшой урон.

Чок (Choke)

Испортить легкую игру, например, не суметь убить класс с низким уровнем здоровья при полном здоровье в бою 1 на 1.

Не следует путать с Чекпоинтом

Чокпоинт (или чок) (Chokepoint (or choke))

An area that is relatively narrow, forcing players to group up to pass through; particularly a such a location with no effective flank. This makes it easier to defend by using weapons that damage in an area of effect.

Циркл Стрейф (Circle strafe)

Main article: Circle strafing

Движение вокруг противника, удерживая перекрестие прицела на прицеле и атака.

Гражданский (Civilian)

Может относиться как:

• Использование определенных сбоев для того, чтобы заставить игрока принять позу гражданского.
• Гражданский (Classic) из "Team Fortress Classic", который остается неиспользованным в "Team Fortress 2".

Клатч (Clutch)

Может относиться как:

• Решающий момент, связанный с победой или поражением в матче.
• Способность работать под давлением.

Не путать с Crutch.

Обеспечение (Collateral)

Используйте махину, чтобы убить двух или более врагов одним полностью заряженным выстрелом.

Сборщик (Collector)

Может относиться как:

• Игрок, который собирает большое количество предметов одного типа.
• Предмет из коллекции качества.

Боевой класс (Combat Class)

Класс, у которого здоровье и огневая мощь выше пропорционально его мобильности, часто встречается на передовой. К классам относятся солдат, подрывник и пулеметчик.

Комбо (Combo)

Может относиться как:

• Общий термин, обозначающий медика и его друзей. Может использоваться в определенном контексте; например, "Тяжелая комбинация" используется для обозначения медика, исцеляющего пулеметчика.
• Серия атак, в которых используется преимущество быстрого переключения оружия, присущее чистильщик, офицер запаса или паническая атака. Например, поджигатель может использовать чистильщик, чтобы поджечь врага, а затем, воспользовавшись его быстрым использованием, быстро переключиться на ракетницу, чтобы покончить с ним критом.

Компания (Comp)

Сокращение от "competitive play".

Удар из-за угла (Cornerstab)

Main article: Backstab

Разновидность коварного удара ножом, когда вы ждете за углом, чтобы ударить в спину врагу играя за шпиона. Один из способов сделать это - "заманить" врага в ловушку, заставить следовать за ним, а затем ждать за углом.

КТ (CP)

Сокращение, обозначающее "контрольная точка".

Кратеринг (Cratering)

Смерть в результате урона при падении, либо будучи вдавленным в землю взрывчаткой, либо падения с большой высоты.

Углубление в ящике (2019 год) (Crate Depression (of 2019))

Название, данное небольшому периоду времени в 2019 году, когда из-за ошибки в некоторых ящиках продавались товары необычного качества, что привело к резкому падению цен на некоторые необычные косметические средства. Название — это обыгрывание Великой депрессии, реальной экономической депрессии.

Крит

Сокращение, обозначающее "критический урон".

Критическое исцеление (Crit Heal)

Относится к медикаментозному оружию или ампутатору исцелению со скоростью увеличению скорости заживления в два-три раза, которые происходят, когда цель не получала урона в течение как минимум 10-15 секунд соответственно.

Критана (Critana/Kritana)

Старое фанатское прозвище полудзатоити до того, как в обновлении "Tough Break" был удален шанс нанести критический удар.

Крокет (Crocket)

Комбинация, состоящая из крита и снаряда.

Крампкин килл (Crumpkin kill)

Убийство, совершенное под действием критического усиления от хеллоуинской тыквы. (из-за сокращения критической тыквы)

Костыль (Crutch)

Слово, используемое для описания оружия, которое помогает плохому игроку, но мешает хорошему.

Уничижительный термин, обозначающий оружие, которое компенсирует недостаток навыков у игрока.

Не путать с Clutch.

Пользовательская карта

Карта, созданная участником сообщества "TF2", но официально не добавленная в игру.

D

Смертельный поединок (Deathmatch/DM)

Может относиться как:

• Неофициальный термин для обозначения режима арены.
• Игрок, который больше фокусируется на получении убийств, а не на достижении цели.
• Карта, на которой есть труднодоступная цель и, следовательно, поощряется убийство без достижения цели. Примером может служить Hightower.

Демо

Может относиться как:

• Запись демонстраций.
• Подрывник.

Демокраб (Democrab)

Подрывник, который имитирует движения краба, передвигаясь на корточках с идейным уклонистом или другими Сакси рескинами. Этот термин происходит от увлечения сообщества спайкраба, которое также требует от пользователя приседать при ходьбе, держа в руках определенное оружие. Причина, по которой подрывник выглядит как краб, кроется в другом сбое в работе рук, связанном со специфическим использованием Сакси или рескина.

Демокнайт

Может относиться как:

• Подрывник, обычно владеющий штурмовым щитом, верным штурвалом или роскошным прикрытием. Вариации этого термина обычно относятся к их другому вооружению. Демокнайты, владеющие бутылкой, могут называться "Бутылочными демокнайтами", в то время как демонстрационные рыцари, владеющие тренировочным липучкомётом, могут называться "Демокнайтами-прыгунами" или "Демокнайтами-ракетами".

Смотрите также стратегии подрывника от сообщества.

• В Манн против Машин робот-подрывник, в котором используются заряжающий и подводящий глаз.

Демонстрационный мужчина (Demonstration Man)

Сленговое обозначение подрывника, используемое в глупой манере. Происходит от слова "демонстрация", которое при сокращении превращается в "демо".

Демопан

Подрывник, несущий сковороду, шляпу добычи, штурмовой щит и Тоже опасен?, отсылающий к популярному увлечению сообщества.

Демоспам

Уничижительный термин, используемый для описания подрывника, который спамит своим гранатомётом или липучкомётом, не целясь.

Дерпинг (Derping)

Глупое поведение, которое может включать в себя повторные насмешки или ужимки ради них самих; потенциально это форма вредительства, если оно совершается во время боя или чрезмерно во время время подготовки.

ПП (DH)

Acronym for the Direct Hit. Аббревиатура, означающая прямое попадание.

Прямой промах (Direct Miss)

Фанатское название для прямого попадания, которое не имеет большого радиуса поражения и требует точного прицеливания. Неопытные игроки, использующие это оружие, часто промахиваются.

Прямое дерьмо (Direct Shit)

Жаргонное название, обозначающее прямое попадание.

Дом/Дома (Dom/Doms)

Сокращение от слова доминация.

Донк (Donk)

Может относиться как:

• Двойной донк, который происходит от пушки без лафета.
• Подрывник, использующий тренировочный липучкомёт и пушку без лафета.

ЗС (DR)

Аббревиатура слова звон смерти - оружия шпиона. В некоторых случаях это может использоваться как сигнал о том, что вражеский шпион, оснащенный безошибочным убийцей, находится поблизости.

Доктор Энфорсикл (Dr. Enforcicle)

Ярлык для игрока-шпиона, который использует звон смерти, принудитель и сосульку. Этот термин представляет собой комбинацию двух последних видов оружия, с общей аббревиатурой "ДЭ".

Дроп

Может относиться как:

• Любой предмет, полученный игроком с помощью системы получения предметов.
  • Неспособность медика активировать убер-заряд перед смертью, несмотря на то, что он был полностью заряжен.

Готово

Эджинг (Edging)

Борьба со статичной целью путем выхода из укрытия, стрельбы, а затем обратного ухода в укрытие. Эта тактика особенно эффективна против турелей, поскольку их низкая скорость поворота пушек не даёт им быстро открыть ответный огонь, что даёт возможность несколько раз выстрелить в край хитбокса построек.

Энжи/Инж (Engie / Engi / Engy)

Сокращение для "инженер".

Резкий (Edgy/Edgelord)

Термин обычно относится к игрокам, которые носят тёмные или окрашенные в чёрный цвет аксессуары (к примеру Ярость снайпера, покрашенная в тёмный цвет).

Гнездо инженера (Engineer nest)

Термин, описывающий место, где расположены несколько построек инженера.

Инженеринг (Engi"nearing")

Термин, описывающий умение оружия Спасатель.

EOTL

Аббревиатура для обновления «End of the Line».

Изи (EZ/ez)

Аббревиатура для "легко" (обычно используется в сочетании с "GG").

F

F2P

May refer to:

• An acronym for "Free-2-Play" (Free-to-play), used to describe new players who do not possess a Premium account.
• A derogatory term referring to a player lacking skill, based on the generalization of non-Premium players being less skilled at the game.
• Abbreviation for the Free to Play update.
• Anything that can be obtained without becoming a Premium player, such as the Ghostly Gibus and Pyrovision Goggles.

See also: Free-to-play on Wikipedia and P2P

Facestab

A Spy's knife attack that registers as a backstab despite appearing to hit their opponent's front due to lag compensation.

See also: Backstab issues

FAN / FaN

Acronym for the Force-A-Nature weapon for the Scout.

Farming

The act of obtaining something with less time commitment or in-game contribution than was originally intended (from the misconception that farmers do nothing but wait for their crops to grow). May refer to:

• Obtaining achievements through achievement servers or in ways outside of regular gameplay.
• Using idling or other methods to obtain cosmetics or weapons via the item drop system.
• Rapidly ranking up a Strange weapon in specific servers or maps that are designed to do so, also referred to as "leveling".

See also: Idler

Fat Scout

Refers to a Heavy who primarily uses either the Shotgun, Family Business, or Panic Attack rather than his primary weapon. He may also frequently equip the Gloves of Running Urgently or Eviction Notice.

Field of View / FOV

A term to describe how much a player can see onscreen at a time.

Flag

Synonym for the Intelligence in Capture the Flag maps.

Flank

Refers to any particular alternate route that can bypass enemies. These are often lengthy and out of the way or require jumping or swimming. Examples of flanks include the waterways in Well (Control Point), the back routes through the Lobby on Badwater Basin, or Spiral Straircase also on Badwater Basin.

Flare punch

A term to describe the act of a Pyro manipulating flame particles to use the Flare Gun (usually paired with the Degreaser) to crit an enemy Pyro in the short time span that they are on fire.

Flyro

A Pyro using the Thermal Thruster.

Flash(ing)

The technique of quickly switching to and them from a patient when using ÜberCharge to give them the effects temporarily.

FoW

Acronym for the Fan O'War.

Frag

Synonym for "kill", often used when the player killed has been gibbed.

Frag video

Refers to a video that records a player's kills in the game.

Friendly / friendlies (also peaceful)

May refer to:

• The act of not fighting. "Friendly" can either be a verb or a noun, where "friendlies" is the plural of the noun. Players may do so out of boredom, frustration due to being on the losing team, or to propose a stalemate. To counteract how overly-friendly behavior stops legitimate games, some servers have a plugin called "Friendly Mode", which turns users into ghosts that cannot harm or be harmed. Common examples of friendly behavior include:
  • Crouching while walking.
  • Using voice commands in a humorous way (such as using the "No" voice command to respond to "The Sniper is a Spy!" or repeatedly using the "Help!" voice command as the Heavy).
  • Giving Sandviches or other edibles to enemies as a Heavy.
  • Starting a group or two-player taunt, such as the Conga or Flippin' Awesome.
• A teammate.

G

Garden/Gardened

To kill an enemy with a Critical hit from the Market Gardener. Term can also be used in a joking sense to describe an instance where another player launches themselves and delivers a finishing blow with any melee weapon upon landing.

Gayle

A portmanteau of "Gay" and "Hale" primarily used to describe Death Run Activators who grief or use map glitches for an unfair advantage. Often used humorously to describe an Activator who wins a game before any players reach the end.

Get Down Mr. President

A humorous phrase used to describe an accidental kill caused by a player (usually unintentionally) taking a would-be fatal attack, often a headshot or backstab, in the place of the attacker's intended target, dying while the intended target survives and potentially escapes.

GG/gg

Good game, sometimes from a moral or sportsmanship standpoint rather than winning/losing.

GH/gh

Good half. Used when switching teams on maps that are composed of more than one round.

GJ/gj

Good job, used often at the end of a game in a manner similar to GG.

GR/gr

May refer to:

• Good round. Used when the match is composed of more than one round (like Stopwatch matches on A\D and Payload maps, or "First to X" matches).
• "Get rekt".

Gibus

May refer to:

• A shortened version of either the Ghostly Gibus, Ghastly Gibus, Ghastlier Gibus, or Ghastlierest Gibus, often associated with novice players or players without a premium account due to the fact that obtaining one of these hats is easy and possible without obtaining a premium account.
• A player wearing one of the aforementioned hats.

Gibusvision

May refer to:

• A slang term for wearing a combination of a Gibus hat and the Pyrovision Goggles. As with the term "Gibus", this is associated with novice or non-premium players.
• A term for a player, usually a Sniper, that wears both the Gibus and Pyrovision Goggles, and has very poor awareness. These players rarely notice their surroundings.

Googly Eyes

Slang for the Sight for Sore Eyes.

Goomba Stomp / Goomba stomp

Goomba stomp: Killing another player by jumping on their head with the Mantreads or Thermal Thruster.

Goomba Stomp: A server mod that allows players to kill enemies by simply jumping on their heads, even without the use of specific weapons.

The name is a reference to the Goomba enemy from Nintendo's Mario video game franchise.

Gottam

A slang term deriving from the Engineer voice command line "Gotta move that gear up!"

Griefing

Main article: Griefing

Deliberately causing annoyance to players on the server, either to one's own team or the opposing team. Oftentimes, griefing involves the use of map or weapon exploits.

Grinding

May refer to:

• Working continuously on the actions for a specific achievement or Contract Objective, particularly those that must be repeated several times or require a great number of attempts (from the concept that grinding is a slow but steady way to shape metal). Since the action might not be the best for some tactical situations, a few may consider it idling in some situations. As opposed to farming, the player is actively in a game with other players and is usually contributing in some way to the objectives, if indirectly.
• Repeatedly damaging one's self to speed building of ÜberCharge by a companion Medic, particularly referred to as self-damage grinding.

Grocket

Grordbort's rockets, crash-landed rockets that appeared on a few maps for some months in 2011.

Groundstalling

A term to describe the act of airblasting an enemy into the ground, which the game still counts as mid-air, and mini-critting them with the Reserve Shooter.

This is outdated as of the Jungle Inferno Update, which no longer allows the weapon to mini-crit players launched into the air by the Pyro's airblast.

GRU/GORU/GoRU

Acronym for the Gloves of Running Urgently.

Gunshot bride

A highly exaggerated term for a well-aimed airshot. Originates from a video named 300% skilled airshot, where a Soldier lands a slow-motion airshot on a Demoman while Pendulum's Propane Nightmares plays in the background.

Gunspy

A label for a Spy who uses his secondary weapon more than his melee weapon.

G. [name of item]

An item of the Genuine quality.

H

Читерство / читер / читы (Hacking / hacker / hacks)

Main article: Жульничество

Читерство (Hacking): Метод использования посторонних программ для незаслуженного преимущества над другими игроками.

Читер (Hacker): Игрок использующий читы.

Читы (Hacks): Посторонняя программа позволяющая игроку получить незаслуженное преимущество над другими игроками.

Хейл

Может означать:

• Сакстон Хейл
• Босс в Против Сакстона Хейла (модификация), где боссом может быть Брутальный снайпер, Пеший Всадник без головы, Вагинер, или Сакстон Хейл.
• Так же может относиться к Активатору в модификации Death Run.

Хало-кост (Halo-caust)

Сленговый термин, использующийся для отсылки к обновлению 2 сентября 2009 года, когда Valve наказали игроков которые использовали посторонние программы для "идлинга". Как результат, владельцы некоторых серверов (в основном которые не получили Нимб праведника) стали добавлять на свой сервер различные модификации делающие Нимб праведника в форме различных оскорблений, чтобы унизить игроков владеющих этим аксессуаром. Данный термин получил свое название путём соединения двух слов - Halo (Halo - кольцо, поскольку Нимб праведника имеет форму кольца) и caust, делая при этом отсылку на Холокост.

Health Soldier

Солдат, снаряжение которого состоит из оружия которое лечит его, такие как Черный ящик и Завоеватель.

HHH

Аббревиатура для Пешего всадника без головы (Horseless Headless Horsemann).

HHH Axe / HHHH

Аббревиатура для Секиры Пешего всадника без головы (Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker). Синоним: UHHHH.

Хуви (Hoovy)

Дружелюбный пулемётчик. Бутерброд является популярным оружием второго слота у Хуви, поскольку они часто бросают его как соратникам так и врагам, чтобы пополнить их здоровье.

Сленговый термин для пулемётчика.

Худда (Huddah)

Упрощенный перевод одной из фраз поджигателя.

Гибрид Рыцарь (Hybrid Knight)

Рыцарь-подрывник который чаще всего использует Гранатомёт, поскольку щиты дают временные криты (мини-криты с Верным штурвалом) во время рывка.

I

Idle server / idle map

A server or map dedicated to hosting Idling players, but with less emphasis on Achievements (Example: Achievement Idle). See also Achievement server or Leveling server.

Idler/Idling

May refer to:

• On an active game server (especially in Casual Mode), someone who is otherwise not participating in the game, but is not particularity bothering anyone, possibly indicated by staying in spawn, staying far from the action, grinding Achievements or Contracts, or having a very low score. Such behavior is often stated as grounds for vote kicks.
  • Similar activities done on Idling, Trading, Leveling, or Achievement servers.
• Someone who is present on the server but is deliberately not playing the game for a long period of time to earn items via the item drop system. Main article: Idling.
  • Someone who uses external idling programs or uses Idling or Achievement servers for the same purpose.

Instakill

A kill achieved in a single hit with the player being killed having full health. Examples include a charged headshot a Backstab or an environmental kill, such as being hit by a Train or being caught in the Payload cart's explosion at the end of a round.

Intel

Abbreviation for the Intelligence in Capture the Flag maps.

Invuln

A term for ÜberCharge. Synomyms: "Über" and "charge".

J

Jar

Short for Jarate.

Jarate chop

A hit with the Bushwacka after covering an enemy in Jarate.

Juggling

Main article: Juggling

Refers to the use of weapons to temporarily suspend enemies in the air.

Juke/Juking

Rapidly pressing movement buttons in an unpredictable way in order to make it harder for the enemy to hit the player.

Jump map

Main article: Jump maps

A map designed for practicing jumping skills for the Soldier, Demoman, and Scout.

Jumper

Refers to either the Rocket Jumper, Sticky Jumper, or B.A.S.E. Jumper.

K

Katana

Alternative term for the Half-Zatoichi.

K/D and K/A/D

Acronym for "Kill-Death Ratio" and "Kill Assist Death Ratio". May be expressed as a ratio (27:7) or a decimal number (1.75 KDR). Medics will often present their KDR as a ratio of assists to deaths, as kills are not usually accumulated in conventional Medic play.

KGB

Acronym for the Killing Gloves of Boxing.

Kick

May refer to:

• The act of votekicking a player in the hopes of kicking them out of a server, or if an administrator is present on a community server, immediately kicking.
• A shorthand version of the Kazotsky Kick.

Killbind

Players who commit suicide by using the kill or explode command on console, players who do so usually have it bound to a specific key on the keyboard.

Knockback

The movement of a player, caused by an outside source. Often associated with weapons such as the Force-A-Nature.

See Knock back.

Kritz

Slang for the ÜberCharge of the Kritzkrieg, or being subjected to one.

KS/ks

An abbreviation for Killstreak. Could refer to killstreak effects, killstreak kits, or gaining a killstreak in-game.

K Then/K

Short for "Okay then"/"Okay". A sarcastic acknowledgement after experiencing some random or luck-based event, in a "so that happened" way. Common examples are Crit kills, unintentional kills, facestabs, kills with the Mantreads, and collateral kills.

L

Lag

Main article: Lag compensation

The effect experienced by players who display erratic movement due to high latency.

See also: Lag on Wikipedia

Last

Short for the last control point. On Control Point or Payload maps, it refers to the last control point or cart checkpoint that the attackers have to capture to win the game.

Leapstab

Main article: Backstab

A form of trickstabbing by jumping from an elevated position and backstabbing an enemy upon or before landing on the ground as the Spy.

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Leveling server

A server primarily for players to rapidly increase the levels​ of​ Strange items​.​

Lft

Abbreviation of "looking for team"; often added after a player's name to advertise that they are interested in joining a competitive team.

Lime Scout

Term for a Scout with cosmetics painted The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime, acting as a Tryhard. Like an Anger Sniper, they are usually depicted as killing friendlies, using rude binds, and taunting after most kills.

Lucksman

A term used for the Huntsman, referring to the ease of getting kills with this weapon, only having to rely on "luck", due to the arrows' large hitboxes.

M

Mann Up

Short for the Mann Up Mode in Mann vs. Machine.

Mini / Mini-Sentry

Short for "Combat Mini-Sentry Gun".

Main

A class which a player mostly plays or only plays in any given match.

Masking

Used to cancel a response cue of some abilities (e.g. Medic's "Übercharge ready!" when charge reaches 100% or Pyro's yell when activating Phlogistinator's "Mmmph") with voice commands.

Matador stab

Main article: Backstab

A form of trickstabbing by tricking an enemy to follow the player and then quickly strafing to the side to sidestab them.

Marked

Used to signal teammates that an enemy has been hit by the Fan O'War.

Market Garden

See Garden / Gardened

Meat

Refers to either the Buffalo Steak Sandvich or the Ham Shank.

Meat turret/Meat sentry

A Heavy that defends a Dispenser with more or less continuous revolution, frequently Spy Checking, and shooting incoming Rockets and destroying Stickies.

Meatshot

When all or most of the bullets fired from weapons with large spreads, such as the Shotgun or Scattergun, hit the target, thereby doing massive damage.

Medic buddy

Main article: Medic buddy

A Medic's Pocket.

Medic Girlfriend

A term used for a player's pocket Medic who will never leave their side, even if there's someone else who needs healing directly in front of them. They might also have the "No" voice command bound to their WASD keys and the player they are healing is usually referred to as their "boyfriend", most commonly a Soldier.

Meem

Slang for "MEDIC!"—often used in a silly fashion. It originated from the community fad which came from taking the Medic's "MEDIC!" voice line, cutting off the second half, playing the first half, and then, immediately playing it backwards, causing it to replicate the word "meme".

Meme Spoon

Slang for Market Gardener

Meta

The most effective way to play the game competitively, deemed by the community. Usually refers to certain playstyles or weapon loadouts.

Meta 6/meta team

In the context of Mann vs. Machine, a team that is the same as the one shown in Mann vs. Machine (teaser) (Scout, Demo, Soldier, Heavy, Medic, Engie).

MG

Abbreviation for Market Garden or Market Gardener

Mic/Mike

A microphone, used for communication over voice chat.

Mic spam

Originally described as the act of repeatedly playing sounds, music, or generally abusing the game's voice chat feature. It has since grown to include all manner of sound playing. Third party software is often used to accomplish this, including HLDJ, Virtual Audio Cable, and Manycam. Micspam can be considered either entertaining or griefing, depending on the server.

Positive aspects of mic spam may include:

• Playing music for the server.
• Playing comedic soundbites from TV shows, movies, standup acts, and more.
• Playing appropriate sound files on specific occasions for humorous effect.

Negative uses of mic spam may include:

• Repeatedly playing the same audio file to annoy other players.
• Playing sounds that are high in bass or volume and can potentially damage other players' speakers, headphones, or even hearing.
• Periodically playing an irritating noise during a fraction of a second, making it very difficult for others to see who broadcasted the sound.
• Creating noise by singing, blowing into the microphone, or simply talking incessantly to disrupt others.
• Using voice modification software to manipulate one's voice to sound either extremely high pitched or robotic to disrupt others.

Other uses of mic spam may include:

• Unintentionally caused by excessive background noise.
• Attempting to voice chat with a broken or bad quality microphone.

Mid

Short for the middle control point. Used most commonly on five-point Control Point maps.

Mmph

May refer to:

• A simplified translation of one of the Pyro's muffles.
• The MMPH meter, a meter on the Phlogistinator that fills based on fire damage.

MvM

Short for Mann vs. Machine.

N

Naked

A player who does not wear any cosmetic items.

N1/n1

Nice one.

Nerf

Slang for a weapon's attributes being made weaker for game balance. Antonym: "buff".

See also: Nerf on Wikipedia

Ninja

May refer to:

• A Spy wielding the Conniver's Kunai.
• Term for a player who sneakily "steals" something—generally, a capture point.

See also: Back-capping

Ninjaneer

May refer to:

• An Engineer who tries to get behind enemy lines, then secretly builds a nest of Buildings to teleport teammates in and ambush the enemy from behind.
• An Engineer who uses the Eureka Effect to escape from the front lines when in trouble. He may try to return to the enemy base via a hidden Teleporter Exit shortly afterwards.

See also: Team strategy: The Ninjaneer

Noscope

Shooting as a Sniper with a Sniper Rifle without zooming in. Commonly associated with the Classic due to its tendency to scope and get headshots without requiring the player to zoom in.

Noob

General gaming slang for an inexperienced or new player. "Noob" and its homophones are generally considered to be more offensive, denoting someone with a lack of skill attributable to a deeper level than simple inexperience.

NS/ns

Nice shot.

O

Observer Spy

A Spy who wears the Shutterbug, Upgrade, Camera Beard. Often seen standing around the map holding the Red-Tape Recorder, "observing" the battle.

OMGWTFBBQ

A Pyro Achievement achieved by taunt killing an enemy as the Pyro.

Official map

In the context of this Wiki, especially, a map that has been released into the game through a Patch made by Valve, hence "official"; these include Valve maps developed by Valve and Community maps made by members of the TF2. Again, for the purposes of this Wiki, official status is not lost by the map when withdrawn from the game in a later patch.

OOF/oof

Usually a response to something humorous happening in a game (i.e. a Soldier blowing himself up). Most likely based on the original Roblox death sound effect

OP

General acronym for Overpowered, used both seriously and jokingly to describe a powerful weapon.

Out of Bounds

Term used to describe an exploit allowing the player to leave a map's normal boundaries.

P

P2P

An acronym for "pay-to-play", used to describe a user with a premium account; often used jokingly to suggest that premium users have advantages over non-premium users.

See also: F2P

Painis

May refer to:

• A slang term deriving from the Soldier voice command line "Pain is weakness leaving the body!"

• Painis Cupcake, a community-created character that came from the "Painis" community fad.

• The Original, as it is positioned and shaped like a human penis.

Peaceful

See Friendly / friendlies.

Phlog

Short for Phlogistinator.

Phlogro / Phlog Pyro

Pyro equipped with the Phlogistinator. See Phlogro strategy.

Pimp Hat

Slang term for the Hustler's Hallmark cosmetic for the Demoman.

Pipebomb / Pipes / Pills

Alternate name for the projectiles fired by the Grenade Launcher.

Pipe Jesus

Term used when referring to an extremely skilled player who can hit almost all of their pipes (Grenades)

Piss

Slang for Jarate.

Pissrifle / Pissgun

Slang for the Sydney Sleeper.

Piss Sniper / Piss Loadout

Sniper that uses the Sydney Sleeper and Jarate, and in most cases, the Bushwacka.

Pocket

May refer to a player whose role is to focus support on a single teammate:

• A player who is the primary healing target of a Medic.
• A Medic who primarily heals one particular ally.
• A Pocket Pyro or Pybro who protects an Engineer.

Point

Short for Control Point.

Point and Click Adventure

A derogatory term for Sniper that simplifies his playstyle to that of a point & click adventure game

Pop

A synonym for using an ÜberCharge, used to quickly communicate to one's teammates in the middle of a battle.

Damaging an Über Medic robot in Mann vs. Machine so that it activates its ÜberCharge in the event that it cannot be killed outright.

Pootis

A slang term derived from the Heavy voice command "Put Dispenser here!"

PoV demo

A recorded demo that has been recorded from the player's point of view.

Pro

May refer to:

• A term used when a skilled move has been executed.
• An accomplished player, often one who specializes in competitive play.

Pub

Stands for "Public" (short for public server) and may refer to:

• Official servers run by Valve, accessible via Quickplay prior to the Meet Your Match Update.
• May also refer to official non-competitive servers run by Valve, now accessible via Casual Mode.

Pubbing

Playing in Casual servers.

Pub push

When the atttacking team on Payload doesn't push the cart until Overtime, usually succeeding in capturing the checkpoint.

Pubstomp

A practice in which one or more very experienced competitive players join a pub with the intention of soundly defeating opposing team of less skilled players.

Puff

Slang for compression blast.

Puff'n'sting

A technique whereby a Pyro lights an enemy on fire with the Degreaser, uses the compression blast to knock them into the air, and then takes advantage of the Degreaser's switch time to kill the opponent with their melee weapon. Switching to their secondary weapon to finish off opponent is instead known as a "Puff'n'Shoot".

Pug

The Pug Mug or Puggyback.

See also: PUG.

Punish

Taking advantage of an enemy's mistake

Push

May refer to:

• The act of escorting the Payload cart.
• An organized attack in which several players simultaneously move into enemy territory and attack in an attempt to overpower an enemy's defenses and complete an objective, such as capturing a control point or advancing the cart; often accompanied by an ÜberCharge.
• The CTF map Push from Team Fortress Classic.

PvE

Player versus Environment

Pybro

A Pyro who helps friendly Engineers by checking for Spies, airblasting projectiles away from buildings, and removing Sappers with the Homewrecker, Maul, or the Neon Annihilator, as well as any Pyro playing mainly to protect other teammates. See Pybro strategy.

Pyro tennis

A game played by Pyros on a tennis court (of sorts) where they air blast the "Happy Birthday Team Fortress" beach ball back and forth over the net.

Pyrocar

Synonym of W+M1. The term was created after a player decided to play Pyro with a steering wheel peripheral, literally becoming a "Pyro car" [1].

Pyroshark

A term used for Pyros who use the Neon Annihilator to attack enemies whilst underwater; often jokingly used as though the Pyro character is a literal shark. See Pyroshark strategy.

Q

QQ

General gaming slang originating from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, in which the keyboard key combination Alt + Q + Q would quit the game. Nowadays, it is interpreted as an emoticon with a pair of crying eyes. Often used in a degrading manner (e.g., "QQ more" ["Cry more"]).

Quickscope

Quickly zooming in and instantaneously headshotting with any of the Sniper's primary weapons that are capable of doing so.

R

Rage

May refer to:

• The "Rage" meter a Soldier builds up when using the Buff Banner, Battalion's Backup, or Concheror.
• The Knockback Rage ability the Heavy may buy as an upgrade in Mann vs. Machine.
• A player who is upset by what is happening in the game or the actions they may take because of their anger, e.g., Griefing or rage quit.

Rage Heavy

A term used for a player who uses the Heavy as a last ditch effort after a losing streak or bout of frustration, hoping to use his large firepower to gain kills easily.

Can also be used with other classes; e.g., a player might Rage Pyro after suffering a streak of backstab deaths.

Rage hacks

The method of hacking with the intent to get as many kills and cause as much annoyance as possible, not trying to look legit.

See also: Griefing, Legit hacks

Rage Pyro

A term for an enraged player who switches to Pyro, mostly due to an enemy who is dominating them and/or taunting at them.

Rage quit

Leaving the game because of frustration or anger with the round or other players.

Random crit

Commonly used description to describe when a player receives a critical hit that is not caused by a specific attribute of a weapon. Can be used as an acknowledgement when a fight may be prematurely over between two players attempting to fight fairly.

RDM

An abbreviation of "random deathmatch", describing a situation in which players on both teams focus on killing each other instead of fulfilling the match's objectives. Players engaged in a random deathmatch may go so far as to grief or votekick players who do attempt to meet the objectives. In game modes with no timer, such as Payload Race, this can continue indefinitely.

Reflect

A term used when the compression blast is used to send enemy projectiles back towards the enemy team.

Revving

May refer to:

• Spinning up the Heavy's primary weapon using the alternate-fire button.
• The delay experienced when the Minigun spins up prior to shooting using the primary fire button.

RNG

Abbreviation for "random number generation"; used to describe situations that are heavily dependent on luck such as random critical hits or Rock, Paper, Scissors.

RNGesus

Portmanteau of 'RNG' and 'Jesus' to either:

• Personify RNG as an entity
• Refer to a player that has a lot of luck, especially in reference to Random Crits

RTD/Roll The Dice

An unofficial server plugin that allows players to "roll the dice" using a command. Upon rolling the dice, players are granted some form of benefit or handicap, such as unlimited crits or being frozen in place for a short period of time.

Roller

A Grenade Launcher projectile that has bounced.

RTV/Rock The Vote

An unofficial server plugin that allows players to change the map if a certain number of players in a server uses the command.

Rush

The practice of attempting to complete an objective quickly with all the players of one team playing as the same class. A "Scout Rush" would make use of entirely Scouts.

• See Rush.

Revengineer

An Engineer who uses the Frontier Justice to fight after his Sentry Gun has been destroyed. They commonly use the Gunslinger due to the Combat Mini-Sentry being more expendable.

S

Salt / salty

A term used to describe frustration or overreaction or a player who is frustrated or overreacting, respectively.

Sap'n'stab

Slang for a technique wherein a Spy lures an Engineer to a building by sapping it and then backstabs him as he returns to repair it.

Scoot

Slang term for Scout, often used in a silly fashion.

Scramble

Refers to a vote to auto-rearrange both teams and restart the round for team balance. As of the Meet Your Match Update, calling such a vote is no longer possible in Valve servers/Casual matches. Community servers may still allow such a vote, though sometimes it is done via alternate methods to the voting system the game comes with.

See also: Autobalance

Script Kiddie

Derogatory term for a player using third-party software to gain an unfair advantage.

Scunt

Portmanteau of "Scout" and "cunt", usually used as a derogatory term to describe overly ambitious Scout mains or Scouts in general. See also; Lime Scout.

Second scoping

A Sniper dueling technique that consists of waiting until the opposing Sniper scopes before scoping in yourself to headshot them while they adjust to the view.

Sentry

Short for "Sentry Gun".

Sentry nest

A Sentry Gun, Dispenser, and possibly a Teleporter exit packed tightly together. Associated with turtling.

SF

Festive weapons of Strange quality (e.g. "SF Scattergun").

Shield

May refer to:

• One of the three shield secondaries for Demoman: the Chargin' Targe, the Splendid Screen, or the Tide Turner.
• The Razorback or the Darwin's Danger Shield, two secondary weapons for the Sniper.

Shpee

Humorous slang term for a novice or inexperienced player playing as the Spy, often used as though the Spy character is a literal baby animal.

Sidestab

Main article: Backstab

Backstabbing an enemy from their side, rather than from the back. The backstab angle is wide enough to allow for what appears to be a stab from the side.

Situational

A weapon or technique viewed only as useful in specific situations.

Slay / Slaying

The act of slaying a player via the Votemenu for stalling or unfair behavior.

Slayle / Slayling

The act of voteslaying the Activator in Death Run Mode for preventing fun. Portmanteau of "Slay" and "Gayle."

Snoipah

Humorous slang for the Sniper.

Solly

Slang for the Soldier.

Spah

Humorous slang term for a Spy, derived from the Engineer's pronunciation of the word "Spy" in his voice command lines, specifically, his sentry being sapped voiceline.

Spam / Spamming

May refer to:

• The act of deliberately concentrating firepower within a particular area in an attempt to get kills or deter enemy players from entering an area.
• Wanton firing of weapons such as the Grenade Launcher with little or no deliberate aim.
• An unwanted abundance of something such as chat messages, a specific class, or a certain tactic.
• Mic spamming, the playing of music or a sound through voice chat.

See Griefing.

Spawn

The area in which the player initially spawns or any area in which they respawn.

Spawn camping

A situation in which one team manages to secure the area around the other team's spawn point. This results in the latter team being killed upon leaving spawn without coordination or significant firepower. This is often considered unsporting when done to excess.

See Camping.

Spec

Abbreviation for the spectate feature.

Spelled

Refers to an item that has a Halloween Spell tool applied to it.

Spoob

A portmanteau of Spy and noob.

Spoon

A slang term for Soldier's shovels. See also Meme Spoon.

Spray

The custom decal that players can paint on most surfaces, such as walls or floors.

Spycap

A strategy where a Spy will lurk near a locked control point to capture it as soon as it is unlocked before the enemy team has time to retreat from defending the previous point. This is usually performed at the final point of a map due to the accelerated control point timing.

See Chaincap.

Spy checking / Spychecking

Main article: Spy checking

The procedure of firing at teammates to check if they are disguised enemy Spies and firing on open space to check for Cloaked Spies.

Spycrab / Spycrabbing

May refer to:

• A Spy that imitates the movement of a crab by crouching and looking up while having the Disguise Kit equipped. It then became a popular fad. The Spy has a corresponding taunt which rarely occurs when taunting with the Disguise Kit, a reference to the original movement.
• A form of gambling in which participants are Spies and continuously taunt with the Disguise Kit. The rules may differ between groups; one example marks players who perform the "Spycrab" taunt as losers, continuing until only one person is left.

Spygineer

May refer to:

• Portmanteau for a Spy disguised as a Engineer.
• A short-lived bug in which the Spy was able to build Dispensers.

See also: Ninjaneer.

Spyper

May refer to:

• Portmanteau for a Spy disguised as a Sniper.
• A Spy using the Ambassador.

Spyro

May refer to:

• Portmanteau for a Spy disguised as a Pyro.
• A Pyro player using the Backburner.

Squeaker

Refers to a younger player who uses their microphone often, usually unintentionally annoying others with a higher-pitched voice.

SR / ScoRes

Acronym for the Demoman's Scottish Resistance.

Stab'n'sap

Slang for a technique whereby a Spy backstabs an Engineer from behind and then immediately switches to the Sapper and saps the Engineer's Sentry Gun before it turns to kill them.

Stacking

May refer to

• One team is composed of players who work together or are more skilled than the other. The most common case is on a public server, having one team of skilled players against one that is less experienced or poorly organized.
• Multiple players being the same class, most notably new players who play Spy or Sniper.

Stairstab

Main article: Backstab

A form of trickstabbing by jumping down a flight of stairs to land behind and backstab a chasing enemy as a Spy. One method for doing so is for the Spy to "bait" the victim into following him up a flight of stairs.

Sticky / sticky

Short for Stickybombs.

Stickyspam

The act of continuously firing Stickybombs into enemy lines and immediately detonating them, as opposed to setting up sticky traps.

Sticky trap

The act of placing multiple Stickybombs in an area to detonate them upon an enemy unknowingly walking over them.

Stomp

See Roll / Rolling / Rolled.

Subclass

A specific set of weapons that drastically changes the way the class is played. Currently, the only subclass is the Demoknight.

Surfing

May refer to:

• Surfing, a mod that allows players to slant into walls (commonly referred to as ramps), causing them to accelerate rapidly and reach extremely high velocities.
• Surfing knockback/Surfing damage, a technique in which a player uses the knockback of a weapon (E.g. a rocket or a close-range Shotgun hit) to strafe or gain speed while continuously jumping to get out of a disadvantageous situation.

Survivability

The likelihood of the survival of a player on the battlefield.

S. [name of item]

An item of the Strange quality.

T

Tank

Main article: Tank

Noun: A character with sufficient firepower and health (Heavy or Soldier) to draw enemy attention and attacks toward themselves to protect other teammates.

Verb: To absorb damage for the team.

Tap

Being near the Payload cart for a brief moment to prevent it from backing up, resetting the timer. Scouts or briefly uncloaking Spies are the most practical for this task.

Targe

Short for the Chargin' Targe.

Tele

Short for the Teleporter.

Telefrag

Portmanteau of teleport and frag – killing an opponent by teleporting into them when they are standing on a teleporter exit. The term comes from id Software's seminal first-person shooter Doom.

See Telefrag.

Tele-Trap

Short for "teleporter trap".

A Teleporter used as an early warning system for incoming enemies, as enemies tend to destroy buildings they come across.

Patched Griefing tactic where a Teleporter Entrance was placed above an Exit, causing teammates arriving in the Exit to become stuck.

Griefing tactic where a Teleporter leads to a dead-end/inescapable room only accessible via Exploits.

Griefing tactic where a teleporter leads to an environmental hazard.

Tickle fight

​Boxing ​done ​with the Holiday Punch​ only,​ with the objective of making the other player perform the Schadenfreude ​taunt due to one of the weapon's positive attributes.

Ticky Gun

A term for a completely unloaded and harmless Sentry Gun. In a minigame associated with the term, a team of Wrench-restricted Engineers try to reload the "Ticky Gun" while a team of Pyros tries to repel them using only compression blasts. The game ends when the Engineers are able to reload the Sentry Gun, killing the surrounding Pyros.

Tilt

A slang term for players who get extremely frustrated during a game.

Tour

May refer to:

• Tour of Duty missions, played on a Mann Up server in the Mann vs. Machine gamemode.
• The number of tours a player has played in Mann vs. Machine, which can be used to estimate their level of experience.

Trading server / Trade map

A server or map dedicated to attracting and hosting Idling players for the purposed of in-game Trading, often featuring elements of Achievement servers (examples: Trade Minecraft, Trade Plaza).

Trickstab

Main article: Backstab

Refers to when a player playing as the Spy takes advantage of the terrain to outmaneuver and backstab an enemy who is aware that they are a Spy. There are many different variations of the term, all meaning different things: "stairstab", "cornerstab", "leapstab", and "matador stab".

Trimp / Trimping

Main article: Trimping

A portmanteau of "Trick" and "Jump" (or "Jumping"). Refers to when a Demoman player uses a shield's charge to slide off ramps, gaining height and thus flying over large distances.

Trolldemo

Portmanteau of "Troll" and "Demo". Commonly refers to a Demoman using the the Sticky Jumper and the Ullapool Caber or any other melee to attack his enemies.

Trolldier

Portmanteau of "Soldier" and "troll". Commonly refers to a Soldier seeking to fight with primarily the Market Gardener. They are usually found wielding the Rocket Jumper and/or Mantreads.

Tunnelvision

A player who is is oblivious of anything to the side or behind them. As the name suggests, these players seem to be focused on what is ahead of them, rarely moving to the side and walking in straight lines.

Turtling

Main article: Turtling

"Digging in" and employing extremely defensive tactics. May also refer to Engineer setting up a Sentry Gun and Dispenser next to each other, and then remaining in close proximity for a substantial period of time while constantly repairing the buildings.

Tryhard

(from Die Hard)

• A derogatory term for a player perceived as taking the present Casual or otherwise less-competitive game too seriously, possibly to the irritation of other players, perhaps through voice chat or text chat.
• An aggressive player on a server where the other players have agreed to be Friendly and are possibly socializing or cooperating on Achievements or Contracts. Antonym: "Idler".

U

Über

Short for "ÜberCharge". Synonyms: "charge" and "invuln".

Übered

A player who is currently being ÜberCharged.

Überchain

A strategy where a Medic "Übercharge"s another Medic using the "Ubersaw". That Medic then collects Übercharge using the Ubersaw's advantages until the Übercharge ends. The Medic who wielded the Ubersaw then ÜberCharges the first Medic, repeating the cycle.

UHHHH

An abbreviation for the Unusual Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker. Synonyms: "Headtaker".

V

Vac

May refer to:

• Abbreviation for the Valve's Anti-Cheat system.
• An abbreviation for the Vaccinator.

Vacc / Vax

Another abbreviation for the Vaccinator.

Vanilla

May refer to:

• A loadout consisting entirely of Stock weapons.
• A server with no mods or plugins installed.

Volvo

Slang for Valve, typically used in a silly fashion. Originates from the similar pronunciations of "Volvo" and "Valve".

VRH

Abbreviation of the Virtual Reality Headset.

V. [name of item]

An item of the Vintage quality.

W

W+M1

Literally, "forward (Default key W) and MOUSE1", a derogatory term referring to an aggressive player playing as the Pyro (or occasionally the Heavy), often connotative of a lack of skill. It refers to players who mindlessly rush (W) and fire their primary weapon (M1) without caring to flank or strategize with teammates. An example in action would be a Pyro who tries to charge the Phlogistinator's "Mmmph" meter by charging into battle instead of using well-timed ambushes.

W+M2

Literally, "forward (Default key W) and MOUSE2", derived from "W+M1". The term is similarly used to refer to players playing as the Pyro and only using the compression blast ability to reflect projectiles or shove enemies around without using the primary fire attack of the primary weapon.

Windmill(s)/Windmilled

Refers to a Sniper Robot's melee attack animation in which he swings his arm in a full circle like a windmill. When killed by one, it's often called "being windmilled". Used mostly, if not exclusively, in the MvM community.

War Pig

May refer to:

• The Soldier cosmetic with the same name.
• A player who often overestimates their own skill. This term is also associated with some weapons and other hats that these kind of players use.

Warp / Warping

An extreme form of Lag compensation in which a player seems to be teleporting from place to place due to extreme latency.

Weapon heckling

Using a class's repositioning abilities, such as the Scout's speed, to continuously force an opponent to use a disadvantageous weapon. For example, a Scout can maintain a safe distance from a Pyro, forcing the Pyro to equip the Shotgun, which is then outdamaged by the Scattergun at close range.

Wep

Abbreviation for weapon, used in trading discussions.

Whip

Slang for the Disciplinary Action.

A verb referring to using the Disciplinary Action to boost the speed of you and a teammate.

Wot/Wat/Wut

Humorous slang for "what", commonly used when a player does something extremely unnatural or funny. An example would be if a charging Demoman kills a cloaked Spy unintentionally.

WP/wp

Abbreviation for 'Well Played', commonly expressed with the 'Good Game' abbreviation to create 'GGWP/ggwp'

Wrenching / wrenched

May refer to:

• The act of repairing/upgrading a building with a wrench.
• The act of killing an enemy with a wrench.

Y

YER

Acronym for the Your Eternal Reward weapon for the Spy.

Z

Za Hando

Fan nickname for the Hot Hand, referencing the character Okuyasu Nijimura's Stand called "The Hand", from the fourth part of the manga and anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond is Unbreakable.

Competitive terminology

These are some of the terms which players use in competitive gameplay.

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4v4 / 4v4s / 4s

Shorthand for a competitive format where there are only 4 players per team. All classes can be used, but there can only be one of each class at a time. Additionally, the Heavy and Medic are banned from being used at the same time. The standard line up tends to consist of a a Scout, a Soldier, a Demoman, and a Medic. This format tends to promote more offclassing.

6v6 / 6v6s / 6s

Shorthand for a standard competitive format where there are six players per team, commonly consisting of two Scouts, a Soldier who stays with the Medic (referred to as a "Pocket"), a second Soldier that focuses on utilizing alternate routes to attack the enemy (referred to as a "Roamer"), one Demoman, and one Medic.

B

Beef/beefing

Refers to when a player makes an error while doing something requiring mechanical skill, especially when said player would normally succeed.

Bombing

Refers to when a player playing as the Soldier or Demoman rocket or sticky jumps above enemy players in order to shoot explosives down upon them.

C

Charge

Short for "ÜberCharge." Synomyms: "Über" and "invuln."

Comms

Short for communication. This refers to players communicating to each other either by using the in-game text chat or through voice chat, or more commonly an outside voice over IP (VoIP) program such as Mumble, Ventrilo, or Discord.

D

Destroyed

Similar to "lit", this term describes an enemy player who has taken a large amount of damage and has very low health.

Dry push

Describes when an attacking team rushes the defending team's last point without having an ÜberCharge ready. Usually attempted when the defending team also doesn't have an ÜberCharge and the attackers outnumber the defenders.

E

ETF2L

Acronym for European Team Fortress 2 League. It is the central hub of the European competitive TF2 scene.

See ETF2L.

ESEA

Acronym for E-Sports Entertainment Association, a paid 6's league in North America. Generally, the highest skill players are in this league.

See ESEA.

F

Fat

Used as a positive adjective to refer to an extraordinarily good event in competitive play. For example, a "fat rocket" would be a rocket that does a lot of damage

Force/Force pop

To damage a Medic or his heal target enough to urge a Medic to deploy his Übercharge in self-defense, rather than using it to push. The alternate form incorporates the usage of "pop" to refer to the usage of an Übercharge.

G

Generalist

A class that is viable to play at most of the time or is part of the core of a team, being Scout, Soldier, Demoman, and Medic.

H

Have / Has

Indicates that a team's Medic has a full ÜberCharge ready to deploy.

Highlander / HL / 9s / 9v9 / 9vs9

A competitive match type wherein the nine-player roster of each team consists of one of every class.

L

Legit hacks

The act of using hacks to perform well in the game without being caught as being a hacker (ex. turning on aimbot for a quick moment, then turning it off.) Oftentimes, many players in popular competitive leagues have been "legit hacking" and have since been caught.

See also: Rage hacks

Lit

To be low on health. Commonly used to point out enemy players that can be easily finished off, although priority friendly classes such as the Demoman or Pocket will use this term when calling for a Medic.

Lobby

A synonym for "pug" ("pick-up-game"), popularized by the website TF2Lobby. Since TF2Lobby is no longer active, lobbies are primarily organized and played on TF2Center.

O

Offclassing

A technique involving deviation from the standard competitive class roster, often to accomplish a specific objective or eliminate a specific enemy player.

M

Maincalling

Coordinating and giving directions to your team. Mostly used in matches before pushing.

Mixes

A form of competitive play where a player is given an random, or improvised team and plays a comp format.

P

PUG

Acronym of "pick up game/group", which refers to a private game with team compositions determined by out-of-game communication (as opposed to a clan match or pub).

Pick / picking / picked

The act of focusing on and killing an enemy with minimal help.

R

Roamer

Refers to the Soldier that watches flank routes.

Roll / Rolling / Rolled

Figurative language describing a very fast completion of the game's objective after it begins, often in relation to a "crushing defeat".

Rollout

The specific path that a player takes on the way to the middle capture point. It is designed to get the player to that point as quickly as possible or to reach an advantageous position.

S

Scrim

Short for "scrimmage." Refers to a practice match between two teams.

Specialist

A class that is picked for specifics situations, like stopping an Übercharge push or last point defenses, being Pyro, Heavy, Engineer, Sniper and Spy.

U

UGC

Acronym for United Gaming Clans. It is a league that hosts competitive TF2 tournaments.

Trading terminology

These are some of the terms which players use when trading.

A

Adds

Low-value items added to a trade with valuable items to make the trade offer more enticing. Synonym: "sweets."

B

B/O

Abbreviation of "buyout", referring to the price a seller is aiming to sell their item for, usually in pure.

BFTC

Abbreviation for the Burning Flames Team Captain, the most famous high-value Unusual item.

Bill's

Shorthand name for the Bill's Hat.

Bot

Automated player accounts that complete trades by an order-type basis. Many websites like scrap.tf offer completely automated trading bots to scrapbank or otherwise sell or buy items.

BP

Abbreviation for Backpack. Some servers have a !bp command that allow users to view inventories of others in-game.

Buds

Short for Earbuds, a superannuated currency once valued more than keys due to the fact that Team Fortress 2's old trading system could only fit eight items at a time in each trading window.

C

C/O

Abbreviation of Current Offers. Refers to a list of the current highest or "best" offers according to the seller.

Clean

Slang for items that are worth standard market price or higher due to certain factors that make them more appealing, such as

• An item that is usable in crafting (see also: Craftable).
• An item with no previous owners or history of scammers.
• An item that is obtained legitimately rather than through scamming or duplication.

Craftable

An item that is usable in crafting.

See also: Uncraftable

D

Dirty

Slang for items that are worth lower than market price for certain reasons, such as

• An uncraftable item that can usually be obtainable through crafting. Such items may have been crafted with uncraftable materials (such as uncraftable Refined Metal) or bought from the Mann Co. Store before the November 29, 2012 Patch.
• Expensive items such as Unusual cosmetics that have been possessed by a trader marked as a scammer or duplicated by Steam Support.

Duplicated / duped

"Duped" is short for "duplicated." Refers to an item that was literally copied by Steam Support because the player possessing it accidentally deleted it, lost it due to a glitch, or lost it via a scam. Steam's newer policies state that Steam Support will no longer restore items after an accidental deletion, a glitch, or a scam, thus making duplicated items extinct aside from older items. Expensive duplicated items, such as Unusual cosmetics and items of the Collector's quality, are commonly valued at less than their market price. While duplicated items are no different in-game, it is possible to see that an item is duplicated by checking its history on certain trading sites. Cheaper items are usually not valued at less than their market values, however.

E

Effect / Unusual effect

Used to describe the particle effect of an Unusual cosmetic.

Escrow

A measure which prevents traders from obtaining their items until a set period of time after making a trade. Used in the trading community to describe whether they have activated Steam Mobile Authenticator, as trades can be held up to two weeks if either party is deactivated. Generally used in a distasteful tone by the community due to the complications that may arise from waiting 15 days before obtaining the items involved in a trade. Synonym: "trade hold."

G

Gen

Short for "generation." Refers to Unusual effects found from standard Mann Co. Supply Crates in order of their release: First generation effects can be unboxed from Crates #1 to #25, second generation from Crates #26 to #57, and so on. Generally, early generation effects are often the most expensive and sought after, while later generations are worth less.

GFP

Abbreviation for the Golden Frying Pan.

Glitched

An item that was obtained or modified by the use of a glitch. Certain items have been able to become painted, tradable, uncraftable, or other unique states when they were never intended to be. A glitched item is usually valued at a much higher price than its normal counterpart.

GPan

Abbreviation for the Golden Frying Pan.

H

Highball

To propose a relatively higher-valued offer when trading items.

History

A term describing an item's previous owners. The history of an item can be inspected using certain trading websites and can determine whether it has been duplicated. Expensive items may be valued higher if they have a short history, and items with histories containing a trader marked as a scammer may be valued less.

HOUWAR

Abbreviation for the Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect, a valuable cosmetic occasionally used in place of currency.

I

ID

A specific number generated for every item in TF2, used to keep track of each item. It changes every time an item leaves an inventory or is modified (using a Name Tag, Description Tag, Paint Can, Killstreak Kit, or another item that can be used to modify another item).

An ID given to an item when it is first created (e.g., crafted, purchased, or gifted). Unlike the item ID, this ID never changes and can be used to determine if an item has been duplicated.

K

Key

Short for a standard Mann Co. Supply Crate Key, a currency in trading.

KS / Spec KS / Pro KS

Short for the Killstreak quality of a special weapon, from the order of Killstreak, Specialized Killstreak, and Professional Killstreak.

L

Lowball / lowballer

Lowball: The act of proposing an offer at a lower value than the seller's asking price.

Lowballer: A person who lowballs. The term "lowballer" is also often used to describe players who attempt to sell regular Unique weapons for expensive items, which is a form of sharking.

M

Max's Head / Max Head / Max

Abbreviation for the Max's Severed Head, a valuable cosmetic occasionally used in place of currency.

O

Offer

Short for a trade offer received or sent through Steam.

Overpay

Paying more than the asking price for an item. Usually occurs when a buyer is offering items rather than pure (raw currency, such as keys and metal). Usually, traders want a certain percentage added to the total value of the trade if the buyer pays in items rather than pure.

P

Pure

Paying in raw trade currency, such as Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys or metal. Most sellers prefer selling their items for pure, as it is easier and less time-consuming to buy other items they want with pure keys or metal, as opposed to having to resell the items gained from a trade for Keys or metal. Often, Australium weapons and common expensive cosmetics such as the Bill's Hat, Max's Severed Head, and Hat of Undeniable Wealth and Respect will suffice as an alternative to paying in Keys or metal, due to these cosmetics being expensive, common, and easy to resell.

R

Rec

Short for Reclaimed Metal.

See also: scrap

Ref

Short for Refined Metal.

See also: scrap

Robo-effect

Unusual effects unboxed from a Robocrate.

S

Scam / Scamming

A fraudulent method to steal others' items.

Scammer

A person who performs a scam.

SCM

An acronym for the Steam Community Market.

Scrap

Short for Scrap Metal.

See also: Rec and Ref

Scrapbanking

Refers to the practice of trading two unwanted craftable weapons in exchange for one Scrap Metal, and vice-versa.

Set

A term to describe selling multiple items in a single, themed set. Each item may be named or have Unusual effects which match the motif of the set (such as an entirely white Scout cosmetic set with a Blizzardy Storm hat, to fit with a snowboarder motif). Oftentimes, this is used to quickly sell an entire valuable set instead of selling each item one at a time, although in most cases it takes significantly longer to sell as most buyers only want a single item or multiple items in the set.

Sharking/shark

Sharking: A method of scamming which involves lying about the value of items to obtain items at cheaper prices.

Shark: A person who performs sharking.

Signed

An item that was Gift Wrapped or crafted by a player, thus including the name of the user in the description of the item. These "autographed" items are typically signed by influential figures in the Team Fortress 2 community (such as famous YouTube content creators, traders, or players in competitive leagues) to raise the value of the item due to the demand of fans.

Sparkle

Used to describe rare tradable items with the Community Sparkle effect, such as a Community Sparkle Vintage Lugermorph, some of which, although intended to be untradable, became tradable due to a glitch.

Sweets

Low-value items added to a trade with valuable items to make the trade offer more enticing, "sweetening" the deal. Synonym: "adds."

T

TC

An acronym for the Team Captain cosmetic.

Theme

Refers to Unusual cosmetics which supposedly have a fitting Unusual effect, to increase appeal and improve its selling price. Such examples include a Stormy Storm Hard Counter (an umbrella hat with rain) or an Aces High Hat of Cards (a playing card-themed hat),

See also: Set

Tier

An unofficial classification of rank when considering the pairing of Unusual hats with their effects. Sought-after hats with expensive effects are considered high tier and sell for very high prices, with some considered "God Tier" due to their rarity and desirability (eg. Burning Team Captain), while the opposite is true for unpopular hats or effects (eg. Nuts and Bolts Dread Knot).

Trader

Refers to players who are heavily involved in Team Fortress 2 trading.

Trade hold

See Escrow.

U

Uncraftable

An item that is not usable in crafting. Uncraftable items are usually valued at more than the craftable versions since the uncraftable version of most items is rarer than the craftable version.

See also: Craftable

Unu / Unus

Short for "Unusual", referring to an item of the Unusual item quality.