Glossary of player terms

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Members of the Team Fortress community have developed and implemented a variety of slang terms for various circumstances for the game. Some of these terms are as follows:

Glossary

AFK

Acronym for "Away from keyboard".

Example: "I am going to be AFK while I let the cat out."

Airblast

Slang for Pyro's compression blast ability.

Example: "Wow, you sure are good at airblasting."

Bodyshot / Bodyshotting

An attack where a Sniper deliberately disregards attempting a headshot and instead aims for an enemy's body.

Example: "Oh my, a bodyshot.. How embarrasing."

Buff

Term meaning a change in a player's status for the better.

Example: "Medic, I require a buff to take out that sentry."

Cap, Capping, Capped

A control point capture, the point itself or the act of capturing a control point.

Example: "We need to cap the point to win the game!"

Crit(s)

Abbreviation of Critical hit

Example: "How can one guy get so many crits?"

Crocket

A simple conversion of "Critical Rocket".

Example: "Those crockets are wiping us all over the floor."

DC / D/C

Abbreviation for "disconnected" or "disconnect".

Example: "It looks as though Bob has dced."

Demo

May refer to:

1. A Demoman;
2. A demo recording.

Examples:

1. "That demo has his Stickies all over the point!"
2. "I will demo you if you use hacks."

Engie / Engy

Abbreviation for the Engineer.

Example: "We need that engy at the point."

FAN / FaN

Acronym for the Scout's Force-A-Nature unlock.

Example: "I dislike the FaN's lower clip size."

G.R.U / GRU

Gloves of Running Urgently.

Example: "Trading my GRU for a Mad Milk!"

Intel

Abbreviation for for the Intelligence in Capture the Flag maps.

Example: "Get the sentry in the intel room!"

K.G.B

Killing Gloves of Boxing.

Example: "The K.G.B is my favourite weapon!"

Mic

A microphone, used for communication over voice chat.

Example: "Your mic is of poor quality."

Nest

The collectivized area of an Engineer and his buildings.

Example: "There is a nest around the corner we can attack with a couple of demos."

OP

Acronym for "overpowered", in reference to game balance.

Example: "Wow your weapon is OP."

Owned / Pwned

A term applied a player that has been defeated such that it is humiliating to them.

Example: "Hah! I just owned you!"

Ragequit

Slang for a player disconnecting from a server, presumably out of frustration, anger, or humiliation associated with a losing streak.

Example: "Ha ha ha, we made him ragequit."

Scrim / Scirmish

A focused multiplayer match, often between clans.

Example: "These two clans had a scrim today, I wonder who won."

Spy-checking

The act of "checking" teammates and areas where teammates are for Spies.

Example: "I need someone to spy check around my sentry."

Spy Crab

A Spy that imitates the movement of a crab by crouching and looking up while having the Disguise Kit equipped. Also refers to the same taunt associated with the Disguise Kit.

Example: "The Spy Crap is so funny!"

Stickies

Slang for Sticky bombs.

Example: "Watch out for those Stickies!"

Über / Invuln

Abbreviation for ÜberCharge.

Example: "Please Über me now Medic."

Übered

Someone who is being ÜberCharged.

Example: "Oh no! That heavy is Übered!"

External links

• Internet slang on Wiktionary
• urbandictionary.com