Terms and Acronyms
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| ===Almeria=== | ===Almeria=== | ||
| The continent that most of the action centers around, also known as the "main map" | The continent that most of the action centers around, also known as the "main map" | ||
| + | ===Areas ''<location>''=== | ||
| + | A courtesy announcement that someone is using area attacks that may affect bystanders wandering through | ||
| ===AOLP=== | ===AOLP=== | ||
| Amulet of Life Protection, an item that attempts to save your life if you are about to die | Amulet of Life Protection, an item that attempts to save your life if you are about to die | ||
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| =General Internet, MUD, and MMO Terms and Acronyms= | =General Internet, MUD, and MMO Terms and Acronyms= | ||
| + | ==Symbols== | ||
| + | ===<3=== | ||
| + | Love (emoticon: heart shape) | ||
| ==A== | ==A== | ||
| ===AFAICT=== | ===AFAICT=== | ||
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| ===AFK=== | ===AFK=== | ||
| Away From Keyboard | Away From Keyboard | ||
| + | ===AFW=== | ||
| + | Away From Window | ||
| + | ===Alt=== | ||
| + | Alternate character; on Lost Souls, another incarnos on your atman | ||
| + | ===ASAP=== | ||
| + | As Soon As Possible | ||
| + | ===ATM=== | ||
| + | At The Moment | ||
| ==B== | ==B== | ||
| ===BBIAB=== | ===BBIAB=== | ||
| Be Back In A Bit | Be Back In A Bit | ||
| ===BCNU=== | ===BCNU=== | ||
| - | Be Seeing You | + | "Be seeing you" |
| ===BRB=== | ===BRB=== | ||
| Be Right Back | Be Right Back | ||
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| ===BRT=== | ===BRT=== | ||
| Be Right There | Be Right There | ||
| + | ===Buff=== | ||
| + | Performance-enhancing effect, generally temporary | ||
| ==C== | ==C== | ||
| ===Cya=== | ===Cya=== | ||
| - | See ya | + | "See ya" |
| ==I== | ==I== | ||
| ===IDK=== | ===IDK=== | ||
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| ===IMO=== | ===IMO=== | ||
| In My Opinion | In My Opinion | ||
| + | ===IRL=== | ||
| + | In Real Life | ||
| + | ==F== | ||
| + | ===FTL=== | ||
| + | For The Lose; something which sucks | ||
| + | ===FTW=== | ||
| + | For The Win; something which rocks | ||
| + | ==K== | ||
| + | ===K=== | ||
| + | "Okay" | ||
| + | ===KK=== | ||
| + | "Okay"; emphasis relative to single 'k' may indicate cheerfulness, immediate compliance, that a task that was requested is minor in nature, etc. | ||
| + | ===KOS=== | ||
| + | Kill On Sight | ||
| + | ==L== | ||
| + | ===L8r=== | ||
| + | "Later" | ||
| + | ===LD=== | ||
| + | Link dead; disconnected from the server | ||
| + | ===LMAO=== | ||
| + | Laughing My Ass Off | ||
| + | ===LOL=== | ||
| + | Laughing Out Loud | ||
| ==M== | ==M== | ||
| + | ===Mob=== | ||
| + | Monster or NPC, from 'mobile object'. ''Strongly despised by some Lost Souls players and admins.'' | ||
| ===MT=== | ===MT=== | ||
| Mistell, unintentional redirection of a message to the wrong communications medium or person (cf. [[#Flub|Flub]]) | Mistell, unintentional redirection of a message to the wrong communications medium or person (cf. [[#Flub|Flub]]) | ||
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| ===O rly=== | ===O rly=== | ||
| "Oh really" | "Oh really" | ||
| + | ==R== | ||
| + | ===RL=== | ||
| + | Real Life | ||
| + | ==T== | ||
| + | ===Toon=== | ||
| + | Player character. ''Strongly despised by some Lost Souls players and admins.'' | ||
| ==W== | ==W== | ||
| ===WTB=== | ===WTB=== | ||
Revision as of 09:39, 6 December 2007
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Lost Souls Specific Terms and Acronyms
A
Almeria
The continent that most of the action centers around, also known as the "main map"
Areas <location>
A courtesy announcement that someone is using area attacks that may affect bystanders wandering through
AOLP
Amulet of Life Protection, an item that attempts to save your life if you are about to die
D
DC
Obsolete: Drow City, now most often referred to by its name, Yathryn
E
ESP
East Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 20/19
F
Flub
Accidental sending of a message to the wrong communication channel
L
LH
Losthaven, the central city of the MUD
LH[]
Losthaven Square, the center of Losthaven
LL
The Lost Lamb Tavern in Losthaven
P
PPQ
S
ST
The Shadow Tower
W
WSP
West Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 0/19
General Internet, MUD, and MMO Terms and Acronyms
Symbols
<3
Love (emoticon: heart shape)
A
AFAICT
As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
AFK
Away From Keyboard
AFW
Away From Window
Alt
Alternate character; on Lost Souls, another incarnos on your atman
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
ATM
At The Moment
B
BBIAB
Be Back In A Bit
BCNU
"Be seeing you"
BRB
Be Right Back
BBL
Be Back Later
BRT
Be Right There
Buff
Performance-enhancing effect, generally temporary
C
Cya
"See ya"
I
IDK
I Don't Know
IMAO
In My Arrogant Opinion
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO
In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IMO
In My Opinion
IRL
In Real Life
F
FTL
For The Lose; something which sucks
FTW
For The Win; something which rocks
K
K
"Okay"
KK
"Okay"; emphasis relative to single 'k' may indicate cheerfulness, immediate compliance, that a task that was requested is minor in nature, etc.
KOS
Kill On Sight
L
L8r
"Later"
LD
Link dead; disconnected from the server
LMAO
Laughing My Ass Off
LOL
Laughing Out Loud
M
Mob
Monster or NPC, from 'mobile object'. Strongly despised by some Lost Souls players and admins.
MT
Mistell, unintentional redirection of a message to the wrong communications medium or person (cf. Flub)
N
Newbie
New player
Noob
O
OMW
On My Way
O rly
"Oh really"
R
RL
Real Life
T
Toon
Player character. Strongly despised by some Lost Souls players and admins.
W
WTB
Want To Buy
WTF
What The Fuck, occasionally Where The Fuck or Why The Fuck
Y
Ya rly
"Yeah really"; ritual response to O rly
