26 Slang Terms in Online Gaming in English

 

🎮 Gaming Slang Dictionary

Master the language of online gaming with these 26 essential slang terms. Click any card to reveal the definition!

A

AFK

Definition: Away From Keyboard

Example: "I'm going AFK for 5 minutes to grab some food."

B

Buff

Definition: A temporary enhancement to a character's abilities

Example: "That potion gave me a speed buff for 30 seconds."

C

Camping

Definition: Staying in one spot to ambush enemies

Example: "Stop camping in that corner and play fair!"

D

DPS

Definition: Damage Per Second

Example: "We need more DPS to beat this boss."

E

Elo Hell

Definition: Being stuck at a low rank despite skill level

Example: "I'm trapped in Elo Hell with these teammates."

F

Frag

Definition: To kill an opponent

Example: "Nice frag! That was a perfect headshot."

G

GG

Definition: Good Game

Example: "GG everyone, that was a close match!"

H

HP

Definition: Health Points or Hit Points

Example: "I'm low on HP, need to find a health pack."

I

IRL

Definition: In Real Life

Example: "I have to go, something came up IRL."

J

Jungler

Definition: Player who farms neutral monsters between lanes

Example: "Our jungler is coming to gank top lane."

K

KDA

Definition: Kill/Death/Assist ratio

Example: "My KDA this match is 12/3/8."

L

Lag

Definition: Delay between input and game response

Example: "Sorry, I died because of lag!"

M

Meta

Definition: Most effective tactics available

Example: "That character isn't meta anymore after the nerf."

N

Nerf

Definition: To weaken a character or weapon in an update

Example: "They nerfed my favorite weapon in the latest patch."

O

OP

Definition: Overpowered

Example: "That new character is so OP, needs a nerf!"

P

Pwned

Definition: Dominated or completely defeated

Example: "You just got pwned by that sniper!"

Q

QTE

Definition: Quick Time Event

Example: "I failed that QTE and died in the cutscene."

R

Rage Quit

Definition: Leaving a game in anger after losing

Example: "He rage quit after we scored the winning goal."

S

Smurf

Definition: Experienced player using a low-level account

Example: "That's definitely a smurf account destroying newbies."

T

Toxic

Definition: Negative, harmful behavior toward other players

Example: "Please report that toxic player for harassment."

U

Ult

Definition: Ultimate ability (most powerful skill)

Example: "Save your ult for the team fight!"

V

VoIP

Definition: Voice over Internet Protocol (voice chat)

Example: "Join the VoIP channel for better coordination."

W

Wallhack

Definition: Cheat that lets you see through walls

Example: "That player is definitely using wallhacks."

X

XP

Definition: Experience Points

Example: "I need more XP to reach the next level."

Y

YOLO

Definition: You Only Live Once (risky play)

Example: "YOLO! I'm rushing in with no backup!"

Z

Zerg

Definition: Overwhelming enemies with numbers

Example: "Let's zerg rush their base before they're ready!"

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