WoW Abbreviations 101

As you begin your journey through Azeroth, you will encounter many other real people just like you. These fellow gamers have there own language of sorts. Learning all the new terms may seem like a daunting task. Take a look at this list to get you started.

• AB: Arathi Basin
• AFK: away from keyboard
• Agi: agility
• AoE: area of effect
• AP: attack power
• AH: auction house
• AV: Alterac Valley
• BE: blood elf
• BG: battleground
• BoE: bind on equip
• BoP: bind on pickup
• BRB: be right back
• BRT: be right there
• Crit: critical hit
• CC: crowd control
• DMG: damage
• DPS: damage per second
• DnD: do not disturb
• DOT: damage over time
• Exp: experience
• EotS: Eye of the Storm
• FP: flight path
• GG: good game
• GJ: good job
• GM: game master
• GY: graveyard
• GUI: graphical user interface
• HOT: heal over time
• Hearth: hearthstone
• HP: hit points
• IMO: in my opinion
• INC: incoming
• INT: intellect
• IRL: in real life
• JK: just kidding
• L2P: learn to play
• LOL: laugh out loud
• LW: leatherworker
• OOM: out of mana
• LFG: looking for group
• LFM: looking for more
• Mats: materials
• MP5: mana per five seconds
• MT:mistell or main tank
• NM: nevermind
• NPC: non-player character
• OMW: on my way
• Port: portal
• Pot: potion
• Proc: Programmed Random OCurrence
• PST: please send tell
• PTR: public test realm
• PUG: pick-up group
• PvE: player versus environment
• PvP: player versus player
• QFT: quoted for truth
• ROFL: rolling on floor laughing
• ROFLMAO: rolling on floor laughting my [butt] off
• Rez: resurrection
• RP: roleplaying
• SPI: spirit
• STA: stamina
• STR: strength
• WSG: Warsong Gulch
• WTB: want to buy
• WTS: want to sell

Learning these terms and abbreviations will give you a good foundation to build on.