Call of Duty Wiki:Glossary

This is a glossary of various player terminology seen in varying levels of usage among players. Since slang and acronyms are always being invented, this list will never be truly complete.

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 * 360: When the player jumps off a building and spins 360 degrees while in the air.


 * 360-noscope: when the player jumps off a building spins a full 360 degrees and fires a sniper rifle from the hip

A

 * AfD: Articles for Deletion.
 * AFK: Away From Keyboard

B

 * BEL: Behind Enemy Lines, a game mode in Call of Duty.
 * Butthurt: Being angry at someone over the internet (see Ragequit)
 * Boosting: The act of two or more players collaborating and killing each other repeatedly, usually to obtain kills/headshots/killstreaks without having to put in much effort.
 * BRB: be right back

C

 * Camp: The act of staying in one specific area of a map while waiting for enemies to come into visual range
 * CoD: Call of Duty
 * CoD2: Call of Duty 2
 * CoD2:BRO: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
 * CoD3: Call of Duty 3
 * CoD4:MW: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
 * CoD5: Call of Duty: World at War
 * CoD6: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 * CoD7: Call of Duty: Black Ops
 * CoD:BO: Call of Duty: Black Ops
 * CoD:FH: Call of Duty: Finest Hour
 * CoD:MW2: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 * CoD:MW:R: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex
 * CoD:RtV: Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
 * CoD:UO: Call of Duty: United Offensive
 * CoD:WaW: Call of Duty: World at War
 * CoD:WaW:FF: Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts
 * Cook: Holding a live grenade before throwing it; shortens the amount of time enemies have to react.
 * CTF: Capture the Flag

D

 * DM: Deathmatch, a multiplayer game mode.
 * Dedicated server: A server that is created solely to host multiplayer games.

F

 * Frag: Fragmentation grenade
 * Flamewar/Flaming: The act of cussing or insulting another user/player with the hopes of starting an argument
 * Flash: Flashbang
 * FGT: derogatory term akin to "gay" (short for "faggot")
 * Friendly fire: A game setting that enables team-mates to be damaged by allied weapons.

G

 * Griefing: Intentionally ruining other players' fun by performing annoying actions (e.g. team-killing, using excessive flashbangs).
 * GTFO: Get the Fuck Out

H

 * Hacker: Someone who hacks their disk or the game in order to alter the game
 * Headshot: Killing an enemy with a shot to the head. Often seen as a display of precision and skill.
 * Host: The player running a multiplayer game for other players to join. Applies to private matches and, more recently, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's online play.

I

 * IRL: in real life
 * Ivan: Russian Spetsnaz forces
 * IW: Infinity Ward
 * IRC: Internet Relay Chat

J

 * Jerry: A contemporary slang term for the Germans during World War II.

K

 * KDR: Kill:death ratio
 * KD: Another term for Kill:death ratio.
 * Killsteal: The act of killing someone that someone else was already trying to kill.

L

 * LMAO: Laughing my ass off
 * LMFAO: laughing my fucking ass off
 * LOL: Laugh out loud
 * LAG switcher: A player who attaches a lag switch to their internet in order to enable them to have an advantage over other players

M

 * MW2: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 * Mod: Some form of game enhancing device what gives on player an advantage\
 * MP40Juggernoob: A player who uses the MP40 in combination with Juggernaut

N

 * Noob: General: derogatory term used to express resentment toward another player
 * Noob tube: Derogatory term used to express resentment toward grenade launchers
 * Nuke boosting: The act of killing an accomplice repeatedly to be able to call in a Tactical Nuke
 * No u- term: expressing surprise, frustration or anger at another player's luck or skill
 * No Scoping: The act of firing the sniper rifle from the hip (i.e. without using the scope)
 * NUW: New User welcomer

O

 * OMG: Oh my God
 * OMFG: Oh my fucking God
 * OMA: One Man Army

P

 * PS2: Playstation 2
 * PS3: Playstation 3
 * PSP: Playstation Portable
 * PSN: PlayStation Network
 * Pwn: slang for "own" or to kill or beat in a flashy fashion
 * Pwnage: a flashy, amazing, or extraordinary kill or victory

Q

 * Quick Scoping: The act of scoping in, shooting, then scoping out almost instantly.

R

 * Ragequit: Ending or leaving a play session short because of anger toward the game or current situation
 * RfA: Request for adminship
 * ROFL: Rolling on the floor [laughing]
 * Reload cancel: see page Reload cancel
 * RCP: Recent Changes Patroller

S

 * S&D: Search & Destroy, a multiplayer game mode.
 * Screenwatching: Watching another player's screen to know things about them that would otherwise be unknown (also called Screenhacking)
 * Smoke: Smoke grenade
 * Steam: Online distribution system and community. Keeps track of games played and friend list. Required to play the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
 * STFU: Shut the fuck up
 * Stun: Stun grenade

T

 * TDM: Team Deathmatch
 * Teamkill: Killing someone on the same team

W

 * WaW: Call of Duty: World at War
 * Wonder Waffle: A slang term for the Wunderwaffe DG-2.
 * Wat or Wut: derivation of "what" used to show confusion or surprise at something unusual or extraordinary

X

 * XB: Xbox
 * XBL: Xbox Live