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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