Slang dictionary
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This page lists slang terms commonly used in RuneScape. It is incomplete, and never will be complete because of RuneScape's constantly changing vocabulary, so please add to it.
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| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| 1337 | The word "Elite" meaning exceptionally good... Or "Leet" (1337speak) the quasi-language that uses combinations of numbers, letters and symbols to form words. | No |
| 2day | Today | No |
| 2moro | Tomorrow | No |
| 2h | Two-handed sword | No |
| 360 | Ket-Zek or Xbox 360 | No |
| 702, Jad | TzTok-Jad | No |
| (penis) | Usually appears in the middle of a word which would otherwise be censored. | Yes |
[edit] A
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Abby | Abyssal, Aberrant Spectres | No |
| Abo | Slang term for Aboriginal Australian | If used in a racist manner, then yes. |
| Acc | Account, Accuracy | No |
| Acp | Armadyl chestplate | No |
| Addy | Adamant | No |
| AFAIK | As far as I know | No |
| AFK | Away from keyboard | No |
| AFKing | Having one's character train while the actual player is not using their computer, or other form of internet access. | Only the act[1]. |
| Aggy, Agil, Agi | Agility | No |
| Ags | Armadyl godsword | No |
| Ah | Ahrim | No |
| Air(s) | Air Rune | No |
| AKA | Also known as, As known as | No |
| Alch(ing) | Alchemy, also the act of using an alchemy spell to convert items into gold. It could also be used with a prefix (High or Low) with the meaning of high level alchemy and low level alchemy respectively. | No |
| AMG | Expressive form of OMG | No |
| Ammy | Amulet | No |
| Ancients | Ancient Magicks | No |
| Anti | Anti-poison potion, Anti-dragon shield | No |
| Antishield | Anti-dragon shield | No |
| AoG | Armies of Gielinor, an online multiplayer game designed by FunOrb. It is based on the world of RuneScape. | No |
|
Arc | Arcane Spirit Shield |
No |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | No |
| Atk, Att | Attack | No |
| ATM | "At the moment", or "At this moment", or "At the most" | No |
| Aus, Aust | Australia | No |
| Azn, Azen | An Asian person, or could be used as an alternative to Asyn Shade. | Yes, if used in an offensive manner. |
[edit] B
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Barb | Barbarian, Barb-tail harpoon | No |
| Baxe | Battleaxe | No |
| Barrowing | Barrows Playing the minigame, also often said by players trying to borrow items. | No |
| BBL | Be back later | No |
| BB | Bye Bye | No |
| B bones | Big bones | No |
| BBS | Be back soon | No |
| BBV, BV | Barbarian Village | No |
| BCNU | Be seein’ you | No |
| Bcp | Bandos Chestplate | No |
| Bf | Boyfriend, Best Friend | No |
| Bff | Best Friend Forever | No |
| Bgs | Bandos godsword | No |
| Bh | Bounty Hunter | No |
| Bil, Bill | Billion | No |
| Blk | Black, block | No |
| Bot | A Computer program that plays Runescape for a person | No, but the act of using one is. |
| Brac, Brace | Bracelet | No |
| Brassy | Verac's brassard (Armour) | No |
| BRB | Be right back, bathroom break | No |
| Broads | Broad-tipped bolts (Ranged ammunition), women | Possibly, if used as a derogatory term for women. Otherwise, no. |
| BRT | Be right there | No |
| Br/brz | bronze | No |
| BS | Bow strings, bullshit, backstab | Yes for the second meaning if used in an offensive way. Otherwise, no. |
| BSer | Bow stringer, Backstabber, bullshitter | No. Neither the act nor the saying of it, unless used in an offensive way. |
| Bstd | Bastard | Yes |
| B sale | Bank sale | No |
| BTS | Be there soon, Behind the Scenes | No |
| Bulls Hit | Literally "Bulls Hit", Bullshit | No |
| BTW | By the way | No |
| Byaw | "boo-yaw", a term of excitement or immense joy | No |
[edit] C
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| C'bow/cbow/xbow | Crossbow, crystal bow | No |
| Cabbage | Used in place of curse words because in RuneScape Classic all censored words were replaced by "cabbage" | No |
| Cammy | Camelot | No |
| Camo | Camouflage items from Drill Demon random event | No |
| Cathy | Catherby | No |
| Cav | Cavalier | No |
| CB | Combat (level), cannonballs, Corporeal Beast | No |
| CBA | Can't be asked/arsed | No |
| CBB | Can't be bothered | No |
| CBF | Can't be fucked. A term used frequently out of laziness. | No |
| CC | Clan chat; before Clan Chat was implemented, for Player killing in the old Wilderness it meant "change channel" or world, teams changing worlds commonly used this. e.g. cc 17 | No |
| Chain | Chainmail | No |
| Chinny/Chins/Chinning | Chinchompas, or The act of hunting/using chinchompas | No |
| Choob, Ch00b | Childish noob, higher levelled player who acts like a noob, Chinese noob | If used to say "Chinese noob" in a racist manner, then yes. Otherwise, no. |
| Claws | Dragon claws, or (less commonly) other metal claws | No |
| Clue | Clue scroll | No |
| Clueing | Attempting to get a Clue Scroll, for a period of time | No |
| Clwars | Clan Wars | No |
| Con/Cons | Construction | No |
| Corp | Corporeal Beast | No |
| CP | Club Penguin | No |
| CS | Customer support/Clue scroll/CoinShare | No |
| Ctrl | Control key | No |
| Cause, Cus, Cos, Coz, Cuz | Because | No |
| CW | Castle Wars, Clan Wars | No |
| Cu, cya | See you | No |
| Cul8r, cyal8r | See you later | No |
| Cry | Crystal | No |
[edit] D
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| D | Dragon | No |
| D2H | Dragon two-handed sword | No |
| DA | Duel Arena | No |
| Dagg | Dagannoth, Dagger | No |
| Dam | Damn | No |
| D axe/D hatchet | Dragon hatchet | No |
| DBA | Dragon battleaxe | No |
| D bones | Dragon bones | No |
| D Chain | Dragon chainbody | No |
| D Claws /drag claws | Dragon claws | No |
| Dck, dik, dk, deek, diic | Dick (Slang for Penis) (could also be a nickname, short for Richard) | Yes if Slang version is used |
| DD | Dragon dagger, death dot | No |
| DD+/DDP+ | Dragon dagger extra poisoned; sometimes mistakenly used to instead of DDP++ | No |
| DDP | Dragon dagger poisoned | No |
| DDS/DDP++ | Dragon dagger super poisoned | No |
| DDSing/DDSer | Duelling by using 4 Dragon dagger (p++)specials then switching to another weapon, usually an Abyssal whip. A person who uses this tactic is often called a DDSer | No |
| Death dot/DD | A player killing tactic where a number of players stand on the same square, making them appear as one player on the minimap. | No |
| Def | Defence, Defender | No |
| Def/Defence Noob | Insulting term directed toward a player with high defence. Usually PvP. | No |
| Def/Defence Tank | Player with a defence level of upwards of 90 or higher. Usually a player who is not pure and has Defence as one of their highest combat skills | No |
| Dfh/ D full | Dragon Full Helm | No |
| Dfs | Dragonfire Shield | No |
| Dh | Dharoks | No |
| D hide, D'hide | Dragon hide | No |
| Dharok'ing | Getting one's Hitpoints as low as possible while in full Dharok's to maximise damage inflicted in battle. Often accompanied with Protection prayers. | No |
| DIY | Do it yourself, gathering supplies yourself | No |
| DK |
Dagannoth Kings, Dorgesh-Kaan, dick | No, unless used to mean "dick" |
| D legs | Dragon platelegs | No |
| D long | Dragon longsword | No |
| DM | Deathmatch, meaning for two people to fight each other to the death | No |
| D med | Dragon medium helm | No |
| Dp | Drop Potential | No |
| D pick | Dragon pickaxe | No |
| D pl8 | Dragon platebody | No |
| Drag | Dragon, armour or monster | No |
| Drop rate | Chance of a monster dropping a specific item | No |
| DS | Dragon spear, Double shot (mainly used in reference to the Dark bow and Magic shortbow) | No |
| D Scimmy, D Scim | Dragon scimitar | No |
| DT | Desert Treasure | No |
| Dusties | Dust devils | No |
| DW | Don't worry | No |
| Dyk | Dyke (lesbian) | If used offensively, then yes. |
| Doosh | Douche / Douche Bag | If used offensively, then yes. |
[edit] E
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Ea | Each | No |
| Ect/ecty | Ectofuntus | No |
| Edge/Edgy | Edgeville | No |
| Ello/Erro | Hello | No |
| Emmy | Emerald | No |
| Emote | Emotion | No |
| En, Enrg | Energy | No |
| Ess | Rune/Pure essence | No |
| Etc | Etceteria | No |
| Ew | Elemental workshop | No |
| Exp/Xp | Experience points | No |
| Ex/Eg | Example, In example | No |
[edit] F
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| F2P/F2Pers | Non-members (Free to Play) | No |
| Fagex | A portmanteau of the words "fag" and "Jagex". Often used to insult Jagex, especially after the Trade and Drop Changes update of 10 December 2007 | Yes |
| Fally | Falador | No |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions, fag (as in offensive slur), Fuck (pronounce Fa Q (long q) also used as the phrase (faa-que) Fuck you. | Possibly. If used to mean "faggot" or "fuck", yes. Otherwise, no. |
| Farcaster | Someone who casts a "hold" spell and doesn't go face-to-face with another player (often used with Ancient Magicks). | No |
| FB | No, unless used to advertise FaceBook | |
| FFS | For freak sake, fuck fuck shit ,for fuck sake, for fucking sure, fight for Saradomin | No |
| FGJ | For great justice | No |
| FI/Fall | Fall in. (Pking), used to get people to follow a leader into a war or battle/pk trip. | No |
| Fist | Fist of Guthix, or fighting Unarmed | No |
| FM | Firemaking, Farming, Forum moderator | No |
| FML | Fuck my life | No |
| FMod | Forum moderator | No |
| Fo | FunOrb, Fuck off | No |
| Fog | Fist of guthix | No |
| Fogging | Playing Fist of Guthix repetitively | No |
| Frag(s) | Soul Fragments used in the Soul Wars Minigame | No |
| Fraws | Free raw fish | No |
| Fremmy | Fremennik | No |
| Froob, Fr00b | Variation of "Noob", Free-Player Noob | No |
| FSSR | For some strange reason... | No |
| FTL | For the loss/lose/lulz/losers | No |
| FTML | For the mother land | No |
| FTW | For the win, Fight to win, For those wondering, Fuck the world | No |
| Full | Complete set that usually consists of a helm, shield, body piece and leg piece; or inventory full (e.g. picking flax) | No |
| Funning | Duelling for fun (possible rules and no stake) | No |
| FWIW | For what it's worth | No |
| FYI | For your information | No |
| Fag | Faggot | Yes |
[edit] G
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| G axe | Dharok's greataxe | No |
| GD | Green Dragon | No |
| GE | Grand Exchange | No |
| Gert, GJ | Gertjaars (currently number one on hiscores. Also see no lifing) | No, unless it's used in a offensive way (example: hey you like GJ get a life!!) |
| GF | Good fight, girlfriend, go figure, good friend | No, unless used when advertising for a girlfriend or to insult/annoy a player, which Jagex considers as solicitation, under 'Respect'[2]. |
| G4u, Gfu | Good for you, go fuck yourself | No |
| GG | Good game | No |
| GJ | Good job | No |
| GL | Good luck, get lost | No |
| Glwt | Good luck with that | No |
| Glory | Amulet of glory | No |
| Gmaul | Granite maul | No |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time | No |
| GP | Gold pieces, coin, good point | No |
| Gr8 | Great | No |
| Gr8 axe | Dharok's greataxe | No |
| Gratz, Grats, Gz | Congratulations | No |
| GS | Godsword | No |
| G Spear | Guthans warspear | No |
| GT | Gran Turismo | No |
| GTFO | Get the fuck off, get the fuck out (of my house/of chat/of here), got to fuck off | No, as stated by JaGEx. |
| GTG/G2G | Got to go | No |
| Guth, Gth | Guthix, or Guthan's | No |
| GWD | God Wars Dungeon | No |
[edit] H
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Hally | Halberd | No |
| HAM | Humans Against Monsters | No |
|
hrpoon | Harpoon | No |
| Hax | Hack/To cheat (most often used as a joke, but also a term for account thievery or abusing bugs) | No |
| Haxor | A player who "hacks" or is an expert internet user (most often used as a joke, as above) | No |
| Helm | Helmet or Helm (Slang for the head of the male reproductive organ) | Not reportable unless used in slang |
| Hemmy, Hemi | Hemenster | No |
| Herb/Herby | Herblore | No |
| Herro | pseudo-funny way of saying 'hello'. | No |
| Hilt | Godsword hilt | No |
| Hit Ler, Hit/ler, hetler | Hitler | No |
| Hits/HP | Hitpoints, healthpoints, heart-points | No |
| Hiya, hai | Hi, hello | No |
| Hop | To log out then change worlds |
No |
| HPK | Honour PKing (See also: NH) |
No |
| HRU | How Are You? | No |
| HT, homie, LHT | (Lumbridge) Home teleport | No |
[edit] I
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| IC | I see | No |
| IDC | I don't care | No |
| IDK | I don't know | No |
| IDTS | I don't think so | No |
| Iggy, iggi | Ignore list | No |
| Ihu/ihy | I hate you | No |
| Ik | I know | No |
| ilu, ily | I love you | No |
| IMA | I'm going to | No |
| IMO | In my opinion | No |
| IMHO | In my honest/humble opinion | No |
| IRL | In real life | No |
| Irn | Iron | No |
[edit] J
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| J3w | Jew (used in context: you stupid j3w) | If used in a derogatory way, Yes. |
| Jad | TzTok-Jad | No |
| Janitor | A player who collects monster/player drops that were left behind | No |
| Jack/Jerk Off | Masturbate | Yes |
| JK/Jkn/Jkin | Joke/Just kidding/Joking | No |
| JP/JPn/JPin | Just Playing | No |
| JMod | Jagex moderator | No |
| Jw | Just wondering | No |
[edit] K
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| K, kk | Okay, kilo meaning 1,000 (e.g.: 10K=10,000) | No |
| KB | Knowledge Base, former name for Game Guide | No |
| KBD | King Black Dragon | No |
| KC | Kill count | No |
| Kelda, Keldy | Keldagrim | No |
| Kewl or Kool or Kul | Cool | No |
| Kite | Kite shield | No |
| KJ | Kill Jacked | No |
| Kl/Kwl | Cool | No |
| KMA | Kiss my ass | No |
| KQ | Kalphite Queen | No |
| KKK | Ku Klux Klan. Example, " hey matt you going to that KKK meeting?" "oh nah mate, those masks look so SMD." | Yes, if used with racism. |
|
Ks(er)(ing) | Literally "Kill steal(er/ing)", meaning to attack a monster another player already attacked, and 'stealing' the experience and any drops the original player may have gotten. | No |
[edit] L
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? ? |
|---|---|---|
| L | Shorthand of lol, Short form of loser | No |
| L2PK | Learn to PK - Players often use this if a player doesn't succeed at PJ'ing (A form of Player Killing) | No |
| l35, less, lez, les bien, lezbien | Lesbian | If used offensively, then yes. |
| L8r/L8er | Later/See you later | No |
| Lag, Lagg | Latency, slow or unreliable internet connection | No |
| Large | Full helm | No |
| Law | Law rune | No |
| Lawl | Laugh, LOL (LOL and Lawl are both pronounced "lawl" in most cases) | No |
| LBS | Leaf-bladed Sword, Leaf-bladed Spear, or just the abbreviation of pounds | No |
| Leet/l33t/1337 | Elite, a language of symbols replacing characters (see leet), or a adjective to describe expertise at the game or other computer/internet related skills | No |
| Legs | Platelegs | No |
| Lesser | Lesser demon | No |
| Leb, Lebbo, Lebo | Lebanese person | If used in a racist manner, then yes. |
| LFG | Looking For Group | No |
| Life | Ring of Life | No |
| Limit | Refer to Trade limit. Often used by item lenders to lending an item out without having to junk trade | No |
| Lirl | Laughing in real life | No |
| Lmao | Laughing my ass off | No |
| Lmfao | Laughing my fucking/freaking ass off | No |
| Lob/Lobby | Lobster | No |
| Lol, lolz, lul, lulz | Laugh out loud/(rarely) Lots of Laughs | No |
| Lollage | Many lols/Much lolling | No |
| Long | Longsword/Longbow | No |
| Looter | One that gathers on the spot of a kill in hopes they can get something valuable. | No |
| Lpot/LP | Lobster Pot | No |
| Lqtm | laughing quietly to myself | No |
| LS | Loot Share | No |
| LTNS | Long time, no see | No |
| Lumby/Lummy | Lumbridge | No |
| Lvl/lv | Level | No |
[edit] M
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| M/Mil | Million (e.g:. 6M=6,000,000) | No |
| M8 | Mate | No |
| MA | Mobilising Armies | No |
| Mage | Referring to the Magic skill, a player who uses Magic more than Range or Melee, or a NPC Wizard, or spells of the Magic skill, OR a player with 99 Magic. | No |
| Mage Tank | Player with both a Mage level and a Defensive level of upwards of 90 or higher. | No |
| Magi | Magicians | No |
| Main | A player's main character | No |
| MB, Master Bayt, Master Bait | Masturbate, Maybe | If used to mean maybe, no. If used in the other way, then yes. |
| Maul | Granite maul or Obsidian maul | No |
| Mauler | Player who uses a Granite maul or a Obsidian maul as their weapon | No |
| Maxed | When a stat has reached level 99 (e.g.: maxed strength), also when someone has hit their max hit on a person/Having a combat level of 126 (free to play) or 138 (members), and when a player has reached the maximum experience through the assist system at the time | No |
| Max hit/Max | Largest amount of damage a player can inflict in one hit | No |
| M camp | Mountain Camp | No |
| Med/ Med helm | Medium helmet | No |
| Meh | The verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders or not caring | No |
| Mem/Memb | Member | No |
| Mep1 | Mourning's end part 1 | No |
| Mep2 | Mourning's end part 2 | No |
| Misc | Miscellaneous, Miscellania or the Kingdom mini-game there | No |
| Mith | Mithril | No |
| Mm | Monkey Madness , or the sound made in agreement. | No |
| MMOG | Massively multiplayer online game | No |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | No |
| Mod | Moderator | No |
| Mof | My only friend | No |
| Mon | Monitor, or the mistitling of a moderator, Monster(s) | No |
| MOM | Mysterious Old Man (Random Event), Mother | No |
| Mossies | Moss giants | No |
| Ms | MechScape, MapleStory, MySpace, Microsoft, Miss | If used to advertise MySpace pages, then yes. Otherwise, no. |
| MSB | Magic Short Bow | No |
| Msg | Message | No |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | No |
| MYOFB | Mind your own fucking business | No |
[edit] N
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Narb | A friendly and sarcastic variation of "noob" | No |
| Nat | Nature rune | No |
| NB | Not bad | No |
| Nerf | To weaken something, also used to reference a "softening" of an item's bonuses, special attacks, or experience values. Some examples are the Pest Control update and a hidden update that "slowed down" the Bone crossbow. | No |
| Newb | A new player (newbie) | No |
| Nex/Nxt | Short for next | No |
| NFS | Not for sale, Need For Speed (video game series) | No |
| NFSU | Need For Speed Underground (spin off series of Need For Speed). As the last game in the series was released over 5 years ago, this is rarely used anymore. | No |
| NH | No honour; a player who prays or safes in a 1v1 in a PvP fight | |
| NM, nvm | Never mind, Not much, No message (comment) | No |
| Noob | General insult, synonym for "newb", person who makes the game unenjoyable | No |
| No lifing | Spending a very excessive amount of time on RuneScape, usually to train a skill | No |
| NOYB | None of your Business,none of your beeswax | No |
| NP | No problem (often used for "you're welcome" in response to "thank you") | No |
| NPC | Non-player character/Non-playable character | No |
| Nrgy | Energy | No |
| NTY | No thank you | No |
| Ntrly, Norly | Not really | No |
| Nvm, Naah | Never mind, not very much | No |
| NYC, NY | New York City | Possibly. If used to say a player's address (down to street number), then yes. Otherwise, no. |
[edit] O
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| O | Oh | No |
| Obby | Obsidian, as in TzHaar items or the Soul Obelisk in Soul Wars, also a type of pure with low attack and high strength | No |
| OFC | Of course | No |
| OIC | Oh, I see | No |
| OMG | Oh my God/gosh/goodness, Oh my guthix | No |
| OMFG | Oh my fucking/freaking God/gosh/goodness | No |
| OMW | On my way | No |
| OMGWTFBBQ (sauce) | A variation of OMG | No |
| Orly(nao) | Short for "Oh, really (now)?" Sometimes used sarcastically. | No |
| Own | To kill/beat/overcome something/someone with ease. | No |
| Onyd | Oh no you didn't | No |
| OBGJFIOYO | Old But Good Job Finding It On Your Own | No |
[edit] P
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| P155 | Piss | Yes |
| P2P(er) | Member (Pay-to-Play) | No |
| Packy | Paki (Pakistani person) | Yes |
| Pass | Password, Shantay pass, Underground Pass, Skip | If asking for passwords, yes |
| PAW | Parents are watching | No |
| Pawn | Similar to "pwn", porn | If used to say porn, then yes. |
| Pc | Pest Control, price check | No |
| Pess | Pure Essence, piss | Only reportable for the second meaning |
| Peeps/Ppl | People | No |
| Piling | Multiple people attacking the same opponent. | No |
| Pick(x), pick, pik, pikax | Pickaxe | No |
| PJ(er) | Pile Jump(er) or Player Jumping. After a kill in Bounty Hunter or Pvp worlds a person comes and attacks you before/after you get the pile while you're low on food and takes your death pile and your kill pile | No |
| PK(er) | Player kill(er) | No |
| Plate/Pl8 | Platebody | No |
| Plox, Pl0x, Plawk | Please | No |
| Pls, Plz | Please | No |
| Pm | Private message | No |
| PMod | Player moderator | No |
| POH | Player-owned houses | No |
| Pos | Parents over shoulder, piece of shit | No |
| Pot | Potion, Lobster pot | No |
| Potter | Someone who uses potions to fight, Pottery | No |
| Poond | Variation of pwnd | No |
| Pray | Prayer | No |
| Prayer PKer/PRPK | Someone who hangs around PvPhot zones, normally Lumbridge without any armour on collecting bones to bury | No |
| Price Check | Term used to open a Trade screen to find the Price of the item if sold in the Grand Exchange for the middle Price, used before Price Checker was released | No |
| Prayer noob | Insulting term used to refer to a player that uses Protection prayers in combat. | No |
| Ps1, ps, psx | PlayStation (original) | No |
| Ps2 | PlayStation 2 | No |
| Ps3 | PlayStation 3 | No |
| PSP | PlayStation Portable | No |
| PSN | PlayStation Network (online service) | No |
| Pure | Someone who trains only one skill, or someone who only trains combat | No |
| Pure set | Chaps and vambraces only, no body, or a super attack potion and super strength potion | No |
| Pwn, pwnage | Pronounced "Pown". To defeat over and over again with great ease, and with almost no resistance. | No |
| Pwnd, pwnt | Past tense of "Pwn" | No |
[edit] Q
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| QC/Q chat | Quick Chat , QC can also sometimes mean Quest Cape, for example if a player asks another player 'Do you have a qc?' | No |
| QP/QPS | Quest points | No |
| Q | Question, queue | No |
| q p
w | ASCII art picture for a penis. | Yes |
[edit] R
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| R2H | Rune two-handed sword | No |
| Range Tank | Player with both Range based combat and a Defensive level of 90 or higher. | No |
| RC | Runecraft | No |
| RC Pker | Runecrafter Player Killer Someone who killed a Runecrafter on his/her way to the Abyss runecrafting area, now impossible | No |
| RD | Rune Defender | No |
| Recoil | Ring of Recoil | No |
| Red bar | Term sometimes used to describe a monster/person with so little HP that its health bar is almost completely red. | No |
| Req | Request assistance | No |
| Rev | Revenant(Sometimes used as a danger warning if a revenant comes). | No |
| Rexxy | Dagganoth Rex | No |
| Rimmy | Rimmington | No |
| RFD | Recipe for Disaster | No |
| RL | Real life | No |
| Rly | Really | No |
| Rm | Rematch | No |
| R | Are | No |
| Robin | Robin Hood hat | No |
| ROFL, ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing | No |
| ROFLCOPTERS |
A variation of ROFL, reports of players being muted for saying this have recently been seen on the forums. 10/25/09 | No |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor laughing my ass off | No |
| ROL | Ring of life | No |
| RoW | Ring of Wealth | No |
| RS | RuneScape | No |
| RS2 | RuneScape 2 | No |
| RS3 | A mistitled way to refer to RuneScape HD, or RuneScape 3, a rumoured future game. | No |
| RSC | RuneScape Classic | No |
| RSHD | Runescape HD | No |
|
Rtrd | Retard |
Yes |
|
RWT | Real World Trading |
No |
[edit] S
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| SC, s clay | Sacred Clay Armour and Weapons | No |
| Safer | Someone who heals at a hitpoints value that is greater than the maximum hit of his/her opponent. A player killing term used in one vs. one combat (some use it in multi-way combat incorrectly). | No |
| Santa | Santa Claus, Santa hat | No |
| Saph | Sapphire | No |
| Sara | Saradomin | No |
| Scimmy/Skimmy/Scim | Scimitar | No |
| Scorpy | Scorpion | No |
| Screenie | Screenshot | No |
| Seers | Seers' Village | No |
| Sgs | Saradomin godsword | No |
| Shilo | Shilo Village | No |
| Short | Shortsword/Shortbow | No |
| Skirt | Plateskirt | No |
| Skiller | Someone who trains Non-Combat skills (can be any combat level)/More commonly someone who trains non-combat skills primarily or exclusively | No |
| Sok | Abbreviation of "It's OK", or suck, sock | No |
| SOS | Stronghold of security | No |
| Solo/soloing | To attempt to kill a boss monster alone who could otherwise be fought in teams. | No |
| SMB | Suck my balls | No |
| SMD | Suck my dick | No |
| Soz/sowrie | Sorry (soz can also be a way of saying "so", especially as in hesitation, ie "Soz.....what should I do now?") | No |
| Spec | Special attack | No |
| Sq | Square | No |
| srs / srsly | serious/seriously | No |
| Sry/srry | Sorry | No |
| STFU | Shut the fuck up | No |
| STHU | Shut the Hell Up | No |
| Str | Strength | No |
| Str noob | Insulting term used against players with high strength but low defence or attack | No |
| SS | Saradomin sword, SwiftSwitch, screenshot, Santa suit | No |
| Super sets | Super attack potion, Super defence potion, Super strength potion | No |
| Sup | What's up | No |
| Sul | see you later | No |
| SW | Soul Wars | No |
| Sw00t | See "W00t", super w00t, sweet w00t, or abbreviation of "so what" | No |
| Sword(y) | Swordfish, Sword, or Longsword | No |
| Syd | Sydney (city) | If used to say address right down to house/apartment number, then yes. Otherwise, no. |
| s/o | Someone | No |
[edit] T
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Tally | Talisman | No |
| Tank | Player with high defence, a player assigned to take the hits in a group battle. | No |
| Ttas/Tas | The Temple at Senntisten | No |
| Tav | Taverley | No |
| Tavvy | Taverley | No |
| TBH | To be honest | No |
| TB | Teleport Block (Spell) | No |
| T Bow | Training bow | No |
| Teh, t3h, tha | The | No |
| Tele | Teleport | No |
| Thnx | Thanks | No |
| Thx | Thanks | No |
| Tnl | To Next Level | No |
| Tog | Tears of Guthix | No |
| Total/ ttl | Total level | No |
| TT | Treasure Trail | No |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now | No |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | No |
| Twitter site | No | |
| TWHS/TWSS | That's what he/she said | No |
| TY | Thank you | No |
| TYSM | Thank you so much | No |
| TYVM | Thank you very much | No |
[edit] U
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| U | You | No |
| Uber | super | No |
| Unid | Unidentified herb (since the "grimy herb" update, this saying isn't used uncommonly) | No |
| Ur | Your, you are | No |
| Utube | YouTube | No , yes if used to advertize |
[edit] V
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| V Brassy | Verac's brassard (Armour) | No |
| Vambs/Vmbs | Vambraces | No |
| Varry/Varr/Varok | Varrock | No |
| Ver, V | Verac's (Armour) | No |
| Veng | Vengeance or Vengeance Other. Often used in PvP Worlds. | No |
| Vid | Video | No |
| Vls | Vesta's longsword | No |
[edit] W
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| W | World (Often used in the phrase "W (the world) Plz") | No |
| Wat | What (Short form of what) | No |
| WBU? | What About you? | No |
| W8 | Wait | No |
| W/e | Whatever or weekend depending on context | No |
| W/o | Without | No |
| Was up | What's up | No |
| Wat | What | No |
| Wayd | What are you doing | No |
| WB | Welcome back | No |
| WBM | Wanna-be moderator, someone who acts like a moderator or hopes to be one | No |
| WC(ing),WC | Woodcutting, Wrong Chat | No |
| Wealth | Ring of wealth | No |
| WFT | Well Fuck That or misspelled wtf | No |
| Wgs | While Guthix sleeps | No |
| WH | World Hop, expression meaning to change server | No |
| Whammy | Warhammer | No |
| Whip | Abyssal whip | No |
| Wildy | Wilderness | No |
| w()g, worg | Wog (Indian, Greek or Italian person) | Yes |
| WOM | Wise Old Man | No |
| Woot/W00t /W00t0x | Woohoo, exclamation of happiness; (from "Wow, loot!" or "We Owned the Other Team"[3]) | No |
| WP | Wrong person/player (used after sending private message's to an incorrect person) | No |
| Wrld | World | No |
| Wru | Where Are You or Who Are You? | No |
| Wtf | What the fuck, well that failed, who the fuck or where the fuck | No |
| Wth | What the Hell/Heck | No |
| Wubu2 | What you been up to? | No |
| Wuu2 | What you up to? | No |
[edit] Y
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Y? | Why? | No |
| Y | Yes, why | No |
| Ya | Yeah | No |
| Ye, Yeh, Yh | Yes/yeah | No |
| Yer | Yes | No |
| Yesh | Yeah | No |
| Yews | Yew logs, commonly sold to members by free players | No |
| Yew Long | Yew longbow, often bought by those wanting to cast High level alchemy on them. | No |
| YL/YLB | Yew longbow | No |
| YW | You're welcome, Yew | No |
| YH | Yeah | No |
| YMML | You make me laugh | No |
| YT | Youtube | No , yes if used to advertize |
[edit] Z
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Reportable? |
|---|---|---|
| Zam, Zammy | Zamorak | No |
| Zarry | Zaros, God banished by Zamorak at the end of the Second Age, using the Staff of Armadyl. | No |
| Zgs | Zamorak godsword | No |
| Z0mg | Oh my God/gosh/goodness. People frequently pressed Z instead of Shift when typing with the QWERTY keyboard, and it eventually became an acceptable variation of "omg". Could also be interpreted as "Zamorak, oh my God" or "Zezima, oh my God" in the context of RuneScape. | No |
| Z spear, zs | Zamorakian Spear | No |
[edit] References
- ^ As quoted from Macroing, and use of bots or third-party software, "AFK training is Away From Keyboard training. While you are playing on our games, you must be at the computer. Away from keyboard training is not allowed".
- ^ According to Inappropriate language or behaviour, "No, that is solicitation and is not allowed at all. This is to ensure the safety of all our players.".
- ^ From Urban Dictionary.
