Call of Duty (COD) is a franchise of first and third-person shooters that spans almost ten years. With each new release, more players join the Call of Duty multiplayer community. If you're one of the millions of people who play Call of Duty online, you'll want to make sure you are familiar with the COD slang listed below.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 360-noscope | 360 no scope |
| 3arc | Treyarch |
| Ace | Solo winner |
| ADS | Aiming down sight |
| AFC | Away from controller |
| Aimbot | Automatic aiming bot |
| ak | AK-47 |
| ammo | Ammunition |
| AR | Assault rifle |
| blops | Black Ops |
| Boosting | Unfair level boosting |
| Buff | Strengthen |
| Camping | Holding position |
| Choob | Skilled player who intentionally plays badly |
| COD | Call of Duty |
| CQC | Close quarters combat |
| CTF | Capture the flag |
| deagle | Desert Eagle |
| DM | Death match |
| Domed | Headshotted |
| Fail | Failure |
| FFA | Free for all |
| FMJ | Full metal jacket |
| FPS | First-person shooter |
| FTL | For the loss |
| FTW | For the win |
| hax | Hacks |
| Haxor | Hacker |
| HS | Head shot |
| HUD | Heads up display |
| IRL | In real life |
| KDR | Kill death ratio |
| kgo | Ok, go |
| Kiting | Pulling while avoiding attack |
| LOS | Line of sight |
| mod | Modification |
| n00b | Newbie |
| newb | Newbie |
| noob | Newbie |
| NPC | Non-player character |
| NS | Nice shot |
| PK | Player Kill |
| pwn | Own |
| pwnage | Ownage |
| pwnd | Owned |
| ragequit | Angrily exiting |
| SOH | Slight of hand |
| TDM | Team death match |
| Turtling | Playing defensively |
| Uber | The best |
| vent | Ventrilo |
| WOOT | We own the other team |
| xbl | Xbox Live |
| xp | Experience |
| YF | You fail |


