StarCraft 2 Slang
Chat slang terms used in StarCraft 2
Blizzard's StarCraft was one of the most popular real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time. Now, StarCraft II (SC2) has created a resurgence in the StarCraft community. Whether you're just starting out in the Bronze league or you are laddering your way up through the Master League, it's important to be familiar with StarCraft slang. Below are some of the chat slang terms every StarCraft II player should know.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| APM | Actions per minute |
| Barcraft | Bar gathering for StarCraft |
| Bio | Biological units |
| Bioball | Biological unit group |
| bling | Baneling |
| Blizz | Blizzard |
| BM | Bad manner |
| BO | Build Order |
| BO3 | Best of 3 |
| BO5 | Best of 5 |
| Buff | Strengthen |
| CC | Command Center |
| chargelot | Charge Zealot |
| Cheese | Cheap strategy |
| DPS | Damage per second |
| DT | Dark templar |
| EPM | Effective actions per minute |
| FF | Focus Fire |
| FFA | Free for all |
| FFE | Forge fast expand |
| FTW | For the win |
| GFG | Good friggin' game |
| GG | Good game |
| GGA | Good game all |
| GGL | Good game loser |
| ggs | Good Games |
| GL | Good luck |
| GLHF | Good luck have fun |
| Gogo | Go now |
| Gosu | Highly skilled |
| hax | Hacks |
| HF | Have fun |
| HOTS | Heart of the Swarm |
| HP | Hit points |
| imba | Imbalanced |
| kek | Korean laugh |
| keke | Korean laugh |
| Kiting | Pulling while avoiding attack |
| ling | Zergling |
| Macro | Economy management skill |
| mech | Mechanical Units |
| Metagame | Outside game preparation and strategies |
| Micro | Unit micromanagement skill |
| MMM | Marine, Marauder, Medivac |
| muta | Mutalisks |
| n00b | Newbie |
| Natural | Natural expansion |
| Nerf | Weaken |
| newb | Newbie |
| noob | Newbie |
| nuke | Nuclear missile |
| OP | Overpowered |
| PF | Planetary Fortress |
| PP | Pause please |
| PvP | Protoss versus Protoss |
| PvT | Protoss versus Terran |
| PvZ | Protoss versus Zerg |
| pwnage | Ownage |
| ragequit | Angrily exiting |
| rax | Barracks |
| re | Replay |
| robo | Robotics Facility |
| RTS | Real-time strategy |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 |
| sc2nite | StarCraft 2 tonight? |
| Speedling | Zergling with Metabolic Boost |
| toss | Protoss |
| toss | Protoss |
| TPvPZ | Terran Protoss versus Protoss Zerg |
| Turtling | Playing defensively |
| TvP | Terran versus Protoss |
| TvT | Terran versus Terran |
| TvZ | Terran versus Zerg |
| Uber | The best |
| vent | Ventrilo |
| WP | Well played |
| WW | Well won |
| ZvP | Zerg versus Protoss |
| ZvT | Zerg versus Terran |
| ZvZ | Zerg versus Zerg |