Acronym guide

• BC: Burning Crusade
• AFAIK: As far as I know
• AFK: Away from keyboard
• ATM: At the moment
• Bio: Short for "biological," this refers to fulfilling biological needs (i.e. using the restroom); often used to explain AFKs in groups
• BRT: Be right there
• BTW: By the way
• CBA: Can't be arsed
• DIAF: Die in a fire
• FFS: For f---'s sake
• FTL: For the loss (means "is bad")
• FTW: For the win (means "is good")
• GTFO: Get the f--- out
• IDC: I don't care
• IDK: I don't know
• IIRC: If I recall correctly
• IMHO: In my humble opinion
• IMO: In my opinion
• Inc: Incoming
• LF: Looking for ("LF tank," etc.)
• LF1M/LF2M/etc.: Looking for one more, two more, etc.
• LFG: Looking for group
• LFM: Looking for more (for a group)
• MT: Mistell (means "I sent this message to the wrong channel or person")
• Ofc: Of course
• OMW: On my way
• STFU: Shut the f--- up
• TBH: To be honest
• WC: Wrong channel
• WTB: want to buy
• WTF: What the f---
• WTH: What the hell
• WTS: Want to sell
• WTT: Want to trade

• BC: Burning Crusade
• CM: Community manager
• GG: Good game (often sarcastic)
• GJ: Good job (often sarcastic)
• Imba: Imbalanced; usually means "overpowered"
• IBTL: In before the lock
• L2P: Learn to play
• OP: Original post/original poster
• OT: Off-topic
• QFE: Quoted for excellence
• QFT: Quoted for truth
• QQ: Doesn't "stand for" anything per se; rather, it's an emoticon: it looks like two crying eyes. It basically means "you're complaining," although it can also be used as a verb ("stop QQing").
• TL;DR: Too long; didn't read
• Vanilla: Pre-BC

• AB: Arathi Basin
  • BS: Blacksmith
  • Farm: Farm
  • LM: Lumber Mill
  • GM: Goldmine
  • Mine: Goldmine
  • ST: Stables
• AV: Alterac Valley
  • IB: Iceblood
• BG: Battleground
• EotS: Eye of the Storm
  • BET: Blood Elf Tower
  • DR: Draenei Ruins
  • FRR: Fel Reaver Ruins
  • MT: Mage Tower
• GY: Grave Yard, or the respawn point when you release.
• Twink: A character that has unusually high quality gear & enchants
• WSG: Warsong Gulch
  • EFC: Enemy Flag Carrier
  • EFR: Enemy Flag Room; the room in which the flag resides inside the enemies' base.
  • FR: Flag Room; the room in which your flag resides, also the main focal point of defense.
  • Tun: abbreviation for "tunnel," the underground section leading from the FR.
  • Ramp: the area leading from the FR or EFR that leads outside, once outside they may go GY side or just ramp.

• 1h: One-handed
• 2h: Two-handed
• 5SR: Five-second rule (the rule that mana regeneration from spirit only occurs if you haven't spent mana on a spell in the last five seconds)
• Add: An "additional" mob that has been aggroed, usually unintentionally
• Agg/Aggro: Probably short for "aggression" or some related word, it refers to who a mob is attacking -- that player is said to "have aggro" or have "pulled aggro"
• AoE: Area of effect
• AP: Attack power
• Alt: An "alternate" character -- not your main (character)
• BE/Belf: Blood Elf
• BoE: Bind on Equp
• BoP: Bind on Pick-up
• BoU: Bind on Use
• BS: Blacksmith/Blacksmithing
• Buff: A beneficial spell, or a change to the game that makes a given class/spec stronger
• CC: Crowd control
• DKP: Dragon Kill points, a cover term for a number of systems guilds use to distribute loot
• DND: Do not disturb
• DPM: Damage per mana
• DPS: Damage per second
• DR: Damage reduction (due to armor)
• DR: Diminishing returns
• DS1/DS2/DS3: Class-specific sets of gear that drop from 5-man dungeons. DS1 and DS2 were known as T0 and T0.5, respectively, but that analogy breaks down when it comes to DS3.
• DW: Dual wield
• DoT: Damage over time
• Drae: Draenei
• Eng/Engi/Engy: Engineering
• FA: First Aid
• FP: Flight point/flight path
• FR: Fire resistance
• GL: Guild Leader
• GM: Game master (or guild master)
• GTAoE: Ground-targeted AoE
• HPM: Healing per mana
• HPS: Healing per second
• HS/Hearth: Hearthstone
• HoT: Heal over time
• IRL: In real life
• LOM: Low on mana
• LW: Leatherworking
• MA: Main assist
• MAP: Melee attack power
• Mats: Short for "materials;" refers to the ingredients in a crafted item
• ML: Master loot/master looter
• Mob: Short for "mobile"
• MP5: Mana per five seconds
• MT: Main tank
• NE: Night Elf
• NPC: Non-player character
• NR: Nature resistance
• NW: Netherweave
• Nerf: A change to the game that makes a given class/spec weaker
• OH: Off-hand
• OOM: Out of mana
• OP: Overpowered
• Pat: Patrol
• PBAoE: Point-blank AoE
• Pot: Potion
• Proc: Programed Random Occurrence
• PUG: Pick-up group
• PvE: Player vs. Environment
• PvP: Player vs. Player
• RAP: Ranged attack power
• Res/Rez: Resurrect/Resurrection
• RL: Real life
• RP: Role-play[ing]
• SR: Shadow resistance
• Spec: Specialization (in a profession or talents)
• T1/T2/etc.: Class-specific (Tier) sets of gear that drop from raids.
• UD: Undead
• UI: User interface
• Xmute: Transmute

Eastern Kingdoms:

• BB: Booty Bay
• EPL: Eastern Plaguelands
• IF: Ironforge
• SMC: Silvermoon City
• SoS: Swamp of Sorrows
• STV: Stranglethorn Vale
• SW: Stormwind City
• TM: Tarren Mill
• UC: Undercity
• WPL: Western Plaguelands

Kalimdor:

• Darn: Darnassus
• Exo: Exodar
• Gads/GZ/Gadget: Gadgetzan
• Org: Orgrimmar
• STM: Stonetalon Mountain
• STP: Stonetalon Peak
• TB: Thunder Bluff
• XR: Crossroads

Outlands:

• OL: Outlands
• BE: Blade's Edge
• HFP: Hellfire Peninsula
• HH: Honor Hold
• NS: Netherstorm
• SH/Shat: Shattrath City
• SMV: Shadowmoon Valley
• Tero: Terokkar
• TM: Thrallmar
• ZM: Zangarmarsh

Instances (5-man):

• RFC: Ragefire Chasm
• WC: Wailing Caverns
• VC/DM: Deadmines
• Stocks: Stockade
• SFK: Shadowfang Keep
• BFD: Blackfathom Depths
• Gnomer: Gnomeregan
• RFK: Razorfen Kraul
• SM: Scarlet Monestary
  • GY: Graveyard wing
  • Arm: Armory wing
  • Lib: Library wing
  • Cath: Cathedral wing
• RFD: Razorfen Downs
• Ulda: Uldaman
• ZF: Zul Farrak
• Mara: Maraudon
• ST: Temple of Atal'Hakkar (a.k.a. Sunken Temple)
• BRD: Blackrock Depths
• BRS: Blackrock Spire
  • LBRS: Lower Blackrock Spire
  • UBRS: Upper Bloackrock Spire
• DM: Dire Maul
  • DM Trib: Dire Maul tribute run
  • DM East: Dire Maul East
  • DM West: Dire Maul West
  • DM North: Dire Maul North
• Strat: Stratholme
• UD Strat: Undead side of Stratholme
• SC/Live Strat: Scarlet side of Stratholme
• Scholo: Scholomance
• HFR: Hellfire Ramparts
• BF: Blood Furnace
• UB: Underbog
• SP: Slave Pens
• SH: Shattered Halls
• SL: Shadow Labyrinth
• SV: The Steamvault
• BM: Black Morass
• MGT: Magister's Terrace

Instances (Raid):

• ZG: Zul'Gurub
• AQ20/RAQ: Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
• AQ40/TAQ: Temple of Ahn'Qiraj
• MC: Molten Core
• Ony: Onyxia
• BWL: Blackwing Lair
• Naxx: Naxxramas
• Kara/KZ: Karazhan
• SWP: Sunwell Plateau

• FF: Faerie Fire
• FFF: Faerie Fire (Feral)
• GotW/Gift: Gift of the Wild
• HT: Healing Touch
• Inn/Innerv: Innervate
• HotW: Heart of the Wild
• LotP: Leader of the Pack
• MotW/Mark: Mark of the Wild
• NS: Nature's Swiftness
• OoC: Omen of Clarity
• Paw: Mark/Gift of the Wild
• Resto: Restoration talent tree
• Roots: Entangling Roots
• TF: Tiger's Fury
• ToL: Tree of Life

• AS: Arcane Shot
• AotH: Aspect of the Hawk
• AotP: Aspect of the Pack
• AotV: Aspect of the Viper
• AotW: Aspect of the Wild
• BM: Beast Mastery talent tree
• BW: Bestial Wrath
• FD: Feign Death
• GftT: Go for the Throat
• HM: Hunter's Mark
• IAotH: Improved Aspect of the Hawk
• MM: Marksmanship talent tree
• SS: Steady Shot
• TSA: Trueshot Aura

• AB: Arcane Brilliance/Arcane Blast
• AE: Arcane Explosion
• AI: Arcane Intellect
• AP: Arcane Power
• CS: Counterspell
• CoC: Cone of Cold
• Evo: Evocation
• FB: Firebolt/Fire Blast/Frostbolt
• PoM: Presence of Mind
• Poly/Sheep: Polymorph
• Port: Portal
• Pyro: Pyroblast
• Tele: Teleport
• Table: Ritual of Refreshment (or mage table)
• TP: Teleport

• BoK/Kings: Blessing of Kings
• BoL/Light: Blessing of Light
• BoM/Might: Blessing of Might
• BoP: Blessing of Protection
• BoS/Salv: Blessing of Salvation
• BoW/Wis: Blessing of Wisdom
• DI: Divine Intervention
• DS: Divine Shield
• FoL: Flash of Light
• HL: Holy Light
• HoJ: Hammer of Justice
• HoW: Hammer of Wrath
• LoH: Lay on Hands
• Pally: Paladin
• Prot: Protection talent tree
• Ret: Retribution talent tree
• SoB: Seal of Blood
• SoC: Seal of Command
• SoL: Seal of Light
• SoR: Seal of Righteousness
• SotC: Seal of the Crusader
• SoV: Seal of Vengeance
• SoW: Seal of Wisdom

• CoH: Circle of Healing
• Disc: Discipline talent tree
• DS: Divine Spirit
• FH/Fheal: Flash Heal
• Fort: Power Word: Fortitude/Prayer of Fortitude
• FW: Fear Ward
• GH/Gheal: Greater Heal
• HF: Holy Fire
• IDS: Improved Divine Spirit
• IF: Inner Fire
• LW: Lightwell
• MB: Mind Blast
• MC: Mind Control
• Medi: Meditation
• MF: Mind Flay
• PI: Power Infusion
• PoH: Prayer of Healing
• PoM: Prayer of Mending
• PS/Fear: Psychic Scream
• PW:F: Power Word: Fortitude
• PW:S/Shield: Power Word: Shield
• SF: Shadowform
• SoL: Surge of Light
• SoR: Spirit of Redemption
• SR: Silent Resolve
• SW:D: Shadow Word: Death
• SW:P: Shadow Word: Pain
• VE: Vampiric Embrace
• VT: Vampiric Touch

• BF: Blade Flurry
• BS: Backstab
• Camo: Camouflage
• CB: Cold Blood
• CloS: Cloak of Shadows
• CS: Cheap Shot
• Evis: Eviscerate
• Hemo: Hemorrhage
• ISS: Improved Sinister Strike
• KS: Kidney Shot
• MoD: Master of Deception
• Premed: Premeditation
• Prep: Preparation
• SF: Seal Fate
• SnD: Slice and Dice
• SS/ShS: Shadowstep
• SS: Sinister Strike

• AR: Astral Recall
• Ele: Elemental talent tree
• Enh: Enhancement talent tree
• ES: Earth Shock
• FS: Frost Shock
• GoA: Grace of Air totem
• GW: Ghost Wolf
• HW: Healing Wave
• LHW: Lesser Healing Wave
• NS: Nature's Swiftness
• Resto: Restoration talent tree
• Shammy: Shaman
• SoE: Strength of Earth totem
• SS: Stormstrike
• ToW: Totem of Wrath
• WF: Windfury (weapon or totem)

• Aff/Afflic: Affliction talent tree
• Ban: Banish
• CoA: Curse of Agony
• CoD: Curse of Doom
• CoE: Curse of the Elements
• CoEx/CoX: Curse of Exhaustion
• Conflag: Conflagrate
• CoR: Curse of Recklessness
• Corr: Corruption
• CoS: Curse of Shadows
• CoT: Curse of Tongues
• CoW: Curse of Weakness
• DC: Death Coil
• Demo: Demonology talent tree
• Dest/Destro: Destruction talent tree
• DL: Drain Life
• DP: Dark Pact
• DS: Drain Soul
• HF: Hellfire
• HoT: Howl of Terror
• HS: Healthstone
• Imm/Immo: Immolate
• Incin: Incinerate
• Lock: Warlock
• LT/Tap: Life Tap
• MD: Master Demonologist
• MS: Master Summoner
• NF: Nightfall
• Sac: Demonic Sacrifice (or Voidwalker Sacrifice)
• SB: Shadow Bolt
• SL: Siphon Life
• SL: Soul Link
• SM: Shadow Mastery
• SoC: Seed of Corruption
• SS: Soulstone
• Succy: Succubus
• UA: Unstable Affliction
• VW: Voidwalker

• BS: Battle Shout/Battle Stance
• BT: Bloodthirst
• Def/DS: Defensive Stance
• Demo: Demoralizing Shout
• Deva: Devastate
• DW: Death Wish
• Exec: Execute
• HS: Heroic Strike
• LS: Last Stand
• MS: Mortal Strike
• OP: Overpower
• SB: Shield Bash/Shield Block
• SS: Sweeping Strikes/Shield Slam
• SW: Shield Wall
• TC: Thunder Clap
• TM: Tactical Mastery
• Warr: Warrior
• WW: Whirlwind
• ZS/Zerker: Berserker Stance