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This page provides a quick, single page guide to abbreviations used in chat and other places in Guild Wars. It's meant to be a practical guide for users who are new to the game and need some help understanding the lingo.

Rules for adding content:
* The page does not aim to be all encompassing, but rather to cover:
** Terms that are likely to be encountered (i.e. if you haven't seen it used commonly in chat, then don't add it).
** Terms that are not commonly known, and are not obvious. (e.g. don't add "lol" means) or explain that "u" == "you".)
*** However, there's some space for semi-commonly known terms at the end under Chat (Generic).
* If the abbreviated and non-abbreviated terms are both common, list both.
* If the term varies in capitalization, just list the most common abbreviation. (e.g. AB instead of Ab.)

==Guild tags==
[[Guild Wars Wiki:List of guilds by tag|Guild tags]] are the 2-4 letter tags appended to the name of players that belong to guild. e.g. if a player named Budweiser belongs to a guild "King of the Beers" with tag KotB, then their name in-game will look like "Budweiser [KotB]".

Guild tags are not necessarily abbreviations, and are not necessarily unique. e.g. all guilds that belong to the NiTe alliance use the tag "NiTe" and are all named something like "Dragons of winter [NiTe]", so that the appended guild tag is actually part of the name.

Guild tags are also commonly used to complete a phrase started with the guild name, e.g. "We Are Afraid Of The [Dark]".

==Guild Wars specific terms==
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| '''[[15^50]]'''
| +15% over 50%
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| '''40/40'''
| [[40/40]] set
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| '''55''' or '''55 monk'''
| [[55 Monk]]
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| '''AB'''
| [[Alliance Battle]]
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| '''AC'''
| Alliance Chat
| Chat channel accessible only to [[alliance]] members
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| '''ae'''
| America English
| America English [[district]]
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| '''AoE'''
| [[Area of effect]]
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| '''arms''' or '''a'''
| [[Armbrace of Truth]]
| Often used as a form of currency for more expensive items
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| '''assa'''
| [[Assassin]]
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| '''BDS'''
| [[Bone Dragon Staff]]
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| '''BiP'''
| [[Blood is Power]]
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| '''BU'''
| [[Essence of Celerity]]
| Originated as "Back Up" as it's considered the most important component of a consumable set (see cons or conset)
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| '''CoF'''
| [[Cathedral of Flames]]
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| '''cons''' or '''conset'''
| [[Consumable set]]
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| '''derv'''
| [[Dervish]]
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| '''dis''' or '''d'''
| [[District]]
| Used to specify which district to meet in e.g. "dis 1 is full; come to dis 2".
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| '''DoA'''
| [[Domain of Anguish]]
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| '''DSR'''
| [[Dhuum's Soul Reaper]]
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| '''DShot'''
| [[Distracting Shot]]
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| '''EBSoH'''
| [[Ebon Battle Standard of Honor]]
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| '''ecto''' or '''e'''
| [[Glob of Ectoplasm]]
| Often used as a form of currency
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| '''ee'''
| [[Ebon Escape]]
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| '''eee'''
| [[Embark Beach]] Europe English district
| A common meeting place for Underworld and Fissure of Woe speed clear teams
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| '''EL'''
| [[Everlasting tonic]]
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| '''ele'''
| [[Elementalist]]
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| '''emo'''
| [[emo|Elementalist/Monk]]
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| '''ench'''
| [[enchantment]]
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| '''EoE'''
| [[Edge of Extinction]]
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| '''EotN'''
| Eye of the North
| Can refer to either [[Eye of the North (outpost)|the outpost]] or [[Guild Wars Eye of the North|the expansion]].
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| '''EVAS'''
| [[Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support]]
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| '''FA'''
| [[Fort Aspenwood]]
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| '''FoW'''
| [[Fissure of Woe]]
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| '''GC'''
| Guild Chat
| Chat channel accessible only to [[guild]] members
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| '''GH'''
| [[Guild Hall]]
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| '''GLF'''
| Group Looking For
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| '''GotH'''
| [[Gift of the Huntsman]]
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| '''GotT or Nick gift'''
| [[Gift of the Traveler]]
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| '''GToB'''
| [[Great Temple of Balthazar]]
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| '''GvG'''
| [[Guild versus Guild]]
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| '''GWAMM'''
| God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals
| The final rank in the [[Kind of a Big Deal]] title
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| '''HA'''
| [[Heroes' Ascent]]
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| '''[[HCT]]'''
| Halves casting time
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| '''HM'''
| [[Hard Mode]]
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| '''HoM'''
| [[Hall of Monuments]]
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| '''HR'''
| [[Heroic Refrain]]
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| '''[[HSR]]'''
| Halves skill recharge
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| '''IAU'''
| [["I Am Unstoppable!"]]
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| '''imba'''
| [[Imbagon]]
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| '''Int'''
| International
| Refers to International [[District]]
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| '''JQ'''
| [[Jade Quarry]]
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| '''k'''
| [[Currency|platinum]]
| 1000 gold
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| '''Kama'''
| [[Kamadan, Jewel of Istan]]
| A popular town for trading
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| '''KD'''
| [[Knock down]]
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| '''KoaBD'''
| [[Kind of a Big Deal]]
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| '''LA'''
| [[Lion's Arch]]
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| '''LDoA'''
| [[Legendary Defender of Ascalon]]
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| '''LFG'''
| [[Lfg|Looking for Group]]
| Someone looking for a group to join for some purpose. e.g. "LFG Charr Hunting.'
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| '''lp''' or '''pick'''
| [[Lockpick]]
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| '''Me''', '''mes''', or '''mez'''
| [[Mesmer]]
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| '''MM'''
| [[Minion master|Minion Master]]
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| '''Mo'''
| [[Monk]]
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| '''necro'''
| [[Necromancer]]
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| '''NF'''
| [[Guild Wars Nightfall]]
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| '''NM'''
| [[Normal Mode]]
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| '''obby'''
| [[Obsidian Armor]]
| Terms such as "obby shard" and "obby edge" refer to other obsidian items.
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| '''OP'''
| Over-powered
| Usually refers to skills or builds that are significantly more effective than average
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| '''OS'''
| old school
| uninscribable weapons
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| '''para'''
| [[Paragon]]
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| '''PBAoE'''
| [[Point blank area of effect]]
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| '''PC'''
| [[PC|Price Check]]
| Someone asking for the going price on a given item. This is asked in a guild, alliance, or Kamadan, prior to sale/purchase.
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| '''pcons'''
| Personal consumables
| Any items which provide a buff to only the user in an explorable area
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| '''Perfect'''
| [[Perfect]]
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| '''perma'''
| Permanent
| Maintaining a particular effect; most commonly [[perma Shadow Form|Shadow Form]]
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| '''Perma pre''' or '''perma-pre'''
| [[Permanent pre-Searing character]]
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| '''PI'''
| [[Pain Inverter]]
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| '''PM'''
| Private Message
| I.e. a whisper, so "pm me" means "whisper me". "psst" is also occasionally used.
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| '''Pre'''
| [[Pre|Pre-searing]]
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| '''Proph'''
| [[Guild Wars Prophecies]]
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| '''Post'''
| Post-Searing
| Usually only used in [[pre-Searing]] and just after leaving pre.
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| '''PvE'''
| [[Player versus Environment]]
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| '''PvP'''
| [[Player versus Player]]
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| '''RA'''
| [[Random Arenas]]
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| '''req''' or '''q'''
| [[Requirement]]
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| '''rit''' or '''Rt'''
| [[Ritualist]]
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| '''rupt'''
| [[interrupt]]
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| '''SC'''
| [[Speed clear]]
| Often prefaced with an abbreviation of what is being speed cleared e.g. SoOSC = Shards of Orr Speed Clear
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| '''sin'''
| [[Assassin]]
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| '''SoGM'''
| [[Signet of Ghostly Might]]
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| '''SoO'''
| [[Shards of Orr]]
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| '''SoS'''
| [[Signet of Spirits]]
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| '''SF'''
| [[Shadow Form]]
| Very rarely used for [[Searing Flames]].
|-
| '''ST'''
| [[Soul Twisting]]
| Often used to refer to a build including Shelter as well as Soul Twisting
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| '''UA'''
| [[Unyielding Aura]]
| Often refers to a player using this skill
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| '''UW'''
| [[Underworld]]
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| '''VoS'''
| [[Vow of Strength]]
| Often refers to a player using this skill. Occasionally used for [[Vow of Silence]]
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| '''VQ''' or '''vanq'''
| [[Vanquish]]
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| '''VSF'''
| [[VSF|Voltaic Spear Farm]]
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| '''war''' or '''warr'''
| [[Warrior]]
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|'''Wammo'''
| [[Wammo|Warrior/Monk]]
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| '''WiK'''
| [[War in Kryta]]
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| '''WoC'''
| [[Winds of Change]]
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| '''WTB'''
| [[Trade|Want to Buy]]
| e.g. WTB [[Black Dye]].
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| '''WTS'''
| [[Trade|Want to Sell]]
| e.g. WTS [[White Dye]].
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| '''WTT'''
| [[Trade|Want to Trade]]
| e.g. WTT [[Voltaic Spear]] for [[Glob of Ectoplasm|Globs of Ectoplasm]]
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| '''YMLaD'''
| [["You Move Like a Dwarf!"]]
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|-
| '''Zkey'''
| [[Zaishen Key]]
| A chest key that, because of its rarity and price, is often used as currency.
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|'''ZM'''
| [[Zaishen Mission]]
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|}

==Generic chat==
Chat terms that you may see anywhere, not just in Guild Wars.
For much longer list, see [http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp Webopedia].
{| {{STDT|+=width:100%;}}
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| afk
| Away From Keyboard
| To indicate that player has stepped away from keyboard. When used as an emote (/afk) triggers the sitting animation. Sitting is an informal way to indicate that you're not around, but is only useful for players who can see you. A more useful action is to set your player status to "Away" in the [[Friends List]] window.
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| bbl
| Be Back Later
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| bbiab
| Be Back In A Bit
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| brb
| Be Right Back or BathRoom Break
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| brt
| Be Right There
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| ftw
| For The Win
| A common expression among players to say something is good.
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| ftl
| For the loss
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| fr
| Full run
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| gg
| Good Game/Good Going
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| gj
| Good Job
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| gl
| Good Luck
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| gn
| Good Night
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| grats, gratz or gz
| Congratulations
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| hf
| Have Fun
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| ign
| In Game Name
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| irl
| In Real Life
| carry over from online chat rooms
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| k/kk
| Okay
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| nn
| Night Night
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| np
| No Problem
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| nvm
| Never Mind
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| ty
| Thank You
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| tyt
| Take your time
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| tyvm
| Thank you very much
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| yw
| You're welcome
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|Wc or w/c
|Wrong chat
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|whoru
|Who Are You
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|omw
|On My Way
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|}

==See also==
*[[:Category:Glossary]]
*[[:Category:Abbreviations]]
*[http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp Abbreviations at Webopedia]
*[[Guild Wars Wiki:List of guilds by tag|Guild, by Tag]]

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