Imba: Imbalanced usually means 'overpowered'.

MT: Mistell (means 'I sent this message to the wrong channel or person').

LF1M/LF2M/etc.: Looking for one more, two more, etc.

using the restroom) often used to explain AFKs in groups

Bio: Short for 'biological,' this refers to fulfilling biological needs (i.e.

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I also made alphabetical lists in case you want to look something up. Since the list is so big, I've split it up into several sections. I'd like to keep this updated and make it as comprehensive as possible. I did stumble a little bit in the Shaman section, since I'm just not that familiar with Shaman, so if y'all could help me out in the comments, with Shammy or any other abbreviations you think I should add, that would be wonderful. This reader is certainly not the only person I've run into who has trouble with WoW's lingo, so I thought it might be helpful to write up a list of all the common abbreviations I could find. He found it quite amusing that I didn't know, saying that he has the same trouble himself regarding this issue. He replied quite quickly and told me it meant Damage Per Second.

The guy asking was a level 50-something mage, so I thought I'd send him a whisper (apologising for my noob-ness, of course) to ask what DPS meant. I was recently in IF (yeah, I know that one now!) and someone in trade chat wanted to buy (wtb) an enchant for DPS. My main problem is the abbreviations everyone uses in chat. What really inspired me to put it together was an email from reader Wamphyri as follows:Īlthough I've been playing WoW for a little while now, there's still a few things that puzzle me within the game. I've had this post on my mind for a while.

What does dps mean in wow