Difference between revisions of "Terminology"

| Zook || Bazooka || Short for [[Bazooka]].

| Nade || Grenade || Short for [[Grenade]].

| Chute || Parachute || Short for [[Parachute]].

| Nana || Banana || Short for [[Banana Bomb]].

| Tele || Teleport || Short for [[Teleport]].

| Plop || Sink, Drown || When a worm falls on the water and sinks or drowns (an onomatopoeia).

| Newbie || Beginner, Noob || A beginner player, who is learning the basics of the game.

| Noob || Newbie, Beginner || A pejorative way to refer to a beginner player who usually is not very skilled.

| Pro || Professional || A very skilled player. It is also the name of a [[Pro|scheme]] that is intrinsic to [[Worms Armageddon]] and [[Worms World Party]].

| Quitter || Quit || ''Main section: [[Etiquette#Leaving_the_game|Leaving the game]]''. Someone who quits a match without a noble reason in the middle of a game, sometimes ruining it.

| Fly || Flight, Air || When a worm travels in the air, usually being lauched from a weapon (commonly the [[Ninja Rope]]).

| Pile || Crowd || ''Main section: [[Scheme_rules#Pile|Pile]]''. A group of worms together.

| Leader || First, Top || The team that is at the top during the match, usually the one that is with more health (the "winning" one).

| Surf || Skim || When a worm skims across the water.

| Cow || Infringe(r), Violate(or) || ''Main section: [[Scheme_rules#KTC_-_Kill_The_Cow|Cow]]''. A move that infringed the rules of a game or as a verb: to infringe the rules of a game. Also, it can be a player who breaks, infringes or violates the rule, especially if done repeatedly.

| PACK || Rules || ''Main secion: [[Scheme_rules#PACK|PACK]]''. Acronym of '''P'''ile, '''A'''BL, '''C'''BA, and '''K'''TC scheme rules.

| Roofing || Roof, Border, Ceiling || ''Main article: [[Roofing]]''. Going above the ceiling of a cave map.

| Shoppa || Shopper, Misspelling || ''Main talk page section: [[Shopper#The term "Shoppa"|The term "Shoppa"]]''. A misspelling originated probably from the "[[Shopper]]" pronunciation.

| Telecide || Suicide, Teleport || ''Main section item: [[Teleport#Tactics|Telecide]]''. Commiting suicide with the [[Teleport]].

| Granny || Old Woman, Old Lady || Alternative for [[Old Woman]].

| Old Lady || Old Woman, Granny || Alternative for [[Old Woman]].

| Sally || Salvation Army || Alternative for [[Salvation Army]].

| HHG || Holy Hand Grenade, Holy || Acronym of [[Holy Hand Grenade]].

| Holy || Holy Hand Grenade, HHG || Short for [[Holy Hand Grenade]].

| BnG || Bazooka and Grenades, Bazooka, Grenade || Short for [[Bazooka and Grenades]].

| RR || Rope Race || Acronym of [[Rope Race]].

| TTRR || Time-trial Rope Race || Acronym of [[Rope Race#Time-trial Rope Race|Time-trial Rope Race]].

| WfW || Walk for Weapons || Acronym of [[Walk for Weapons]].

| WxW || Wall-X-Wall Shopper || Short for [[Wall-X-Wall Shopper]].

| Proper || Roper, Pro || Alternative for [[Roper]].

| SSR || Super Sheep Race || Acronym of [[Super Sheep Race]].

| JPR || Jetpack Race || Acronym of [[Jetpack Race]].

| Normal || Intermediate, Conventional gameplay, Standard Gameplay || Alternative for [[Intermediate]], but also for [[Schemes#Conventional gameplay|Conventional gameplay schemes]].

| BnA || Bow and Arrows || Short for [[Bow and Arrows]].

| CDRW || Comet Dodging Race Wee || Acronym of [[Comet Dodging Race Wee]].

| CTF || Capture The Flag || Acronym of [[Capture The Flag]].

| BnC || Bows and Clusters || Short for [[Bows and Clusters]].

| RnC || Ropes and Crates, Crate Collector || Short for [[Shopper#Crate Collector|Ropes and Crates]].

| AFA || Attack From Air || Short for [[Scheme_rules#AFA_-_Attack_From_Air|Attack From Air]].

| SAA || Surf After Attack || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#SAA_-_Surf_After_Attack|Surf After Attack]].

| SBA || Surf Before Attack || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#SBA_-_Surf_Before_Attack|Surf Before Attack]].

| FBA || Fly Before Attack || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#FBA_-_Fly_Before_Attack|Fly Before Attack]].

| WBA || Wall(s) Before Attack || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#WBA_-_Wall_Before_Attack|Wall(s) Before Attack]].

| TS || TestStuff, Test versions || Short for [[Test versions|TestStuff]].

| RW || RubberWorm || Short for [[RubberWorm]].

| PX || Project X || Short for [[Project X]].

| BTP || Blame The Pixel || Acronym for [[Blame The Pixel]].

| TUS || The Ultimate Site || Acronym of [[The Ultimate Site]].

| WKB || Worms Knowledge Base, worms2d.info || Acronym of [[Worms Knowledge Base]].

| worms2d.info || Worms Knowledge Base, WKB || Alternative for [[Worms Knowledge Base]].

| WMDB || Worms Map Database || Short for [[Worms Map Database]].

| HB || HostingBuddy || Acronym of [[HostingBuddy]].

| Hyst || Hysteria || Short for [[Hysteria]].

| WSDB || Worms Scheme Database || Short for [[Worms Scheme Database]].

| WSBDB || Worms SoundBank Database || Short for [[Worms SoundBank Database]].

| WQDB || WormsQuoteDatabase || Short for [[WormsQuoteDatabase]].

| CWT || Crespo's Worms Tournament || Acronym of [[Crespo's Worms Tournament]].

| WSC || Game scheme file, Worms Scheme Contest || The [[File formats|file format]] of the [[Game scheme file]], also the acronym of [[Worms Scheme Contest]].

| WO || Worm Olympics || Acronym of [[Worm Olympics]].

| NNN || Normal No Noobs || Acronym of [[Normal No Noobs]].

| S@S || Start at Start || Short for [[Scheme_rules#S.40S_-_Start_at_Start|Start at Start]]

| STF || Start to Finish, S2F || Short for [[Scheme_rules#STF_or_S2F_-_Start_to_Finish|Start to Finish]].

| S2F || Start to Finish, STF || Short for [[Scheme_rules#STF_or_S2F_-_Start_to_Finish|Start to Finish]].

| CBA || Crate Before Attack || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#CBA_-_Crate_Before_Attack|Crate Before Attack]].

| AFR || Attack From Rope || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#AFR_-_Attack_From_Rope|Attack From Rope]].

| KTL || Kill The Leader || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#KTL_-_Kill_The_Leader|Kill The Leader]].

| AFJ || Attack From Jetpack || Short for [[Scheme_rules#AFJ_-_Attack_From_Jetpack|Attack From Jetpack]].

| ABL || All But Last || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#ABL_-_All_But_Last|All But Last]].

| KTC || Kill The Cow || Acronym of [[Scheme_rules#KTC_-_Kill_The_Cow|Kill The Cow]].

| DC || Deadcode || Short for [[People/Deadcode|Deadcode]].

| CS || CyberShadow || Short for [[People/CyberShadow|CyberShadow]].

| WA || Worms Armageddon || Acronym of [[Worms Armageddon]].

| WWP || Worms World Party || Acronym of [[Worms World Party]].

| W2 || Worms 2 || Acronym of [[Worms 2]].

| TCB || The Challenge Base || Acronym of [[The Challenge Base]].

| Team Weapons || Special Weapons || Another way to say [[Special Weapons]].

| Anchor Mode || Artillery Mode || Another way to say '''Artillery Mode'''.

| Postal Strike || Mail Strike || Another way to say [[Mail Strike]] .

| SD || Sudden Death || Acronym of [[Sudden Death]].

| Dyna || Dynamite || Short for [[Dynamite]].

| Nuke || Poison, Sudden Death, Indian Nuclear Test || Another way to refer to the [[Poison]] caused by [[Sudden Death]] or [[Indian Nuclear Test]], for example: in Sudden Death settings the "nuke" can be turned on or off.

| Grave || Gravestone, Tombstone, Tomb, Sepulture, Sepulchre, Charnelhouse, Tumulus || Short for [[Gravestone]].

| FFA || Free For All, last man standing, battle royale, "deathmatch" (as called in other games, ''not'' exactly <s>[[Deathmatch|the classic game mode of WA and WWP]]</s>) || Acronym of '''Free For All''', a gameplay style like 1vs1vs1, 1vs1vs1vs1, 1vs1vs1vs1vs1, 1vs1vs1vs1vs1vs1, etc. (2vs2vs2 is free for all in teams). What is usually ''not'' nominated as free for all gameplay: <s>1vs1</s>, <s>2vs2</s>, or <s>3vs3</s>.

| Funner || Non-competitive, casual, fun, funny, playful, entertaining, joy || A game that is not competitive, being focused in having fun, and not playing so seriously. A game that will not be uploaded publically, will not change rankings, and won't be worth championship medals or money. Casual play.

| WSE || Worst Shot Ever || Acronym of [[Worst Shot Ever]]. Often used when a very, very bad or hilarious unfortunate shot happens during a game.

| Bo1/Bo3/Bo5/Bo7/Bo9... || Best of one, Best of three, Best of five, Best of seven, Best of nine... || The number of rounds determined for a scheme or competitive event to be considered a valid full match. It is a different way to say what is represented in the game as "the number of wins" (the setting that has a number displayed on a trophy icon). For example: a 2-win trophy represents Best of 3, while a 3-win trophy represents Best of 5.

| Cr8 || Crate || Short for '''Crate'''. It can be: a '''Weapon Crate''', a '''Health Crate''' or a '''Utility Crate'''.

| WormsDC || Worms: The Director's Cut || Short for [[Worms: The Director's Cut]].

| Hotseat || Warm seat, hot sofa, hot chair || A multiplayer game of Worms played on the same computer. It's called hotseat because when players switch turns they enter and exit the main seat. The "Hotseat Time" scheme feature is related to this.

| Lamer || Lame, Bad behaviour, Pathetic, Unsportsmanlike, Unpleasant || Someone who is lame, pathetic, not funny, unsportsmanlike, unpleasant.

| Sigworm || Signature-worm, Internet forum signature, Wormy signature, Worms signature || A Sigworm is short for '''Signature-worm''' - an edited graphic of a worm that somehow represents a player of Worms. It can be used at the end of message board postings or anything else... Commonly used in internet forums related to Worms, especially in the past, during the so called "internet forum era", but some people still use Sigworms until now.

| Wormer || Player, Member, Worms fan || A player of Worms, member of Worms community, fan of Worms series.

| Wormy || Worms || An adjective for anything that has to do with Worms.

| Box || Crate, Square, Space || '''Crate''' is the term technically used by the game to refer to the objects that offer weapons, health and utilities, but some players call it using the word "Box". This happens usually due to English not being their native language, the translations of the game and the word "crate" being unfamiliar to them. Also, '''Box''' is technically referred to a space/square on the map of a [[Board Game|Board Game scheme]] match.

| Adaptation || Scheme, Media, Portability, Transformation || Something created within the Worms community (usually a scheme) that is inspired by something from other media (film, book, series, game, etc.), usually trying to adapt it or port it to Worms community. Some [[Board_Game#Different_adaptation_schemes|adaptations]] are very loyal to the original and others not so much.

| Beam || Girder || [[Girder]] is how the game technically refers to the weapon used to build bridges, and block or protect worms. Some players call it "Beam", probably due to translations and different regions.

| Scheme || Game mode, Game style, Modality || A [[Scheme]] is a game mode or game style. If Worms is a game, a scheme is a modality, an aggregate of map design, settings and rules of a particular gameplay.

| Molotov || Molotov cocktail, Petrol Bomb || The official English term of the game for the weapon that is thrown and explodes releasing flamelets that endure for several turns is [[Petrol Bomb]]. Some players call it "Molotov" due to translations and the aspect of the weapon, that mimics a [[w:Molotov cocktail|Molotov cocktail]].

| Map || Image file, Gameplay image || The [[Colour map|Map]] is the official term for the image file that can be used to play the game, where the worms will stand on. In the past and in the game folders it is often referred as "Level". Some people sometimes use the word "Terrain" referring to a map, but nowadays the Worms community consider a Terrain a different thing, but it has to do with a map.

| Terrain || Texture, Soil type, Background, Scenario, Theme || A '''Terrain''' in the Worms community nowadays means the "texture", "soil type", "[[Backgrounds|background style]]" of a map, and not the map itself, not the image file. Examples of terrains intrinsic to the game: Farm, Sports, Manhattan, Fruits, Desert, Beach, etc.. There are also [[wkTerrainSync|Custom terrains]].

| Level || Map, Water, Flood || The word '''Level''' in the past and in folders of the game was used to refer to what is called now a '''Map''', an image file where the worms will stand on during a game. However, nowadays the word "Level" is often seen associated with the water or the flood: '''Water Level'''/'''Flood Level''' (the amount of pixels that the water is raised).

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