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:''verb.'' to block a worm into a tight spot with a girder. | :''verb.'' to block a worm into a tight spot with a girder. | ||
:''noun.'' a girder used in the above way. | :''noun.'' a girder used in the above way. | ||
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+ | ;bastardworm | ||
+ | :''noun.'' a worm with very little health in a Team17 scheme game. | ||
+ | :{{lowlight|Such worms, generally being disposable, are often used to steal crates in risky places, causing much annoyance to the player who thought it was safe to leave the crate for a later turn}} | ||
;bottomworm | ;bottomworm | ||
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:''noun.'' the act of doing so with one of your worms. [''Nice koen there, Koen!''] | :''noun.'' the act of doing so with one of your worms. [''Nice koen there, Koen!''] | ||
:{{lowlight|Used in the hysteria scheme}} | :{{lowlight|Used in the hysteria scheme}} | ||
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+ | ;lolocaust | ||
+ | :''verb.'' to deliberately and knowingly attempt to exterminate an opponent's team with such determination as to even forego winning the game to do so. | ||
+ | :''noun.'' the act of the above. | ||
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+ | ;mis-mite | ||
+ | :''verb.'' to accidentally place a dynamite, mine or sheep when intending to release a mole. | ||
+ | :{{lowlight|Common in the shot-doesn't-end-turn moleshopper, where F5 weapons from crates can cause confusion}} | ||
;molocaust | ;molocaust | ||
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:''verb.'' to use the sole Ninja Rope in a Team17 game, with the turn's success relying purely on the contents of the crates (usually a banana) to be collected by doing so. | :''verb.'' to use the sole Ninja Rope in a Team17 game, with the turn's success relying purely on the contents of the crates (usually a banana) to be collected by doing so. | ||
:''noun.'' the act of the above. [''looks like jeremy is going for a rope 'n' hope''] | :''noun.'' the act of the above. [''looks like jeremy is going for a rope 'n' hope''] | ||
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+ | ;squidgengap | ||
+ | :''noun'' a quirk in the terrain whereby a worm can get stuck, able to turn but unable to move. | ||
;soakworm | ;soakworm |
Revision as of 20:33, 10 September 2008
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Words
- badger
- verb. to force a player to move a worm by threatening it with an easy kill, such as a punch off-screen.
- noun. the act of the above. [A fine badger.]
- A common move in Team17 games, where forcing a player's hand is a useful tactic
- badgercrate
- noun. a crate that renders a badger useless by providing the badgered worm with an excuse to move anyway.
- bastardgirder
- verb. to block a worm into a tight spot with a girder.
- noun. a girder used in the above way.
- bastardworm
- noun. a worm with very little health in a Team17 scheme game.
- Such worms, generally being disposable, are often used to steal crates in risky places, causing much annoyance to the player who thought it was safe to leave the crate for a later turn
- bottomworm
- noun. a worm at the bottom of the map; a specific type of soakworm.
- A term used in the Bow and Arrows scheme and Moleshopper scheme, where a worm's height is important
- bottomy
- adj. having more bottomworms than topworms.
- bumcluster
- noun. a clusterbomb placed beneath a worm in a such a way that all clusters explode instantaneously.
- duck
- noun. aquasheep.
- koen
- verb. to unintentionally harm the worm attempting to perform a shot of almost any definition instead of the intended victim(s).
- noun. the act of doing so with one of your worms. [Nice koen there, Koen!]
- Used in the hysteria scheme
- lolocaust
- verb. to deliberately and knowingly attempt to exterminate an opponent's team with such determination as to even forego winning the game to do so.
- noun. the act of the above.
- mis-mite
- verb. to accidentally place a dynamite, mine or sheep when intending to release a mole.
- Common in the shot-doesn't-end-turn moleshopper, where F5 weapons from crates can cause confusion
- molocaust
- verb. to injure or kill a worm with an excessive number of Moles in shot-doesn't-end-turn mode.
- noun. the act of the above.
- oneworm
- verb. to reduce an opponent's team of worms to exactly one worm. [oh no i've been onewormed]
- rope 'n' hope
- verb. to use the sole Ninja Rope in a Team17 game, with the turn's success relying purely on the contents of the crates (usually a banana) to be collected by doing so.
- noun. the act of the above. [looks like jeremy is going for a rope 'n' hope]
- squidgengap
- noun a quirk in the terrain whereby a worm can get stuck, able to turn but unable to move.
- soakworm
- noun. a worm too far away from the conflict zone to make any meaningful contribution to the battle, thus soaking up a turn when selected.
- telecide
- noun. a suicide by way of fall damage after teleporting a worm high into the air.
- topworm
- noun. a worm at the top of the map.
- toppy
- adj. having more topworms than bottomworms.