In Worms community some unique terms are often used in WormNET, having different meanings. The purpose of this page is to list and clarify these words.
| Term |
Associated word(s) |
Meaning
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| Zook |
Bazooka |
Short for Bazooka.
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| Nade |
Grenade |
Short for Grenade.
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| Chute |
Parachute |
Short for Parachute.
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| Tele |
Teleport |
Short for Teleport.
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| Plop |
Sink, Drown |
When a worm falls on the water and sinks or drowns (an onomatopoeia).
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| Newbie |
Beginner, Noob |
A beginner player, who is learning the basics of the game.
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| Noob |
Newbie, Beginner |
A pejorative way to refer to a beginner player who usually is not very skilled.
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| Pro |
Professional |
A very skilled player.
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| Quitter |
Quit |
Main section: Leaving the game. Someone who quits a match without a noble reason in the middle of a game, sometimes ruining it.
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| Fly |
Flight, Air |
When a worm travels in the air, usually being lauched from a weapon (commonly the Ninja Rope).
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| Pile |
Crowd |
Main section: Pile. A group of worms together.
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| Leader |
First, Top |
The team that is at the top during the match, usually the one that is with more health (the "winning" one). However, if all teams have the same amount of health, the leader is still the one at the top.
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| Surf |
Skim |
When a worm skims across the water.
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| Cow |
Infringe(r), Violate(or) |
Main section: 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, specially if done repeatedly.
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| PACK |
Rules |
Main secion: PACK. Acronym of Pile, ABL, CBA, and KTC scheme rules.
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| Roofing |
Roof, Border, Ceiling |
Main article: Roofing. Going above the ceiling of a cave map.
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| Shoppa |
Shopper, Misspelling |
Main talk page section: The term "Shoppa". A misspelling originated probably from the "Shopper" pronunciation.
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| Telecide |
Suicide, Teleport |
Main section item: Telecide. Commiting suicide with the Teleport.
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