Terminology

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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
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 scheme that is intrinsic to Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party.
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.
Fly Flight, Air When a worm travels in the air, usually being lauched from a weapon (commonly the Ninja Rope).
Pile Crowd Main section: 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: 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.
PACK Rules Main secion: PACK. Acronym of Pile, ABL, CBA, and KTC scheme rules.
Roofing Roof, Border, Ceiling Main article: Roofing. Going above the ceiling of a cave map.
Shoppa Shopper, Misspelling Main talk page section: The term "Shoppa". A misspelling originated probably from the "Shopper" pronunciation.
Telecide Suicide, Teleport Main section item: 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 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 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 Ropes and Crates.
AFA Attack From Air Short for Attack From Air.
SAA Surf After Attack Acronym of Surf After Attack.
SBA Surf Before Attack Acronym of Surf Before Attack.
FBA Fly Before Attack Acronym of Fly Before Attack.
WBA Wall(s) Before Attack Acronym of Wall(s) Before Attack.
TS TestStuff, Test versions Short for 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 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 Start at Start
STF Start to Finish, S2F Short for Start to Finish.
S2F Start to Finish, STF Short for Start to Finish.
CBA Crate Before Attack Acronym of Crate Before Attack.
AFR Attack From Rope Acronym of Attack From Rope.
KTL Kill The Leader Acronym of Kill The Leader.
AFJ Attack From Jetpack Short for Attack From Jetpack.
ABL All But Last Acronym of All But Last.
KTC Kill The Cow Acronym of Kill The Cow.
DC Deadcode Short for Deadcode.
CS CyberShadow Short for 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 the classic game mode of WA and WWP) 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: 1vs1, 2vs2, or 3vs3.
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.

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