Glossary

The following are common terms used during gameplay or discussion. Please note that this is not a complete list, and that terms may be dependent on your server.
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== A ==
* A>: Auctioning an item.
* AB: Arch Bishop,Increase Agility & Blessing (Acolyte Buffs), or Acid Bomb, also known as Acid Demonstration (AD) on other servers. (not used often in Renewal, usually just referred to as "Bomb", and the Alchemist Bomb skill is never really used now)
* Aco: An Acolyte class player.
* AFK: "Away From Keyboard"; used to indicate that someone is not at their computer.
* AFKmist: An Alchemist or Biochemist who goes AFK and lets their homunculus kill monsters for them (often found in and ).
* Agi: The Agility stat, or the Acolyte skill Increase Agility.
* AHB: .
* AK: 
* Alche: An Alchemist class player.
* AoE: "Area of Effect", skills that affect a large area at once.
* AR: Adrenaline Rush, Acoustic Rhythm.
* AAR: Advanced Adrenaline Rush.
* AS: Arrow Storm, and sometimes Arrow Shower or 
* A/S: Auto Sell, commonly used with A> (auctioning). This means the buyer can override the C/O (current offer) price and pay the price the seller asks for the item.
* Asp: Aspersio.
* ASS: Auto Shadow Spell.
* Ass/Assu: Assumptio.
* Ass Cross: An Assassin Cross class player.
* Asura/Ashura/Ashura Strike: An alternate name for Guillotine Fist.
* AV: Arrow Vulcan. (not used often in Renewal)
== B ==
* B> : "Buy", commonly used in chatroom names where players are looking for an item(s).
* Battle Build : A build that fights in close combat; usually used on classes which usually do not have this role, such as Priests or, while more rare, Soul Linkers.
* BB: Bowling Bash or , Bounty Board Quests
* BC: Battle Chant.
* BDM: .
* BFG: .
* BP: Bear's Power, an enchantment for Temporal Boots.
* BSB: .
* BSG: .
* Bless: Blessing.
* Biochem: A Biochemist class player.
* Biolabs: The Somatology Lab dungeon in Lighthalzen.
* Boss: A special type of monster that usually can be distinguished by them having the ability to detects Hiding even if they are not Insect or Demon monsters (which naturally detects Hiding). They also cannot be knocked back.
* Bot: An illegal third-party program that automates various tasks in game, such as leveling, farming, or advertising. Report suspected botting to your GM team via the ill-mannered report option.
* BR: .
* BS: A Blacksmith class player.
* Buff: A type of skill that improve your abilities, the most common of which is Blessing.
* BxB/BXB: .
== C ==
* Cart: The cart pulled by merchant classes to vend.
* CB: Cold Bolt. (not used often in Renewal)
* CC: Cursed Circle or Cart Cannon.
* CCC: Chain Crush Combo. (not used often in Renewal)
* CEB: .
* Champ: A Champion class player.
* Chaos: iRO server name.
* C/O: Current Offer = current bid price for an item being auctioned.
* CoD/COD: .
* CP: Classical Pluck.
* CR: Crimson Rock.
* CRS: Cross Ripper Slasher.
* Crus: A Crusader class player.
* CS: Cannon Spear, Clashing Spiral, Counter Slash, Crushing Strike.
* CSS: Cicada Skin Shed.
* CV: Crazy Vines.
* CvB/CVB: .
== D ==
* DA: Double Attack or Defending Aura.
* DB: , an item to summon a random monster on the spot (not in towns). Also Dragon Breath.
* DB Party: To use many dead branches in one area and therefore collect a large mob of monsters.
* DC: "Disconnect" or Discount or Dark Claw, Distorted Crescent, Dragon Combo.
* DK: Dancing Knife or Dragon Knight.
* DPS: "Damage per second", the average amount of damage a character can do in one second.
* DR: Deviling Card. (or garment equipped with deviling)
* Drop: Item(s) gained from killing a monster.
* DS: Double Strafe. (not used often in Renewal)
* DS dancing: To Double Strafe while moving to reduce delay and effectively increase ASPD. (not used often in Renewal)
== E ==
* EA: Expert Archer enchant.
* EB: Exceed Break.
* Econ: Economy, the castle stat which determines the number of treasure boxes produced.
* ED: , or its . Earth Drive, Exploding Dragon.
* EDA: 
* EDP: Enchant Deadly Poison.
* Ein: The city of Einbroch or Einbech.
* EMB: Eden Merit Badge.
* Endow: Giving a weapon an element using a Sage's endow skill.
* EOTW: 
* EQ: Earthquake.
* ES: Earth Spike. (not used often in Renewal)
* ESL: .
* ET: Endless Tower instance.
* EXP: Experience Points.
* EXP tap: The act of attacking or taking damage from a monster to increase the EXP it gives.
== F ==
* F2P: Free to Play. Type of server where subscription fee is not needed to play.
* FA: Falcon Assault, or Fallen Angel. 
* FAS: Focused Arrow Strike. (not used often in Renewal)
* FAW: .
* Falcon: The falcon used by Hunters.
* FB: Fire Bolt. (not used often in Renewal)
* FBa: Fire Ball. (not used often in Renewal)
* FBH: .
* FC: Flash Combo.
* FCP: Full Chemical Protection.
* FCT: Fixed Cast Time
* FD: Frost Diver (not used often in Renewal) or Fire Dance.
* FE: Fallen Empire.
* FF: 
* FFA: "Free for All".
* Fist/Fisting/Fister: Referring to the skill Guillotine Fist or a Monk/Champion character with the skill.
* FLP: 
* FP: Fire Pillar. (not used often in Renewal)
* FQL: 
* FS: "Full Support", in reference to characters based around supporting other characters. Or Fighting Spirit enchant.
* FW: Fire Wall (not used often in Renewal) or Faceworm, enemy in Faceworm Nest instance.
== G ==
* Game Master: An in-game administrator, with their own unique sprites and abilities.
* GC: Grand Cross.
* Guildie: A member of your guild.
* GD: Guild Dungeon or Gloria Domini (not used often in Renewal).
* GEDS: 
* GFist: Guillotine Fist.
* GFSS: or 
* GH: Glast Heim, a dungeon west of Geffen.
* GK: Gypsy's Kiss.
* GM: See: Game Master.
* GMT: Geffen Magic Tournament instance.
* GNA: Geffen Night Arena instance.
* GoH: Gates of Hell.
* GR: "Guild Recruiting", Ghostring, or it's .
* GRP: Greater Red Pepper (Card).
* Grind: The process of hunting for a long time for exp.
* GS: Guild Spot or a Gunslinger class player. Or . Or .
* GTB: , or its .
* G-wing/Gwing: 
* GX: Guillotine Cross
== H ==
* HBP: 
* HD: Heaven's Drive. (not used often in Renewal)
* HE: Hawkeye, an enchantment for Temporal Boots.
* HF: 
* HWHB: 
* HL: Holy Light. (not used often in Renewal)
* Homun: A homunculus.
* HP: A High Priest class player or Hocus-pocus.
* HS: Hundred Spears
* HSCR: High Speed Cart Ram.
* HW or HWiz: A High Wizard class player.
== I ==
* IB: Ignition Break.
* IC: Improve Concentration. (abbreviation not used often in Renewal, but skill is still useful)
* IMP: Impositio Manus.
* IR: Impressive Riff. (not used often in Renewal)
* IW: Ice Wall. (not used often in Renewal)
== J ==
* JT: Jupitel Thunder.
* JDR/JdR: 
* jRO = Japanese server of Ragnarok Online.
== K ==
* KA: Knuckle Arrow.
* KE: Kyrie Eleison.
* KG: King's Grace.
* KH: accessed through the Kiel Hyre Quest.
* KoS: "Kill on sight", usually referring to PvP.
* KP: Kafra Point, used to buy cash shop item.
* kRO: Korean server of Ragnarok Online.
* KS: "Kill Steal"; the act of killing/damaging the monster another player is fighting on purpose.
**Alternate: Kafra Shop.
== L ==
* L>: "Look", commonly used in chatroom names where the player is looking for something/someone.
* LB: Lightning Bolt (not used often in Renewal)
* LD: Lucky Day, an enchantment for Temporal Boots.
* LH: Lion's Howl
* LHZ: Lighthalzen
* LJ: Lightning Jolt
* Lex: Lex Aeterna
* Link: A Soul Linker's Spirit skill.
* Linker: A Soul Linker class player.
* LK: A Lord Knight class player.
* L/O: Leave Offer. Bid for an item in auction.
* LoV: Lord of Vermilion.
* Lou/LY: The Louyang field outside of the town where many players level off Mi Gaos.
== M ==
* MA: Meteor Assault.
* Mag: Magnificat.
* Mage: A Magician.
* Mali: Malicious, prefix for 
* Mali Set: Malicious Shadow Set
* Mammo: Mammonite.
* MB: Magnum Break.
* MCA: .
* ME: Magnetic Earth or Magnus Exorcismus.
* Merc/Merch: A Merchant class player or a mercenary.
* MH: Mandragora Howling.
* MKS: .
* MMP: Mythical Moonlight Paw
* Mob: To collect an unusually large group of monsters.
* Mod/VMod: Moderator/Volunteer Moderator.
* <ModeratorName> bomb(ed): When a post get deleted or a thread get locked by a moderator because of violation of forum rules.
* MoT: usually .
* MR: Magic Rod or Martyr's Reckoning. (both not used often in Renewal)
* MS: Mass Spiral, Mental Strength, Metallic Sound or a Mastersmith class player. Mostly pre-renewal uses: Magic Strings (usually just called "Strings" now), Meteor Storm, Mental Sensing.
* MF: Muscle Fool, an enchantment for Temporal Boots.
* MVP : Most Valuable Player, also can means some special monsters that gives you special "MVP" reward for killing it.
== N ==
* N>: "Need", commonly used in chatroom names where the player needs something/someone.
* NAR: Nightmare Amon Ra
* NB: Napalm Beat (not used often in Renewal)
* NCT: Nightmare Clock Tower. Hard version of Clock Tower dungeon that caters to Level 150 players and above.
* NG: "Need Guild". A player in search of a guild.
* Nogg: Magma Dungeon.
* NP: "Need Party". A player in search of a party.
* NV: Napalm Vulcan
* NWS: 
== O ==
* OB: Overbrand.
* OC: Overcharge.
* OCA: .
* OCP: Overseas Care Package
* OD: Orc Dungeon.
* ODR: .
* OGH: Old Glastheim
* OH: , but may also refer to One Hit.(when you kill a monster/player with only one hit)
* OI: Occult Impaction. (not used often in Renewal)
* OL: .
* ORC: .
* Overlook: Overlook Water Dungeon
== P ==
* P2P: Pay to Play. Type of server where subscription fee is needed to play.
* P2W: Pay to Win. When a player buy in-game advantage using real world money.
* Pally: Paladin
* PA: Platinum Altar
* Party: A group of players that are hunting together and can share experience points.
* PDM: 
* Peco: The monster , or one mounted by Knights or Crusaders.
* PK: Pain Killer
* PKS: 
* Plx: Abbreviation of the words "plz thx", which is an abbreviation of the words "please thanks".
* Plz: Abbreviation of the word "please".
* PM: Private Message or whisper or 1:1 chat
* Pots: Potion or any HP/SP Potion
* PPA: Pinpoint Attack
* PR: Party Recruiting. (Mostly just "R>" now)
* Precast/Pre-cast: An act of defending a castle in WoE by continuously using AoE skill on the portal or defensible area, even if there is no enemy around.
* Pront: The city of Prontera.
* PVM/PvM: Player versus monster combat. 
* PVP/PvP: Player versus player combat, see PvP and WoE.
* PW: Psychic Wave.
== Q ==
* QDS: Quick Draw Shot
* Quag: Quagmire. (not used often in Renewal)
== R ==
* R>: shortcut for Recruiting
* Ragial/Ragial.org: website that shows item being vended in iRO. Currently shows Prontera, Payon, and Eden Group map. No longer active.
* Rares: Rare items, such as cards or equipment only available from monster drops.
* RB: Rampage Blast
* RC: Raidcall or Rolling Cutter
* RD: Rising Dragon
* Ress: Resurrection.
* Respawn: To return to a save point after dying.
* RG: Royal Guard.
* RK: Rune Knight.
* RM: Runaway Magic, an enchantment for Temporal Boots.
* RMT: Real Money Trading. 
* RODEX: Mail system. Can be used to send zenny and items.
* RoFL: 
* RoR: 
* RS: Rapid Smiting.
* RTB: Raging Trifecta Blow. (not used often in Renewal)
* RQB: Raging Quadruple Blow.
* RTE: 
* RWC: Ragnarok World Championship
* RWH: 
== S ==
* S>: "Sell", used in chatroom names where the player is selling an item(s).
* Sac: Sacrifice.
* Sader: A Crusader class player.
* Sanc: Sanctuary.
* SB: Sheltering Bliss, Sonic Blow (not used often in Renewal), Soul Breaker, or Sky Blow.
* SC: A Shadow Chaser or Shadow Cross class player. Stone Curse or Signum Crucis. (not used often in Renewal)
* SD: Suicidal Destruction, Soul Destroyer. (not used often in Renewal)
* SE: Soul Expansion
* Sensing: The Wizard/Sage skill Sense, or the Ensemble Skill, Mental Sensing. (not used often in Renewal)
* Sewers: A dungeon west of Prontera, also known as Culverts.
* SFB: 
* SFD: Snow Flake Draft.
* SG: Storm Gust.
* SI: Savage Impact.
* Sin: An Assassin class player.
* SinX: An Assassin Cross class player.
* SL: A Soul Linker class player, or the actual Soul Link (Spirit skills).
* Slave: A player that does not receive any experience while hunting, but simply supporting the party.
* SN: A Super Novice class player.
* SOL: Speed of Light, an enchantment for Temporal Boots.
* SP Reco: Increase SP Recovery.
* Spirit: A Soul Linker's Soul Link, or a monk's spirit sphere (not used often in Renewal)
* Support (Role): Request a supportive player (such as a Priest) to be passive and just buff/Heal the party.
* SS: "Screenshot", Shadow Spell, Sharp Shooting, Shattering Storm, Slug Shot, Soul Strike (not used often in Renewal), or 
* Strings: Magic Strings.
* Suff: Suffragium. Soul Strike (not used often in Renewal)
* SW: Safety Wall.
* Swordie: A Swordman class player.
* SX: A Shadow Cross class player.
== T ==
* N>: "Trade", commonly used in chatroom names where the player is trading an item(s).
* Tank: To have a player, usually with higher VIT, HP, or reduction gears, to absorb attacks.
* Tao: , the MVP
* Tele: To Teleport or use a Fly Wing.
* TGL: 
* Thx: Abbreviation of the word "thanks".
* THQ: Twohand Quicken. (not used often in Renewal)
* TI: Turn Ins (Eden Gramps), or Turtle Island (not used often in Renewal)
* TK: A TaeKwon Kid class player.
* TKM: A TaeKwon Master.
* Token: 
* Token Bombing: the act of killing a monster, usually MVP, by using a lot of token.
* TS: Teamspeak,Thunderstorm (not used often in Renewal), or Triangle Shot.
* TSS: Throw Spirit Sphere. (not used often in Renewal)
* TU: Turn Undead. (not used often in Renewal)
* TV: Tetra Vortex.
== U ==
* UG: Underground Dungeon, below the Clock Tower in Aldebaran or below the Thief Guild in Pyramid near Morroc. (not used often in Renewal)
== V ==
* Valk/VR: 
**Valkyrie Realms (WoE Castle Area)
**Valkyrie Randgris, the MVP
**Valkyrie, the iRO server
* VCT: Variable Cast Time
* Vend: Setting up shop by a Merchant with the Vending skill.
* Vent: Refers to Ventrilo, a popular voicechat program.
* VP: Vanishing Point
== W ==
* WB: Water Ball, Weapon Blocking
* WC: Weapon Crush, Wind Cutter
* WDEH: 
* WI: White Imprison.
* Wiz: Wizard.
* WL: Warlock.
* WoE: War of Emperium, guild versus guild combat.
* WPE: Warp Portal Energy, to be converted to KP which can be used to buy various cash shop items.
* WW: White Wing, a set of gears for Rangers
== X ==
* XP: Experience Points.
== Y ==
Ygg: 
:*Yggdrasil Leaf.
:*Yggdrasil Seed.
:*Yggdrasil Berry.
:*Yggdrasil, the iRO Server.
== Z ==
* Zeny sink: an act of removing zeny from circulation in the server.
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