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StarCraft 2 Slang
Blizzard's StarCraft was one of the most popular real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time. StarCraft II (SC2) has created a resurgence in the StarCraft community and has also provided a new collection of slang terms. Whether you're just starting out in Bronze league or you've laddered up to Master, it's important to be familiar with StarCraft slang. Below are some of the chat slang terms every StarCraft II player should know.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mid game | Middle phase of a game | 581 |
| PP | Pause please | 584 |
| vs | Versus | 584 |
| Gogo | Go now | 586 |
| GGA | Good game all | 586 |
| GFG | Good friggin' game | 587 |
| ggs | Good games | 587 |
| ZvT | Zerg versus Terran | 588 |
| Base race | Simultaneous attacks on enemy bases | 589 |
| TvP | Terran versus Protoss | 589 |
| gm | Grandmaster | 589 |
| ovie | Overlord | 589 |
| ling | Zergling | 589 |
| Rush | To quickly attack and cause damage | 589 |
| Keke | Korean laugh | 589 |
| robo | Robotics Facility | 590 |
| Tilted | Aggravated | 590 |
| sc2 | StarCraft 2 | 590 |
| Ghosting | Observing an enemy player | 590 |
| nuke | Nuclear missile | 591 |
| blizz | Blizzard | 591 |
| Natural | Natural expansion | 591 |
| RTS | Real-time strategy | 591 |
| Macro | Economy management skill | 591 |
| TvZ | Terran versus Zerg | 591 |
| APM | Actions per minute | 591 |
| rax | Barracks | 592 |
| epm | Effective actions per minute | 592 |
| chargelot | Charge Zealot | 592 |
| Gosu | Highly skilled | 592 |
| CC | Command Center | 592 |
| Bioball | Biological unit group | 592 |
| TvT | Terran versus Terran | 593 |
| HF | Have fun | 594 |
| Speedling | Zergling with Metabolic Boost | 594 |
| LOTV | Legacy of the Void | 594 |
| bling | Baneling | 594 |
| DT | Dark templar | 594 |
| PvT | Protoss versus Terran | 594 |
| mech | Mechanical units | 595 |
| GSL | Global StarCraft League | 595 |
| gglords | Broodlords | 596 |
| toss | Protoss | 596 |
| Barcraft | Bar gathering for StarCraft | 596 |
| Bio | Biological units | 596 |
| PvP | Protoss versus Protoss | 599 |
| WW | Well won | 600 |
| HOTS | Heart of the Swarm | 600 |
| Skytoss | Protoss air units | 600 |
| GSTL | Global StarCraft Team League | 600 |
| FFE | Forge fast expand | 600 |
| PF | Planetary Fortress | 600 |
| ZvZ | Zerg versus Zerg | 600 |
| ZvP | Zerg versus Protoss | 600 |
| PvZ | Protoss versus Zerg | 600 |
| GGL | Good game loser | 601 |
| pwnage | Ownage | 601 |
| BO | Build order | 601 |
| WOL | Wings of Liberty | 602 |
| re | Replay | 602 |
| MMM | Marine, Marauder, Medivac | 602 |
| sc2nite | StarCraft 2 tonight? | 602 |
| muta | Mutalisks | 603 |
| Kek | Korean laugh | 604 |
| TPvPZ | Terran Protoss versus Protoss Zerg | 600 |