Dictionary

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General
AR: All Recorded
BBS: Bulletin Board System
BGM: Background Music
BTS: Behind The Scenes
Canon: original work (as opposed to fan-written work)
CF: Commercial Film
CG: Computer Graphics
D-Day: special notation used to indicate the start of an “operation”
EP: Extended Play
Fanfic: fan-written work (short for “fanfiction”)
GUI: Graphical User Interface
MR: Music Recorded
MV: Music Video
Netizen: Internet user
NG: No Good
OC: Original Character
OOC: Out Of Character (fanfic-related)
OST: Original Soundtrack
PD: Program Director
PM: Private Message
PR: Public Relations
PV: Promotional Video
TBA: To Be Announced
TBC: To Be Continued
UCC: User Created Content
VA: Various Artists

S4 League
Bunny Hop: to jump and dash in rapid succession
Camp: to stay in one place and shoot incoming enemies
CS: Counter Sword
DM: Deathmatch
Fade Step: to use a skill and evade right after (only works with certain skills)
Farm: to start a game but not actually “play” for the purpose of raking in PEN rewarded at the end of the game
Fumbi: S4’s mascot as well as the ball in TD
Gate Hop: to jump over the enemy’s grid without dying (bannable in eus4)
HG: Handgun
HMG: Heavy Machine Gun
Juggernaut: player-invented game similar to Chaser Mode
Jump Cancel: to jump normally and evade right after (canceling the jump)
K/D Ratio: Kill/Death Ratio
ME: Mind Energy
Mission Room: room made specifically for completing missions
MS: Mind Shock
Nerf: to weaken
OP: Overpowered
PS: Plasma Sword
Ragequit: to quit as a result of becoming angered during the game
Rush: to take the ball and attempt to score as fast as possible
S4: Stylish eSper Shooting Sports
SMG: Submachine Gun
Snipe: to shoot enemies from afar (often using weapons with zooming capabilities)
TD: Touchdown
TPS: Third-Person Shooter

Gaming (mostly online-related)
1 Hit Kill: attack that instantly kills the opponent in one hit
AoE: Area of Effect
Buff: stat increasing spell
CBT: Closed Beta Test
De-buff: stat decreasing spell
EXP: Experience
F2P: Free to Play
FPS: First-Person Shooter
GG: Good Game
GM: Game Master
Headshot: when you shoot an opponent in the head (usually 1 hit kills in FPS games)
KS: Kill Steal
KSSN: incorrect reference to the Korean resident registration number (the resident registration number is required to register for Korean online games)
Lag: slowed down gameplay caused by bad connection
MMO: Massive Multiplayer Online game (where did the G go? it’s a mystery)
MMORPG: Massive Multiplayer Role-Playing Game
Mob: monster or group of monsters
Noob: new player (to me, there’s no difference between noob, n00b, newb and newbie)
NPC: Non-Player Character
Nuke: powerful magic spell (that deals A LOT of damage)
OBT: Open Beta Test
P2P: Pay to Play
PK: Player Kill
PVP: Player Versus Player
Reset: re-assigning of stat or skill points
RPG: Role-Playing Game
RTS: Real-Time Strategy
SRPG: Strategy Role-Playing Game

Korean (mostly kpop-related)
Cassiopeia: TVXQ’s official fanclub
Daebak: big hit
E.L.F.: Super Junior’s official fanclub (short for “EverLasting Friends”)
Handphone: cellphone
Hoobae: junior
Hottest: 2PM’s official fanclub
Hwaiting: fighting
Hwarang: Shilla youth corps (Shilla is an ancient Korean kingdom)
Hyung: older brother (used by males only)
Jjang: the best
JYP: JYP Entertainment or Park Jin Young
Maknae: youngest
Manhwa: Korean comic book
Mini hompi: mini homepage (on Cyworld)
MKMF: Mnet KM Music Festival
Motorbike: motorcycle
Noona: older sister (used by males only)
Noraebang: karaoke box (literally “song room”)
Oppa: older brother (used by females only)
PC bang: Internet cafe (literally “PC room”)
SM: SM Entertainment or Lee Soo Man (also abbreviated LSM)
SNSD: Girls’ Generation (I use SNSD to avoid confusion with “Good Game”)
Soju: Korean wine
Ssanti: acting cheap
Sunbae: senior
Ulzzang: a person popular for their looks (literally “best face”)
Unnie: older sister (used by females only)
V.I.P.: Big Bang’s official fanclub (short for “Very Important Person”)
YG: YG Entertainment or Yang Goon

Japanese (mostly anime-related)
AMV: Anime Music Video (usually fan-made)
Bishoujo: beautiful female character
Bishounen: beautiful male character
Cosplay: costume play
Doujinshi: self-published manga or fan-made manga
Ecchi: anime perverted-ness
Fan Service: added content for the fans without any real value (usually ecchi)
Gunpla: Gundam plastic model
Hentai: anime porn
Manga: Japanese comic book
OVA: Original Video Animation
Pocky: popular brand of biscuit sticks
Sake: Japanese wine
Seme: agressive or manly role in a homosexual relationship
Shoujo: genre targeted at a young female market
Uke: passive or feminine role in a homosexual relationship
Yaoi: homosexual anime porn between males
Yuri: homosexual anime porn between females