Talk like a geek with this useful geek to English dictionary
1337: Pronounced "leet" — derived from the word "elite" — this is a written language that replaces some letters with numbers or symbols. The term "1337" is used by some gamers to express their prowess at a game. Some people use 1337speak as a way to speak in code, often using it to circumvent language filters on websites and in online games.
Cheese: Using a non-standard strategy to quickly attack an opponent, such as building a base inside the opponent's base. These attacks are meant to catch the opponent off guard and be difficult to defend against.
Griefer: A player who directly or indirectly kills their own teammates with the goal of irritating other players. This term is often used in first person shooter games.
Meme: Pronounced "meem," it is a humorous idea, photo or video that spreads quickly over Internet forums, blogs and websites.
n00b//newb/newbie: Someone who is inexperienced or new to a game or Internet forum.
Pwned: Being completely destroyed at a game.
QQ: Used to deride someone for whining; each Q resembles an eye with a teardrop.
Shipping: Fanfictions (stories written by fans using characters and scenarios from existing media works, such as Harry Potter or Twilight) in which writers will put two characters from the same series in a romantic or intimate relationship that does not exist in the original story.
Slash: A fanfiction story in which two characters are paired together in a homosexual relationship. A slasher is someone who reads slash fanfiction.
Troll: A person who posts offensive and often superfluous photos or comments on Internet forums in hopes of provoking anger and frustration in other users.
Cheese: Using a non-standard strategy to quickly attack an opponent, such as building a base inside the opponent's base. These attacks are meant to catch the opponent off guard and be difficult to defend against.
Griefer: A player who directly or indirectly kills their own teammates with the goal of irritating other players. This term is often used in first person shooter games.
Meme: Pronounced "meem," it is a humorous idea, photo or video that spreads quickly over Internet forums, blogs and websites.
n00b//newb/newbie: Someone who is inexperienced or new to a game or Internet forum.
Pwned: Being completely destroyed at a game.
QQ: Used to deride someone for whining; each Q resembles an eye with a teardrop.
Shipping: Fanfictions (stories written by fans using characters and scenarios from existing media works, such as Harry Potter or Twilight) in which writers will put two characters from the same series in a romantic or intimate relationship that does not exist in the original story.
Slash: A fanfiction story in which two characters are paired together in a homosexual relationship. A slasher is someone who reads slash fanfiction.
Troll: A person who posts offensive and often superfluous photos or comments on Internet forums in hopes of provoking anger and frustration in other users.
