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.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• A>: Auctioning an item.
• AB: Arch Bishop, 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 {{plainlink |url=http://db.irowiki.org/db/map/anthell01 Ant Hell 1} and {{plainlink |url=http://db.irowiki.org/db/map/orcsdun02 Orc Dungeon 2}).
• Agi: The Agility stat, or the Acolyte skill Increase Agility.
• AHB: Autumn Headband Item #5898 Autumn Headband}.
• AK: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1219 Abysmal Knight.gifAbysmal Knight Monster #1219 Abysmal Knight
• Alche: An Alchemist class player.
• AoE: "Area of Effect", skills that affect a large area at once.
• AR: Adrenaline Rush.
• AAR: Advanced Adrenaline Rush.
• AS: Arrow Storm, and sometimes Arrow Shower or Archer Skeleton Card Item #4094 Archer Skeleton Card}
• 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/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 Bloody Branch Item #12103 Bloody Branch}, Bounty Board Quests
• BC: Battle Chant.
• BDM: Black Devil's Mask Item #18599 Black Devil's Mask}.
• BFG: Black Frame Glasses Item #18611 Black Frame Glasses}.
• BSB: Blacksmith Blessing Item #6635 Blacksmith Blessing}.
• BSG: Blacksmith's Glove Item #28531 Blacksmith's Glove}.
• 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: Black Rosary Item #2898 Black Rosary}.
• BS: A Blacksmith class player.
• Buff: A type of skill that improve your abilities, the most common of which is Blessing.
• BxB/BXB: Big Crossbow Item #18110 Big Crossbow}.

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: Cat Ear Beret Item #18600 Cat Ear Beret}.
• Champ: A Champion class player.
• Chaos: iRO server name.
• C/O: Current Offer = current bid price for an item being auctioned.
• CoD/COD: Crown of Deceit [1 Item #5564 Crown of Deceit [1]}].
• CP: Classical Pluck.
• CR: Crimson Rock.
• CRS: Cross Ripper Slasher.
• Crus: A Crusader class player.
• CS: Clashing Spiral.
• CSS: Cicada Skin Shed.
• CvB/CVB: Catherina Von Blood [1 Item #19163 Catherina Von Blood [1]}].

D

• DA: Double Attack or Defending Aura.
• DB: Dead Branch Item #604 Dead Branch}, 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.
• 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.
• Econ: Economy, the castle stat which determines the number of treasure boxes produced.
• ED: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1117 Evil Druid.gifEvil Druid Monster #1117 Evil Druid, or its Evil Druid Card Item #4141 Evil Druid Card}.
• EDA: Evil Dragon Armor Item #15145 Evil Dragon Armor}
• 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.
• EQ: Earthquake.
• ES: Earth Spike. (not used often in Renewal)
• ESL: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1418 Evil Snake Lord.gifEvil Snake Lord Monster #1418 Evil Snake Lord.
• 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. (not used often in Renewal)
• FAS: Focused Arrow Strike. (not used often in Renewal)
• FAW: Fallen Angel Wing Item #2589 Fallen Angel Wing}.
• Falcon: The falcon used by Hunters.
• FB: Fire Bolt. (not used often in Renewal)
• FBa: Fire Ball. (not used often in Renewal)
• FBH: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1871 Fallen Bishop Hibram.gifFallen Bishop Hibram Monster #1871 Fallen Bishop Hibram.
• FCP: Full Chemical Protection.
• FD: Frost Diver. (not used often in Renewal)
• FFA: "Free for All".
• Fist/Fisting/Fister: Referring to the skill Guillotine Fist or a Monk/Champion character with the skill.
• FLP: Fairy Leaf Powder Item #28438 Fairy Leaf Powder}
• FP: Fire Pillar. (not used often in Renewal)
• FLP: Faceworm Queen Leg Item #13090 Faceworm Queen Leg}
• 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).
• GFist: Guillotine Fist.
• GFSS: Giant Faceworm Snake Skin Item #20717 Giant Faceworm Snake Skin} or Giant Faceworm Snake Skin [1 Item #20718 Giant Faceworm Snake Skin [1]}]
• GH: Glast Heim, a dungeon west of Geffen.
• GK: Gypsy's Kiss.
• GM: See: Game Master.
• GoH: Gates of Hell.
• GR: "Guild Recruiting", Ghostring, or it's Ghostring Card Item #4047 Ghostring Card}.
• Grind: The process of hunting for a long time for exp.
• GS: Guild Spot or a Gunslinger class player. Or Gold Scaraba Card Item #4508 Gold Scaraba Card}
• GTB: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1086 Golden Thiefbug.gifGolden Thiefbug Monster #1086 Golden Thiefbug, or its Golden Thiefbug Card Item #4128 Golden Thiefbug Card}.
• G-wing/Gwing: Giant Fly Wing Item #12212 Giant Fly Wing}
• GX: Guillotine Cross

H

• HBP: Heroic Backpack Item #2576 Heroic Backpack}
• HD: Heaven's Drive. (not used often in Renewal)
• HF: Hurricane Fury Item #1377 Hurricane Fury}
• HWHB: Heart Wing Hairband Item #18563 Heart Wing Hairband}
• 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: Juliette D Rachel Item #28010 Juliette D Rachel}
• jRO = Japanese server of Ragnarok Online.

K

• KE: Kyrie Eleison.
• KH: {{plainlink |url=http://db.irowiki.org/db/map/kh_dun01 Kiel Hyre Dungeon} 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)
• LHZ: Lighthalzen
• 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 Hunter Fly Card Item #4115 Hunter Fly Card}
• Mali Set: Malicious Shadow Set
• Mammo: Mammonite.
• MB: Magnum Break.
• MCA: Mystical Card Album Item #12246 Mystical Card Album}.
• ME: Magnetic Earth or Magnus Exorcismus.
• Merc/Merch: A Merchant class player or a mercenary.
• 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 https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1708 Memory of Thanatos.gifMemory of Thanatos Monster #1708 Memory of Thanatos.
• MR: Magic Rod or Martyr's Reckoning. (both not used often in Renewal)
• MS: Mental Strength or a Mastersmith class player. Mostly pre-renewal uses: Magic Strings (usually just called "Strings" now), Meteor Storm, Mental Sensing.
• 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.
• 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.
• NWS: New Wave Sunglasses Item #18813 New Wave Sunglasses}

O

• OB: Overbrand.
• OC: Overcharge.
• OCA: Old Card Album Item #616 Old Card Album}.
• OCP: Overseas Care Package
• OD: Orc Dungeon.
• ODR: Old Detachments Ring Item #32242 Old Detachments Ring}.
• OGH: Old Glastheim
• OH: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1087 Orc Hero.gifOrc Hero Monster #1087 Orc Hero, 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: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1190 Orc Lord.gifOrc Lord Monster #1190 Orc Lord.
• ORC: Old Rune Circlet Item #18971 Old Rune Circlet}.
• 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
• Party: A group of players that are hunting together and can share experience points.
• PDM: Perverse Demon Mask Item #28565 Perverse Demon Mask}
• Peco: The monster https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1090 Peco Peco.gifPeco Peco Monster #1090 Peco Peco, or one mounted by Knights or Crusaders.
• PK: Pain Killer
• 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.

Q

• 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.
• Rares: Rare items, such as cards or equipment only available from monster drops.
• RC: Raidcall or Rolling Cutter
• Ress: Resurrection.
• Respawn: To return to a save point after dying.
• Revo-Classic: RE:Start server.
• RG: Royal Guard.
• RK: Rune Knight.
• RMT: Real Money Trading.
• RODEX: Mail system. Can be used to send zenny and items.
• RoFL: Ring of Flame Lord Item #2678 Ring of Flame Lord}
• RoR: Ring of Resonance Item #2679 Ring of Resonance}
• RS: Rapid Smiting.
• RTB: Raging Trifecta Blow. (not used often in Renewal)
• RTE: Twin Edge of Naght Sieger (Red) Item #13413 Twin Edge of Naght Sieger (Red)}
• RWC: Ragnarok World Championship
• RWH: Rideword Hat Item #5208 Rideword Hat}

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: Sonic Blow. (not used often in Renewal)
• SC: 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: Sunflower Boy Item #2027 Sunflower Boy}
• SG: Storm Gust.
• 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.
• 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", Soul Strike (not used often in Renewal), or https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1492 Samurai Specter.gifSamurai Specter Monster #1492 Samurai Specter
• Strings: Magic Strings.
• Suff: Suffragium. Soul Strike (not used often in Renewal)
• SW: Safety Wall.
• Swordie: A Swordman 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: https://timero.com.br/images/monster_assets/detail_gif/1583 Tao Gunka.gifTao Gunka Monster #1583 Tao Gunka, the MVP
• Tele: To Teleport or use a Fly Wing.
• TGL: Tae Goo Lyeon Item #1181 Tae Goo Lyeon}
• 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 of Siegfried Item #7621 Token of Siegfried}
• Token Bombing: the act of killing a monster, usually MVP, by using a lot of token.
• TS: Teamspeak or Thunderstorm (not used often in Renewal)
• 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
• 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. (not used often in Renewal)
• WDEH: White Drooping Eddga Hat Item #18856 White Drooping Eddga Hat}
• WI: White Imprison.
• Wiz: Wizard.
• WL: Warlock.
• WoE: War of Emperium, guild versus guild combat.
• WPE: Warp Portal Energy, used to buy VIP or converted to KP.
• 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.