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;NHBW : Non-Hobowars, a subsection of the Message boards, and the most popular. | ;NHBW : Non-Hobowars, a subsection of the Message boards, and the most popular. | ||
;Side Board : The section of the message boards for each side of the City Side Wars. | ;Side Board : The section of the message boards for each side of the City Side Wars. | ||
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;Slut : A slut is a hobo who is paid to attack you and lose. | ;Slut : A slut is a hobo who is paid to attack you and lose. | ||
;Slut Tax : If someone who attacks you and loses has 50% or lower win percentage then the experience gained will be reduced by 50%. | ;Slut Tax : If someone who attacks you and loses has 50% or lower win percentage then the experience gained will be reduced by 50%. | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 18 January 2008
Slang
As well as most of the usual Internet abbreviations and slang, quite a number of words have grown out of hobowars and are used on the message boards or in journals/comments. Indeed, one could say an entirely different colloquialism has evolved out of hobowars.
List of Hobowars Related Acronyms & Slang
- T
- Shorthand for awakeness. It's your energy.
- LVL or Lv
- Level
- HBW or HW
- HoboWars
- Rape
- Rape or raping is a term used to describe the act of paying another hobo to heal for you so that you can attack them and win.
- Rape Tax
- If you attack and kill someone whom has 35% or lower win percentage then the experience gained will be reduced by 35%.
- MB
- The Message Boards, and all the boards associated with it.
- CC
- Clan Chatter, a subsection of the Message Boards.
- DL
- Donator's Lair, a subsection of the Message Boards.
- F&G
- Fun & Games, a subsection of the Message Boards.
- GD
- General Discussion, a subsection of the Message Boards.
- NHBW
- Non-Hobowars, a subsection of the Message boards, and the most popular.
- Side Board
- The section of the message boards for each side of the City Side Wars.
- Sticky
- A thread that is at the top of a forum and stays there.
- Slut
- A slut is a hobo who is paid to attack you and lose.
- Slut Tax
- If someone who attacks you and loses has 50% or lower win percentage then the experience gained will be reduced by 50%.
- Exp Bonus
- When you attack someone with 70% or higher win percentage you will get a bonus of 20% experience.
- Exp Tax
- When you attack someone more than 3 times per reset the exp you gain from that person will be taxed. From 20% at 4th hit up to 80% at 7th hit.
- Side Tax
- When you win a fight against another hobo from the same side as you (south, east, or west) the exp you gain will be reduced by 50%.
General Internet Slang
- brb
- Be right back
- lol
- Laugh[ing] Out Loud.
- rotfl
- Rolling On The Floor Laughing.
- lmao
- Laughing My Ass Off.
- lmfao
- Laughing My Fucking Ass Off.
- pmsl
- Pissing My Self Laughing.
- rofpmslol
- Rolling On The Floor Pissing My Self Laughing Out Loud
- wth
- What The Hell?
- wtf
- What The Fuck?
- OMG
- Oh My God.
- gj
- Good job.
- newb
- Someone who is new and/or inexperienced; an amateur.
- n00b
- Insulting version of the above.
- tut
- Tutorial
- tutty
- Tutorial
- ne
- Any.
- GTFO
- Get The Fuck Out/Off
- stfu
- Shut The Fuck Up.
- RTFM
- Read The Fine Manual.
- GF/BF
- Girl/Boyfriend
- wb
- Welcome back
Note that "LOL", "ROTFL", "LMAO", and "LMFAO" are many times used in an ironic, or satirical, manner.
