HoboWars Dictionary

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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

Shorthand for awakeness. It's your energy.
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.
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 
Derisive version of the above.
tut 
Tutorial
tutty 
Tutorial
ne 
Any.
GTFO 
Get The Fuck Out/Off
stfu 
Shut The Fuck Up.
LVL 
Level
Lv 
Same as above
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.