HoboWars Dictionary

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.

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 looses 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

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 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

RTFM 

Read The Fine Manual.

GF/BF 

Girl/Boyfriend

Note that "LOL", "ROTFL", "LMAO", and "LMFAO" are many times used in an ironic, or satirical, manner.