List of video game terms

Video games have a wide variety of jargon that may fly over a casual's head, so UnTrash Wiki took the time to write a list of video game words, from easy to understand to rarely used, and define them for the convenience of the casuals and the enjoyment of the people in the gaming atmosphere.

B
Banning - Preventing a player from playing a multiplayer game due to their toxic actions on servers. Might last longer than a kick.

Broken - Used to describe any unbalanced or nonfunctional part of a game or even the game itself. This can be an insanely difficult (or simply impossible) enemy to kill, an OP weapon, or a glitch.

Buff - In RPGs, a buff is a positive effect given to players and enemies, commonly in battle, to give them an advantage over their opponent. Typically, buffs raise stats.

C
Cheating - Similar to other games, cheating is when a player breaks the rules to gain an advantage. There are multiple methods of cheating, many of which are simple.

D
Damage - Also shortened to "DMG" in RPGs. Damage is dealt to players and enemies with attacks to lower their health as much as possible.

E
Enemy - Anything the player is supposed to defeat. They may harm the player by simply touching them or with attacks.

F
"Fuck this game" - May be spoken when the player feels rage because of the game. It means they're currently frustrated due to a recurring problem, like constantly dying to the same enemy despite the player's numerous attempts to kill that enemy. This phrase has many variants.

G
"Game over" - When the player's health reaches 0, they get this. A screen may accompany the message "Game Over" as well as the player character either feeling defeated or being dead. Game Over is rarely seen in modern games.

Griefing - When a player, called a griefer, repetitively and intentionally causes (in)direct harm to other players. It's considered bullying if the griefer targets a single player instead of generalizing their attacks. Griefing almost always leads to bans or kicks.

H
Hacking - Like with other forms of hacking, this is when a player edits the game's code likely to their advantage. If they're doing it to give themselves an advantage, it can be considered a form of cheating.

Health - The player character's life force. If it hits 0, the player might lose. Also referred to as HP (or Hit Points) in RPGs. Health is diminished if the player character ever takes damage and can be restored if they take medicine, drink healing potions, sleep, or do anything else that would heal them.

K
Kicking - "Kicking" has multiple senses.
 * An attack dealt with a fighter's foot or lower leg area, like the shin, onto enemies or objects.
 * Removing someone from a game temporarily. This can be a result of toxic actions or a server needing players to momentarily get off.

Kill - To end a player or enemy's life with attacks.

O
OHK - Short for "one-hit kill". When only one hit is required to kill an enemy or player due to the attack being that powerful or the target being that weak. A related term is OHKO.

OHKO - Short for "one-hit knockout". It's like an OHK, but instead of one hit needed to kill, one hit is needed to knock the target out. This is an element seen in RPGs.

OP - Short for "overpowered". It's when something or someone has so much power, it ruins the balance of the game. An example of something that's overpowered is a sword that could OHK any enemy and has no downsides.

P
Player - Someone who plays a video game, let it be briefly or for a career.

R
Rage - Anger towards the currently-played game. May lead to a rage quit if not dealt with


 * Rage Quit - When someone quits the game they're playing (for a stress break or for good) because of their built-up stress caused by their constant failure.

S
Server - A connection between players that has them in a shared world where they may all interact with each other via real-time action.

Smurfing - When a very experienced player disguises themselves as a beginner player (possibly with a new account or character), joins beginner servers, and kills inexperienced and learning players.

Statistics - Also called "stats". Stats are parts of a fighter that can be raised or lowered. These stats have different functions. Common stats are strength, defense, and agility.

T
Toxicity - Defined as troll-like actions or other harmful attacks on other players with griefing, insulting, or any other negative interactions. If someone is causing toxicity, they're called toxic.