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Before I start, I would like to give a collective pat on the back to everyone who submits anything; you know who you are.

In this thread I think it would be a great helpful idea for the new players, and maybe those who would like to learn something about some of the crazy abbreviations that may appear in their gaming experience with WoT.

I have compiled this quick list of things I could remember, Mixed largely with tons of community submissions

WoT related terms

• HE = High Explosive
  
• AP = Armor Piercing
  
• Arty = Artillery / SPG (Self Propelled Gun)
  
• School bus = SU-14 - Final Russian SPG -(besides the S-51 that comes from the KV chassis)
  
• Boxhead / Bobblehead = Tier 5 Russian heavy tank equiped with the turret upgrade.
  
• Mini Maus = Tier 9 VK4502 German Heavy tank before the Maus. (I started this phrase)
  
• Scout / Spotter = Usually a light tank such as an A-20 or Leopard.
  
• Spotting = Finding targets for artillery / tank destroyers.
  
• Rushing = All (Hopefully) tanks cooperating in a mad dash for the enemy base in order to secure a capture victory.
  
• 1337 Traktor / LolTraktor = Tier 1 German tank, nickname for the leichtraktor.
  
• Premium / Prem = An account type purchased with gold for a temporary period that provides the player with a bonus to credit and experience gain.
  
• Premium tank = A tank purchased with gold such as the Churchill, Matilda, or the Valentine.
  
• Prem Ammo = Premium ammo bought with gold.
  
• Leo = Leopard light scouting tank for Germany.
  
• Campinovka = The affectionate nickname for one of the most disliked maps named "Malinovka".
  
• Cap / Capping = Capturing the enemy flag / base.
  
• Light = Light Tank.
  
• Med = Medium Tank.
  
• Heavy = Heavy Tank.
  
• Camo = Netting equipment that improves your ability to hide.
  
• KT = Nickname for the Tiger II, "King Tiger".
  
• JT = Nickname for the JagdTiger.
  
• Bison = The Sturmpanzer 1.
  
• VK's = Blanket term for the whole VK series, excluding the mini maus.
  
• Tracked = The adjective describing the broken state of your treads. "I'm tracked" "That heavy is tracked" "I must repair, I'm tracked".
  
• Binocs = The equipment that allows you to see much farther while stationary.
  
• Oneshot = A term for a fatal blow, killing a tank with a single hit. Usually this happens if Heavy Tanks or SPGs shoot at smaller targets.
  
• TX = TX is used to describe the tier a vehicle is on, for example the KV is a T5 heavy tank. "T" is tier, and "X" is replaced with the number.
  
• Warping = Due to lag, and the way the current version of the BigWorld engine that WoT uses is coded, tanks can appear to warp or teleport from place to place - making it very hard to hit them at long range. This problem should be fixed in the 0.6 / 0.7 patch which includes an engine update.
  
• Peashooter = A very small gun that can't penetrate larger enemies.
  
• Pecked / Chipped = Slowly destroy an enemy tank with a small gun.
  
• Lolcannon / Derpgun - Refers to a few weapons, the Soviet 152mm for the KV,ISU-152, and the SU-152, so called because they can often deal high damage, often causing module damage
  
• Circling = Driving circles around a larger tank that cannot turn it's turret fast enough. Also works equally well for Tank Destroyers and
  SPG's that have to turn their whole chassis. This tactic is most notably used by light tanks and high tier mediums.
  
• Ricochet = A shell that hits the target and flies off in a different direction at high speeds.
  
• Blindfire = Tanks firing blindly at common hiding spots, or where a tank was last seen. Most commonly utilized by artillery.
  
• Suicide Scouting = Light tanks rushing FAR ahead of the team to scout the enemy, without any support and usually before the artillery is even prepared. Usually this tactic is used just for the light tank to earn scout medals.
  
• Counter-arty = When your artillery focuses solely on killing the enemy artillery.
  
• Ass rape = Constantly being fired on from behind, usually by many smaller tanks because of their lack of frontal penetration ability.
  
• Racked = Having your ammo rack destroyed.
  
• Circle Fighting = Similar to a circle pit during a heavy metal concert, two actual pieces of heavy metal circle each other in hopes of hitting the back armor to penetrate. Most notably seen with the Russian and German mediums.
  
• Hand of God = A nickname for powerful artillery such as the S-51 / Hummel / Schoolbus. It relates to lightning because the artillery trajectory gives the effect of the projectile coming straight from the gods. "I was just struck down by the gods themselves"
  
• Gophering / Peek-a-boo = Sticking your tank out just enough from behind cover just long enough to take a shot before quickly hiding again until you reload. Rinse and repeat.
  
• Grousers = A piece of equipment that increases the German tanks' traction. It improves performance on soft ground as well as a higher speed. ("install additional grousers")
  
• Long (gun) = A gun with a longer barrel than usual, granting increased penetration and accuracy
  
• Short (gun) = A gun with a shorter barrel than usual, usually an extremely high caliber designed for high explosive rounds to destroy bunkers (Or sub systems :-)
  
• Fireflies / Hummingbirds = A nickname for the scouts on either team, named after the chaotic maneuvers they use to survive. Most notably seen on the Leopard / A-20 / BT-7.  

Non-WoT exclusive terms

• Tker = Team Killer.
  
• Tk'd = A verb to describe that someone was team killed. "He was Tk'd" - "That guy just TK'd me" - "Imma get Tk'd any second"
  
• FF (Friendly Fire) = (Hopefully) An accident that occurred when a team mate receives damage from another team mate's weapon.
  
• Botter = Player using a script or program that automates gameplay for the sole purpose of earning credits.
  
• Farming / Grinding = Doing a repetitive nearly entertainment barren task to earn credits or an item.
  
• Lag-death = Death resulting from a high ping or low FPS.
  
• Nerf = Having an item, ability, or character less effective due to balancing issues. These entities are "Nerfed" by patching.
  
• Zerging = A reference to the popular Starcraft series, when players all rush one direction in hopes of overwhelming the enemy. This tactic only works if EVERYONE cooperates. When a few people do not cooperate, they guarantee death for themselves AND the team.
  
• Camping = When a player sits themselves in one position defensively, usually not helping anyone but themselves. It is a very selfish tactic, unless you are artillery which is acceptable.
  
• L2P = An abbreviated insult, "Learn to play nub". Really immature and inappropriate, as it makes you look equally nubbish. It is commonly used to describe the skill of another player.
  
• F2P = An abbreviation for "Free to Play", it describes the nature of a game being free but usually with the option of purchasing additional items.
  
• P2P = An abbreviation for "Pay to Play", it describes the nature of a game that is made to be paid for each month to enable the player to continue playing. Most notably seen with games like "World Of Warcraft".
  
• Raging = An extreme expression of anger towards a certain event, or person. Sometimes expressed by players with "FFFFFFUUUUUU" or excessive cursing.
  
• rgr = Short for "roger" which is a person expressing understanding of what was just said or commanded to them.
  
• Meat shield = The act of hiding ones tank behind another one (dead or alive) in the hopes of it taking hits instead of the players own tank.
  
• gg = good game
  
• gj = good job
  
• ns = nice shot
  
• BVR = Beyond visual range- Someone is attacking you and you can't see them: "That darn TD is BVR."
  
• OP = Overpowered.
  
• Kser / Kill stealer = Having one of your kills stolen at the last moment after working really hard. "That guy just Ks'd me" "Stop Kill stealing".

Feel free to contribute any, I may update the OP if your submission is relevant.
If you choose to submit any, please be so kind as to bold and list the terms in the format I have used.

Don't be angry if I don't add yours, or that I edit them in anyway.
Don't be angry because I'm not crediting you, it's too much work.

If I don't add yours, it's because I have never seen it before... Or that it isn't commonly used enough. 1000 some battles and hours in general chat gives me the authority to pick and choose.

TD Tank Destroyer
Light Light Tank
med Medium Tank
Heavy Heavy Tank

derpcannon/lolcannon/etc 152mm howitzer for KV with extremely high damage and extremely low rate of fire. Used with the Bobblehead.
tracked to have your treads (tracks) blown off and you rendered immobile for several seconds.
lighting up see spotting.

(Arty) Fodder - 1. Going with a group and getting 1 shotted (usually by arty). 2.  Being the lowest man in a battle, usually Tier 3 or 4 in a high tier battle.

#corrections
- its not Campinova but Campinovka
- more common term for VK4502 is Baby Maus

Maus = Vk on steroids

Good post but it should be in the F.A.Q section.

Why not just use RT for arty/artie?  

[tank type] rush - A rush consisting of all players with a certain type of tank. Usually a fast and agile tank like Leo or Luchs.
These rushes work extremely well with some tanks... f.e. the Luchs IS a rush tank (low gun, low armor, incredible speed/agility) and a group of 3-4 Luchs' rushing into your base means certain death to most of your artys.

N00btillery - Term for SPGs

Oneshot - A term for a fatal blow, killing a tank with a single hit. Usually this happens if Heavy Tanks or SPGs shoot at smaller targets.

Twoshot - Specifies a first, detracking blow, followed by a second hit finishing the target before it can move away. Usually found to be done by lower tier artys against lower tier tanks.

Counter-Arty - Attacking the enemy SPG with your own SPG. This can be done with scouts or just by tracing the shells the enemy arty fired.

Camping - Sitting in one location in the believe of it giving you defensive advantages.

Defend - Defending your flag and arty WITHOUT camping in a seemingly defensive spot all over the time. Is often mistaken as people tend to interpret "defense" as "camp next to your arty"

Rush-Defense - "Agressive Defend", rushing into the enemy scouts (usually with fast tanks as well) and then turning around, hunting them down while they try to race to your base.

Ambush - Hiding behind a hill/rock or in a bush to attack the opponent by suprise. In best case even from behind. Usually done by Tank Destroyers.

Point Blanc - Shooting the enemy on a distance of a few meters. Point Blanc shots have better chances to penetrate then casual long-range shots. A Point Blanc attack with a SPG will usually oneshot most smaller tanks with deadly accuracy.

Ram - Ramming into enemy vehicle with high speed in the intention to destroy its tracks. Common tactic used by fast Medium Tanks to pin down fast scouts.

Tx (where x is a number):  Tier 1, Tier 2.  Position in the tech tree a tank belongs.

KT:  King Tiger - nickname of the Tiger II, a German Heavy tank.

Sniping:  As the term suggests, this is attacking targets at long range.  Tricky to do at the moment since tanks warp [see below] at long range due to lag/netcode.

Dog Fight:  Close-combat tank fight, usually 1v1.

Warping:  Due to lag, and the way the game is coded, tanks can appear to warp or teleport from place to place - making it very hard to hit them at long range.

Wolf Pack:  A group of tanks working together, usually to bring down a much bigger tank.

Correction: Campinovka = Malinovka, not Campinova/Malinkova

Etzeitet, on Oct 06 2010 - 16:19, said:

This one should be obsolete soon.  

lolcannon is also used for the 122 on the T34/85.
Marshmallow Time: when you set anyone on fire.
Bus- SU14.
circle of death/wagon- when The fast moving tanks ie T44 circle a heavy and kill it.
Maggie's Farm- the house in the woods in the map Murovanka

Tank Types
Light - Light Tank
Med - Medium Tank
Heavy - Heavy Tank
TD - Tank Destroyer, or Self Propelled Anti-Tank Gun
SPG / Arty - Artillery, or Self Propelled Gun

Game Jargon
Rush - A coordinated attack aimed at catching the opponent off guard and securing a quicky victory
Premium - Purchased for 250 gold per day, 1250 per week, or 2500 per month, grants 50% more XP and money
Premium tank - A tank purchased with gold
Cap - To capture the enemy base

Specific Tanks
Bison - The Sturmpanzer 1
Leo - The VK 1602 Leopard light tank, a German scout tank, not to be confused with the VK 3001 P
Loltrak / Loltraktor / 1337traktor - A mocking name for the Leichttraktor, the tier 1 German tank
VK - A collective term for the german tier 6 medium tanks, the VK 3601, VK 3001 H, and VK 3001 P, H stands for Henschel, P for Porsche, not to be confused with the VK 1602 or VK 4502
DB - The VK 3002 DB, a tier 7 german tank, DB stands for Daimler-Benz
Jagd - Either the Jagdpanzer 4, JagdPanther, or JagdTiger, three german tank destroyers
JP4 - Jagdpanzer 4
JT - JagdTiger
Ferdi - The Ferdinand, a German Tank Destroyer
Mini Maus - The VK 4502 Ausf B, ther Tier 9 German heavy
Schoolbus / Magic Schoolbus - The SU-14, a Russian Tier 6 artillery
Bobblehead - The KV tank with an upgraded turret, see also Lolcannon

Combat Jargon
Lolcannon / Derpgun - Refers to two weapons, the Soviet 152mm for the KV, and the German 105mm for the Hetzer, Stug, and Jagdpanzer 4, so called because they can often deal disporportionately high damage to high tiered tanks despite being a Tier 4/5 weapon, often causing module damage

88mm - Refers to the German 88mm cannon, mounted on many of its higher tiered tanks
57mm - Refers to the T-34's 57mm cannon, an extremely dangerous and powerful gun for its tier

LoS - Line of Sight
Light up / Spot - Providing Line of Sight for your teammates
Scout - A designated tank aimed at spotting for teammates, see also Light Up

Camo - Camouflage net, a piece of equipment that reduces your detection radius by 25%, specifically, it allows enemies to see you only when you are within 75% of their max view range
Binocs - Binocular Telescope, a piece of equipment that increases your view range by 25% when stationary

Tracked / Detracked - For a tank's tracks to be destroyed, rendering the tank immobilized

HE - High Explosive
AP - Armor Piercing

concidering theres another 1 of these posts over here and it was posted before yours, maybe both put yours together to make a nice compilation togetehr.. No point having 2 of exactly the same threads running.

EDIT i deleted link to dead topic, now is all in here,merged.
Edited by BigBadVuk, Oct 06 2010 - 17:00.
: topics merged

Yeah, I'll add some of yours.

Peashooter - A very small gun that can't penetrate a lot.
Smallarge tank - Heavy tank with a small gun.
Pecked - Slowly destroy an enemy tank with a small gun.
Laggedeath - A high ping suddenly occured to a player's tank, making it run into a wall & followed by a quick death by the enemy's gun.
Smurf - Experienced player in a low tier / account.
Schoolbus - Refers to the SU-14 Spg.
Turreted - The turret got stuck by a enemy shell.

RAK = Ram and Kill

Doomed, on Oct 06 2010 - 16:30, said:

I hope so!

boilerrat, on Oct 06 2010 - 15:01, said: