What Gamers Say vs What They Mean

Class! Class, sit down please. My name is Mr McHugh and I’m your substitute teacher today. Today’s lesson is Gamer Speak 101, and it’s our goal at GMG Academy to make sure that when you’re out there on the mean streets of Los Santos, the mean streets of Gibraltar, or the mean streets of Wii Sports that you’re ready for the chat you’ll get.

Gamers like to talk, but if you’re a non-gamer you might not understand exactly what they’re saying. Thankfully we’re here to school you, to give you the lowdown, and give you the heads up on the words and phrases you’ll hear in your gaming career.

Right. Are you listening? Then we’ll begin:

What they say:

GG

What they mean:

I am happy that I won the game

What they say:

GG WP

What they mean:

I hate that you played well and I loathe your entire existence

What they say:

GG EZ

What they mean:

I have issues expressing my emotions to the people around me

What they say:

Stop feeding!

What they mean:

I am playing poorly but I refuse to take responsibility

What they say:

LOLZORS, u have been p0wned by me, the pwnz0r mast3r

What they mean:

I am 56 years old.

What they say:

1v1 me bro

What they mean:

I challenge thee to a duel sirrah, thou hast offended mine honour and I will stand it no longer!

What they say:

360 noscope

What they mean:

Three hundred and sixty noscope

What they say:

I just got my first chicken dinner!

What they mean:

Meat products are scarce in 2018 and a meal including chicken is something to be celebrated.

What they say:

Get rekt

What they mean:

This attack is my magnum opus, verily, I say to thee, this attack I am performing will curse the very land thou walkest upon, foe of mine!

Well done for passing this course in Gamer Speak, you’re now ready to go out there and load up some League of Legends and converse freely with your gamer friends.

Except for you Jenkins, you weren’t paying attention, you’ve got extra homework to do.

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