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==A==
==A==
;AFK : Away From Keyboard, means the person is not behind his computer at the moment
;AFK : Away From Keyboard, means the person is not behind his computer at the moment
;[[AIIYE!!!]] : An exclamation created by [[SilkMonkey]]
;AKA, aka : Also Known As
;AKA, aka : Also Known As
;ammo : [[Ammunition]]
;ASAP, asap : As Soon As Possible
;ASAP, asap : As Soon As Possible
;Aurochs : A team associated with The Jedi Academy, that plays [[Team Free For All]] and [[Duel Mode|Duel]] matches
;Aurochs : A team associated with The Jedi Academy, that plays [[Team Free For All]] and [[Duel Mode|Duel]] matches
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;BBL, bbl : Be Back Later
;BBL, bbl : Be Back Later
;BBS, bbs : Be Back Soon
;BBS, bbs : Be Back Soon
;B00m, b00m : Alternate version of w00t, used by the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]]
;BBY : Before the Battle of Yavin.  A standard method of dating events in the Star Wars Universe
;B00m, b00m : Alternate version of w00t created by Janus, used by the [[Jedi Academy Aurochs]]
;BRB, brb : Be Right Back
;BRB, brb : Be Right Back
;Bro : Short for Brother, or to acknowledge a person by.
;BRT : Be right there.


==C==
==C==
;Cap : Capture, used in the [[Capture the Flag]] [[gametype]] to indicate that there has been scored
;Ceremonial Hall, C-Hall, CHall : Name for the room in the Academy v2 map that is used for holding Ceremonies, also used for holding [[Classes]]
;Ceremonial Hall, C-Hall, CHall : Name for the room in the Academy v2 map that is used for holding Ceremonies, also used for holding [[Classes]]
;Courtyard, CY, cy : Name of the area you spawn in in the Academy v2 map
;Combo : A combination attack performed with a [[saber]]
;Courtyard, CY, cy : Name of the area you spawn in in the Academy v2 and v3 maps
;CTF : The abbrevation for the [[Capture the Flag]] [[gametype]]
;CTF : The abbrevation for the [[Capture the Flag]] [[gametype]]
;Cya : See you
;Cya : See you
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==D==
==D==
;DFA : Death From Above, refers to the special [[Red]] and [[Yellow|Yellow Stance]] moves
;DFA : Death From Above, refers to the special [[Red]] and [[Yellow|Yellow Stance]] moves
;DOTF : Duel Of The Fates, used to refer to both the music and the map.
==E==
==E==


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;FTL, ftl : For The Lose/For Teh Lose
;FTL, ftl : For The Lose/For Teh Lose
;FTW, ftw : For The Win/For Teh Win
;FTW, ftw : For The Win/For Teh Win
;Fortress, Fort : Name for the Gun Area in the 'The Academy v2' map
;Fortress, Fort : Name for the Gun Area in the Academy V2 and V3 maps
;FPS : First Person Shooter, the kind of game [[Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]] is. Also means Frames Per Second, which is a performance indication.
;FPS : First Person Shooter, the kind of game [[Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]] is. Also means Frames Per Second, which is a performance indication.
;FYI, fyi: For Your Information
;FYI, fyi: For Your Information
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;hax, h4x, haxx : Hacks, programs that give a player an unfair advantage over others
;hax, h4x, haxx : Hacks, programs that give a player an unfair advantage over others
;haxx0r, hax0r, haxxor, haxor : Hacker, someone that uses hacks, see above
;haxx0r, hax0r, haxxor, haxor : Hacker, someone that uses hacks, see above
;Holocron : A section of the JA website intended to provide information about the game and the Academy to newer members.
;hf : Have Fun
;huzzah : proclamation of joy or happiness


==I==
==I==
;IMO, IMHO : In My Opinion, In My Honest Opinion
;IMO, IMHO : In My Opinion, In My Honest Opinion
;IRC : Internet Related Chat, used by [[The Jedi Academy|Jedi Academy]] Members to chat with each other, most commonly used program is [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC]  
;IRC : Internet Relay Chat, used by [[The Jedi Academy|Jedi Academy]] Members to chat with each other, most commonly used program is [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC]
;IRL : Short for 'In Real Life'
 
==J==
==J==
;JA : Refers to the [[The Jedi Academy| The Jedi Academy]] community
;JA : Refers to the [[The Jedi Academy| The Jedi Academy]] community
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;JK : Jedi Knight, refers to the Star Wars Jedi Knight series
;JK : Jedi Knight, refers to the Star Wars Jedi Knight series
;JKII, JK2, JKJO : Refers to the Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast game
;JKII, JK2, JKJO : Refers to the Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast game
;JKJA, JKA : Refers to the Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy game
;JKJA, JKA, JK3 : Refers to the Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy game
;J/K, j/k : Just Kidding, joke
;J/K, j/k : Just Kidding, joke


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==L==
==L==
;L33T, l33t : Slang for elite, which means skilled
;L33T, l33t : Slang for elite, which means skilled
;lamer : A person that attacks people that are unarmed, have their chat window up, or otherwise attack people that didn't agree to fight. Lamers a frowned upon, and are usually kicked from the Server.
;l8r: leetspeak for later, as in goodbye
;lamer : A person that attacks people that are unarmed, have their chat window up, or otherwise attack people that didn't agree to fight. Lamers are frowned upon, and are usually kicked from the Server.
;LMAO, lmao : Laughing My Ass Off, used to indicate something is very funny
;LMAO, lmao : Laughing My Ass Off, used to indicate something is very funny
;Lobby : Name for the room that connects the Courtyard with the 3 Matrix Rooms
;Lobby : Name for the room that connects the Courtyard with the 3 Matrix Rooms
;LOL, lol : Laughing Out Loud, used to indicate something is funny
;LOL, lol : Laughing Out Loud, used to indicate something is funny
;Lshid, LSHID : Laughing So Hard I'm Dead. Used to indicate something is enormously funny.
;Lshism, LSHISM : Laughing So Hard I S**t Myself. Used to indicate something is utterly permeated with humour and comedy.
;Luke's, lukes : Slang term for the ceremonial hall
;Lunge : A special [[Blue|Blue Stance]] move
;Lunge : A special [[Blue|Blue Stance]] move
==M==
==M==
;Matrix, Matrix Rooms : Term used for the dueling rooms in the Jedi Academy Maps
;Matrix, Matrix Rooms : Term used for the dueling rooms in the Jedi Academy Maps
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==O==
==O==
;OMG, omg, OMFG, omfg : Oh My God, Oh My F**king God
;OMG, omg, OMFG, omfg : Oh My God, Oh My F**king God
;ORLY : Oh, really?
;Oi : similar to WTF, Hello, and yes, depending on context


==P==
==P==
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;RL : Real Life, refers to a players social life outside games
;RL : Real Life, refers to a players social life outside games
;ROFL, rofl : Rolling On the Floor Laughing, used to express something is very funny
;ROFL, rofl : Rolling On the Floor Laughing, used to express something is very funny
;roger : Usually used in teamgames to indicate that the player understands what was asked
;roger, rgr : Usually used in teamgames to indicate that the player understands what was asked/told
 
==S==
==S==
;sploitz : Exploits, playing the game in ways that weren't intended, using bugs
;sploitz : Exploits, playing the game in ways that weren't intended, using bugs
;STFU, stfu: Shut The F**k Up, used as a rude way of telling a person to stop talking
;STFU, stfu: Shut The F**k Up, used as a rude way of telling a person to stop talking
;SU, su : Shup Up
;SU, su : Shut Up
;SW : Star Wars
;SW : Star Wars
==T==
==T==
;Teh : Often deliberate misspelling of the word "the".
;TFFA : Abbrevation for the [[Team Free For All]] [[gametype]]
;TFFA : Abbrevation for the [[Team Free For All]] [[gametype]]
;Thnx, thx : Thanks
;Thnx, thx : Thanks
;TIT, TIT4 etc : [[Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament]]
;TJA : Refers to [[The Jedi Academy]] community
;TJA : Refers to [[The Jedi Academy]] community
;TTYL, ttyl : Talk To You Later
;TY, ty : Thank You
;TY, ty : Thank You
==U==
==U==
;U2, u2 : You too
;U2, u2 : You too
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;VGF, vgf : Very Good Fight
;VGF, vgf : Very Good Fight
==W==
==W==
;Wii! : A term created by a few lively members of the JA, it is unsure whether or not it is similar to w00t as it expresses joy or that it is referring to the new Nintendo console..the world may never know.
;w00t : Used by players to indicate that their excited or happy about something
;w00t : Used by players to indicate that their excited or happy about something
;w/ : With
;w/e : Whatever
;w/e : Whatever
;w/o : Without
;w/o : Without
;WB, wb : Welcome Back
;WB, wb : Welcome Back
;WTF, wtf : What The F**k
;WTF, wtf : What The F**k
==X==
==X==
;Xploits : Short for "Exploits" which refer to programming errors in JK3 that can give a player an unfair advantage.


==Y==
==Y==
;YDFA : Yellow Death From Above, refers to the special [[Yellow|Yellow Stance]] move
;YDFA : Yellow Death From Above, refers to the special [[Yellow|Yellow Stance]] move
==Z==
==Z==
;Zor, z0r : Suffix used on many of the above words, e.g Pwnzor or Lolzor.
;ZOMGZILLER : An epic way to write ZOMG.


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Latest revision as of 13:40, 26 September 2010

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# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Below is a list of acronyms and slang that are related to The Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy or are used/created by Members/Players of the community/game. Make sure to link abbrevations to their proper page, censor offensive words and alphabetize your additions.

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1337
Leetspeak for elite, which means skilled

A

AFK
Away From Keyboard, means the person is not behind his computer at the moment
AIIYE!!!
An exclamation created by SilkMonkey
AKA, aka
Also Known As
ammo
Ammunition
ASAP, asap
As Soon As Possible
Aurochs
A team associated with The Jedi Academy, that plays Team Free For All and Duel matches

B

Bant
Banned
BBL, bbl
Be Back Later
BBS, bbs
Be Back Soon
BBY
Before the Battle of Yavin. A standard method of dating events in the Star Wars Universe
B00m, b00m
Alternate version of w00t created by Janus, used by the Jedi Academy Aurochs
BRB, brb
Be Right Back
Bro
Short for Brother, or to acknowledge a person by.
BRT
Be right there.

C

Cap
Capture, used in the Capture the Flag gametype to indicate that there has been scored
Ceremonial Hall, C-Hall, CHall
Name for the room in the Academy v2 map that is used for holding Ceremonies, also used for holding Classes
Combo
A combination attack performed with a saber
Courtyard, CY, cy
Name of the area you spawn in in the Academy v2 and v3 maps
CTF
The abbrevation for the Capture the Flag gametype
Cya
See you

D

DFA
Death From Above, refers to the special Red and Yellow Stance moves
DOTF
Duel Of The Fates, used to refer to both the music and the map.

E

F

FFA
Abbrevation for the Free For All gametype
FFS
For F**king Sake/For F**k Sake
FTL, ftl
For The Lose/For Teh Lose
FTW, ftw
For The Win/For Teh Win
Fortress, Fort
Name for the Gun Area in the Academy V2 and V3 maps
FPS
First Person Shooter, the kind of game Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is. Also means Frames Per Second, which is a performance indication.
FYI, fyi
For Your Information

G

G2G, g2g, gtg
Got To Go
GF, gf
Good Fight
GG, gg
Good Game
GJ, gj
Good Job
GL, gl
Good Luck

H

hax, h4x, haxx
Hacks, programs that give a player an unfair advantage over others
haxx0r, hax0r, haxxor, haxor
Hacker, someone that uses hacks, see above
hf
Have Fun
huzzah
proclamation of joy or happiness

I

IMO, IMHO
In My Opinion, In My Honest Opinion
IRC
Internet Relay Chat, used by Jedi Academy Members to chat with each other, most commonly used program is mIRC
IRL
Short for 'In Real Life'

J

JA
Refers to the The Jedi Academy community
JAA
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Aurochs team, also the abbrevation of Jedi Academy Apprentice, the Dark Side name for Jedi Academy Padawan
JAC
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Council rank
JAK
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Knight rank
JAM
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Master rank
JAP
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Padawan rank
JAS
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Student rank
JAStaff
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Staff rank
JAT
Abbrevation/tag for the Jedi Academy Trainer rank
JK
Jedi Knight, refers to the Star Wars Jedi Knight series
JKII, JK2, JKJO
Refers to the Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast game
JKJA, JKA, JK3
Refers to the Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy game
J/K, j/k
Just Kidding, joke

K

K, k
OK, Okay

L

L33T, l33t
Slang for elite, which means skilled
l8r
leetspeak for later, as in goodbye
lamer
A person that attacks people that are unarmed, have their chat window up, or otherwise attack people that didn't agree to fight. Lamers are frowned upon, and are usually kicked from the Server.
LMAO, lmao
Laughing My Ass Off, used to indicate something is very funny
Lobby
Name for the room that connects the Courtyard with the 3 Matrix Rooms
LOL, lol
Laughing Out Loud, used to indicate something is funny
Lshid, LSHID
Laughing So Hard I'm Dead. Used to indicate something is enormously funny.
Lshism, LSHISM
Laughing So Hard I S**t Myself. Used to indicate something is utterly permeated with humour and comedy.
Luke's, lukes
Slang term for the ceremonial hall
Lunge
A special Blue Stance move

M

Matrix, Matrix Rooms
Term used for the dueling rooms in the Jedi Academy Maps

N

N1, n1
Nice one
Newbie, Newb, n00b, noob, nub
An inexperienced, often new player. Sometimes used as an insult.
NP, np
No Problem
NPC, npc
Non Player Character, computer controlled characters
NPC Room
Name for the room in the Academy v2 map where you can practise your skills against NPC's
NVM, nvm
Nevermind

O

OMG, omg, OMFG, omfg
Oh My God, Oh My F**king God
ORLY
Oh, really?
Oi
similar to WTF, Hello, and yes, depending on context

P

Pit
Name for the Pit Area in the 'The Academy v2' map
PLZ, plz
Please
PPL, ppl
People
PW
Password

Q

QFT
Quoted For Truth, Quite F**king True
QFE
Quoted For Effect
QFF
Quoted For Fun

R

RDFA
Red Death From Above, refers to the special Red Stance ability
RL
Real Life, refers to a players social life outside games
ROFL, rofl
Rolling On the Floor Laughing, used to express something is very funny
roger, rgr
Usually used in teamgames to indicate that the player understands what was asked/told

S

sploitz
Exploits, playing the game in ways that weren't intended, using bugs
STFU, stfu
Shut The F**k Up, used as a rude way of telling a person to stop talking
SU, su
Shut Up
SW
Star Wars

T

Teh
Often deliberate misspelling of the word "the".
TFFA
Abbrevation for the Team Free For All gametype
Thnx, thx
Thanks
TIT, TIT4 etc
Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament
TJA
Refers to The Jedi Academy community
TTYL, ttyl
Talk To You Later
TY, ty
Thank You

U

U2, u2
You too

V

VGF, vgf
Very Good Fight

W

Wii!
A term created by a few lively members of the JA, it is unsure whether or not it is similar to w00t as it expresses joy or that it is referring to the new Nintendo console..the world may never know.
w00t
Used by players to indicate that their excited or happy about something
w/
With
w/e
Whatever
w/o
Without
WB, wb
Welcome Back
WTF, wtf
What The F**k

X

Xploits
Short for "Exploits" which refer to programming errors in JK3 that can give a player an unfair advantage.

Y

YDFA
Yellow Death From Above, refers to the special Yellow Stance move

Z

Zor, z0r
Suffix used on many of the above words, e.g Pwnzor or Lolzor.
ZOMGZILLER
An epic way to write ZOMG.