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This is a glossary of terms that the player may encounter in-game alongside other terms used by the community.

List of terms

ADS
Acronym of Aim(ing) Down Sights.
AFK
Acronym of Away From Keyboard.
Bang
Abbreviation of Bangalore.
Barrels
Caustic's Nox Gas Trap Nox Gas Traps.
BH
Abbreviation of Bloodhound.
Bubble/Gibby Bubble
The domed shield Gibraltar's Dome of Protection Dome of Protection creates.
Gibby
Abbreviation of Gibraltar.
Ground loot
The common loot pool found on the ground or in supply bins, as opposed to Care Package loot, Vault loot, etc.
Hot dropping
Dropping in a popular POI in the hopes of getting in an early fight.
Jumpmaster
The player assigned to initiate the drop sequence from the dropship at the start of the game. This is usually the player who picked their legend last.
KP
RP awarded for kills in Ranked Leagues
LL
Abbreviation of Lifeline.
LTM
Abbreviation of Limited Time Mode.
One-shot
An enemy who has taken enough damage that one bullet will down them.
PK
Abbreviation of Peacekeeper.
Point of Interest/POI
A location on the map, especially one labeled on the minimap.
Premade/3 stack
A full squad that queued together, with no game-assigned squadmates.
Rev
Abbreviation of Revenant.
Rotating
Moving to find a new position to hold, especially in anticipation of the Ring.
Moving to find new enemies to fight, usually for players seeking conflict.
SBMM
Abbreviation of Skill-Based Matchmaking.
Shield swapping
Quickly swapping an empty Body Shield with a full-health one in a Death Box, especially during combat.
Solo queue
Queuing for game modes without any lobby teammates and letting matchmaking create a squad with random teammates.
Third-partying
Attacking a squad who is already fighting another squad. Can increase to fourth-partying, fifth-partying, etc. in larger fights.
Thirsting
Finishing off a downed enemy rather than going after the rest of their squad. This can either be for quickly looting their Death Box, or just to guarantee a kill in an uncertain fight.
TT
Acronym of Town Takeover.
Acronym of Triple Take.
Valk
Abbreviation of Valkyrie.