Kaneva Terms
Most terms in Kaneva are the same as those everywhere else on the internet – however, I still plan on listing the most common. If you have any more you would like to add, please leave a comment below.
- ^5 – highfive (as in giving you a highfive)
- 2d – profile pages and control panels available on the internet
- 3d – the virual world
- afk – Traditionally, ‘away from keyboard’, but specifically ‘away from Kaneva’. Some also say ‘away from kindergarten’ if you’re in the mall drama.
- anklebiter – Annoying member who is dancing on the thin ice of getting kicked/suspended.
- brb – Be Right Back
- boot – Usually a member term for the outcome of a kick or ban.
- dropping a pm – accidently typing something for the public to see that was ment to be a pm
- gm – good morning
- goto – Command that teleports GM to an XYZ coordinate.
- hb – hurry back
- htfb – hurry the fuck back
- kbomb – when your 3d client errors out and crashes
- kmail – kaneva’s 2d messaging system (also available in-world)
- lol – laugh(ing) out lout
- mistell – See “dropping a pm”
- pm – private message
- poof – Intentionally making a misbehaving member disappear.
- rofl – rolls on floor laughing
- roflmao – rolls on floor laughing my ass off
- slotting – Pretyping a kick or ban command on a member who will predictably break rules again in near future. Effect looks like an almost instantaneous boot when they next mess up.
- stfu – shut the fuck up
- summon – Forcibly porting a member to the GM.
- tftr – Thanks for the rave!
- ty – thank you
- tysvm – thank you so very much
- wb – welcome back
- wtf – what the fuck
- wth – what the hell
- yw – you’re welcome
- yvw – you’re very welcome
Here’s a few more (along with comments):
mistell – Same as ‘dropping a pm’.
afk – Traditionally, ‘away from keyboard’, but specifically ‘away from Kaneva’. Some also say ‘away from kindergarten’ if you’re in the mall drama.
tftr – Thanks for the rave!
hb – hurry back
htfb – hurry the f— back
GM-only terminology:
anklebiter – Annoying member who is dancing on the thin ice of getting kicked/suspended.
boot – Usually a member term for the outcome of a kick or ban.
goto – Command that teleports GM to an XYZ coordinate.
poof – Intentionally making a misbehaving member disappear.
slotting – Pretyping a kick or ban command on a member who will predictably break rules again in near future. Effect looks like an almost instantaneous boot when they next mess up.
summon – Forcibly porting a member to the GM.
Wintermute
March 18, 2009