Notation

(X) Calculate X first
[X] Round down X
3D (3PD): 3 Diamond/3 Perfect Diamond. Usually refers to a shield socketed with three perfect diamonds.
A1, A2: Act 1, Act 2, etc.
AB: Amazon Basin.
ABM: Amazon Basin Member.
afaic: As far as I'm concerned.
afaics: As far as I can see.
afaik: As far as I know.
afk: Away from keyboard.
Ali Baba: Blade of Ali Baba Exceptional Unique Tulwar.
alvl: Affix Level.
Ama: Amazon.
Amp: Amplify Damage. Necro curse to reduce enemies' resistance to physical damage.
Ancients (AW): The Ancients' Way in Act 5.
Andy: Andariel. Act 1 super unique monster.
AoE: Area of Effect.
AR: Attack Rating.
Arkaine's (Ark): Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
Arreat's: Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard.
AS: Arreat Summit. Battle.net's website for D2.
Asn (asa, assy): Assassin.
Atlantean: The Atlantean Exceptional Unique Ancient Sword.
Atma's: Atma's Scarab Unique Amulet.
BA: Blessed Aim. A Paladin offensive aura.
BA: Bone Armor. A Necromancer defensive skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
Baba (Barb): Barbarian.
Bane: Gladiator's Bane Elite Unique Wire Fleece.
Baranar's (Banana): Baranar's Star Elite Unique Devil Star.
Bartuc's (Barts): Bartuc's Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
Basher: The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
BC (BCry): Battle Cry. A Barbarian warcry to decrease an enemy's damage and defense.
BC (BCom): Battle Command. A Barbarian warcry to increase skill levels.
BG: Blood Golem.
BH: Blessed Hammer. An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
BK: Bul-Kathos. Usually refers to the Bul-Kathos set items, or the unique Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring.
blvl Base level
BM: Bad Manners.
B.net (Bnet): Battle Net. Blizzard's game server for Diablo II.
BO: Battle Orders. Barbarian warcry to increase life and mana.
BoI: Blades of Ice.
BoS: Burst of Speed.
BP: Bone Prison. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
brb: Be right back.
brt: Be right there.
btc: Back to channel.
BS: Blade Shield.
BS: Bone Spirit. A Necromancer attack skill.
btw: By the way.
Burrito (Buriza): Buriza-Do Kyanon Exceptional Unique Ballista.
BvB: Barb vs. Barb. A PvP Barbarian who specializes in combat against melee classes.
BvC: Barb vs. Caster. A PvP Barbarian who specializes in compat against casters.
BW: Bone Wall. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
Cat 2: Catacombs Level 2 in Act 1.
CB: Charged Bolt. Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
C/C: Claw/Claw. Refers to an Assassin wielding dual claws.
CBF: Cannot be frozen.
CCB: Cruel Colossus Blade.
CCS: Cruel Colossus Sword.
CB: Crushing Blow.
CE: Cold Enchanted.
CE: Corpse Explosion. A Necromancer attack skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
CG: Clay Golem.
cg (grats): Congratulations.
Chan?: Go to channel.
Char: Character.
CI: Cold Immune.
CKN (Chu): Chu-ko-nu. Often refers specifically to the Demon Machine Exceptional Unique Chu-ko-nu Crossbow.
CL: Chain Lightning. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
clvl: Character Level.
CM: Claw Mastery.
CM: Cold Mastery.
CM: Community Member. Any participant in the Amazon Basin community.
Conc: Concentration. A Paladin offensive aura to increase physical damage.
Conv: Conviction. A Paladin offensive aura to reduce enemy resistances.
CoS: Cloak of Shadows.
CoT: Claws of Thunder.
CP: Crystalline Passage in Act 5.
CR: Cold resistance.
Crit: Critical Strike.
Cranium (C basher): The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
C/S: Claw/Shield. Refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield.
CS: Chaos Sanctuary in Act 4.
CS: Cobra Strike.
CS: Critical Strike.
CTH: Chance to Hit.
CTC: Chance to Cast (on striking, on attack, or when struck).
CU: Cursed.
Cube: The Horadric Cube.
cya: See you.
D2: Diablo II.
D2M: Damage to Mana.
dii: dii.net. A D2 reference and forum site.
D/A/E: Dodge/Avoid/Evade. Trio of Amazon defensive skills from the Passive and Magic skill tree.
DC: Dragon Claw.
Decrep: Decrepify. A Necromancer curse that slows and weakens.
Def: Defense.
DEX: Dexterity.
DF: Dragon Flight.
ding: Player announcing they've just leveled.
Dmg: Damage.
Doombringer (Doom): Doombringer Elite Unique Champion Sword.
DR (DR%): Damage Reduced. Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
Dru (droolid): Druid.
DS: Deadly Strike.
DS: Death Sentry.
DT: Dragon Tail.
Dur 2: Durance of Hate Level 2 in Act 3.
Eagle (Eaglehorn): Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
ED: Enhanced Damage. A mod that increases physical damage.
ED: Enhanced Defense. A mod that increases defense on an item.
ED/IAS: Enhanced Damage/IAS. Typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a jewel.
ENE: Energy.
EF: Extra Fast.
ES: Energy Shield. Sorceress lightning tree defensive skill.
ES: Extra Strong.
Eth: Ethereal.
EXP: Experience.
Eye (EoE): Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
FA: Freezing Arrow. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow skill tree.
Face: Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard.
Fana: Fanaticism. A Paladin offensive aura to increase attack speed and physical damage.
FB: Fireball. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
FBR: Faster block rate.
FC: Fire Claws. A Druid shape shifting skill.
FCR: Faster cast rate.
FE: Fire Enchanted.
FG: Fire Golem.
FHR: Faster hit recovery.
FI: Fire Immune.
Fists: Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets.
FN: Frost Nova. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
FoH: Fist of the Heavens. An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
FoF: Fists of Fire. An Assassin attack skill on the martial arts tree.
FO: Frozen Orb. (Sometimes called just "Orb.") Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
fps: Frames per second.
FR: Feral Rage. A Druid shape shifting skill.
FR: Fire Resistance.
Frosties: Frostburn Unique Gauntlets.
FRW: Faster Run/Walk.
FW: Firewall. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
GA: Guided Arrow.
Gaze: Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
gc: Grand charm.
gg: Good game.
gfi: Go for it.
gj: Good job.
Grandfather (gf): The Grandfather Elite Unique Colossus Blade.
GS: Glacial Spike. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
GSA: Goldstrike Arch Exceptional Unique Gothic Bow.
gtg: Good to go (or Got to go).
Gull: Gull Unique Dagger.
H: Hell. Typically abbreviated with an Act abbreviation (A2 H), or a Basin game name (abasinhch). The third and last level of difficulty in Diablo II.
Harley: Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.
HB: Holy Bolt. A Paladin combat skill.
HBT: Hit Blinds Target.
hc: Hard Core.
HCMTF: Hit Causes Monster to Flee.
Hellslayer: Hellslayer Elite Unique Decapitator.
Heph: Hephasto the Armorer. Act 4 super unique monster.
HF: Holy Freeze. A Paladin offensive aura to chill enemies.
HFT: Hit Freezes Target.
HoBL: Hand of Blessed Light Unique Divine Scepter.
Homunculus: Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy.
Horn (Eaglehorn): Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
Hot: Warning that a portal is dangerous to enter.
HotO: Heart of the Oak. A 1.10 Realms-only runeword.
HoW: Heart of Wolverine. A Druid summoning skill.
HoZ: Herald Of Zakarum Unique Gilded Shield.
HP: Hit Points.
HS: Holy Shield. A Paladin combat skill to boost shield characteristics.
HS: Holy Shock.
Jalal's: Jalal's Mane Unique Totemic Mask.
IAS: Increased Attack Speed.
ID: Identify.
IG: Iron Golem.
IIRC: If I recall correctly.
IK Maul: Immortal King's Stone Crusher Set Ogre Maul.
ilvl: Item Level.
IMHO: In my humble opinion.
Immo: Immolation Arrow. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
IMO: In my opinion.
Ire: Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
IS: Iron Skin. A Barbarian mastery to increase defense.
ITD: Ignore Target Defense.
Izzy: Izual. Act 4 super unique monster.
j/k: Just kidding.
JMoD Jeweller's Monarch of Deflecting. A very rare, very highly valued magical shield.
k: Okay.
KB: Knockback.
l337: Elite.
LA: Leap Attack.
lc: Large charm.
LE: Lightning Enchanted.
LEB: Lightning Enchanted Boss.
LEM: Lightning Enchanted monster.
LF: Lightning Fury. A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
LI: Lightning Immune.
Lidless: Lidless Wall Exceptional Unique Grim Shield.
Lightsabre: Lightsabre Elite Unique Phase Blade.
LL: Life Leech.
LM: Lightning Mastery.
LoD: Lord of Destruction. The Diablo II expansion.
LoH: Laying of Hands Disciple Set Bramble Mitts.
LOL: Laughs out loud.
LR: Lightning resistance.
LR: Lower Resist. Necro curse to reduce enemies' magic resistance.
LS: Lightning Sentry.
LS: Lightning Strike. A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
lvl Level
Lyc: Lycander's Aim Unique Ceremonial Bow.
MA: Martial Arts. Usually a description for an Assassin type of build, or reference to one of the Assassin skill trees.
Mara's: Mara's Kaleidoscope Unique Amulet.
Mat: Matriarchal bow.
max(X,Y) Maximum of X or Y
MB: Mana Burn.
MDR: Magic Damage Reduced. Items with this mod reduce magical damage.
Meph: Mephisto. Act 3 super unique monster.
Merc: Mercenary.
MF: Magic Find.
MI: Magic Immune.
min(X,Y) Minimum of X or Y
ML: Mana Leech.
mlvl: Monster Level.
Mod: Modifier. Adds a characteristic to an item such as a weapon or charm.
Mod: Moderator. An Amazon Basin member responsible for moderating a forum or channel.
Moser's: Moser's Blessed Circle Exceptional Unique Round Shield.
MP: Market Place. Trading site for D2 at market.diabloii.net.
MP: Multi-Player.
MPK: Mana per kill.
MR: Magic Resistant.
MS: Multiple Shot. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
MS: Multi-Shot. A mod available to boss monsters.
MSLE (MSLEB): Multi-Shot Lightning Enchanted.
nbd: No big deal.
Nec (necro): Necromancer.
newb: Newbie.
ng: New game.
NM: Nightmare. The second level of difficulty in Diablo II.
nm (nvm): Never mind.
n00b: Newbie.
Norm: Normal. Usually refers to the first level of difficulty in Diablo II.
NR: Natural Resistance. A Barbarian mastery to increase resistance to magic damage.
NRG: Energy.
Oak: Oak Sage. A Druid summoning skill.
Occy (Oculus): The Oculus Unique Swirling Crystal.
OK: Oblivion Knight.
OMG: Oh my god.
OTOH: On the other hand.
Pally (Pali): Paladin.
PDR: Physical Damage Reduction.
PI: Physical Immune. A monster immune to physical damage attack.
PK: Player Killer.
PKK: Player Killer Killer. A player who kills player killers.
PN: Poison Nova. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
PR: Poison resistance.
PS: Phoenix Strike.
PvM: Player versus Monster.
PvP: Player versus Player.
PW: Password.
qlvl Quality level
r: Ready. This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
Reaver (Messy Reaver): Messerschmidt's Reaver Elite Unique Champion Axe.
Req: Requirement.
res: Resurrect.
rl: Real life.
rlvl Required level
RoF: Rate of Fire.
RoF: River of Flame in Act 4.
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing.
sc: Small charm.
sc: Soft core.
Schaefer's: Schaefer's Hammer Elite Unique Legendary Mallet.
SD: Shadow Disciplines. One of the Assassin skill trees.
Sec: Hang on a second.
SF: Static Field. Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
Shaft: Shaftstop Exceptional Unique Mesh Armor.
Shako: Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako. (Technically, a Shako is the entire class of elite Shako helms, but the term almost always refers to its Unique version.)
Silks: Silks of the Victor Unique Ancient Armor.
Sin (Sinner): Assassin.
Skullder's: Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
Slow: Slows Target. Item mod that slows enemies.
slvl: Skill Level.
SM (Master): Shadow Master.
SM: Slow Missiles. A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
SoJ: Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
Sorc (socer): Sorceress.
SH (Spec): Spectral Hit.
SP: Single Player. Usually refers to single-player mode of Diablo II.
Spear: Bone Spear. A Necromancer attack skill.
Spike: Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
Spirit: Bone Spirit. A Necromancer attack skill.
Spirit (dual Spirits): A 1.10 Realms-only runeword that works in both swords and shields.
SS: Stone Skin.
S/S: Sword/Shield.
SS (Storm): Stormshield Elite Unique Monarch Shield.
Stormspire: Stormspire Elite Unique Giant Thresher.
STR: Strength.
String (SoE): String of Ears Exceptional Unique Demonhide Sash.
SW (Warrior): Shadow Warrior.
SW: Shock Wave. A Druid shape shifting skill.
Tal's Orb: Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Set Swirling Crystal.
Tarn: Tarnhelm Unique Skull Cap.
TE (Tele): Teleport.
thx: Thanks.
TGod (TGV): Thundergod's Vigor Exceptional Unique War Belt.
Tiamat's: Tiamat's Rebuke Exceptional Unique Dragon Shield.
Titan's: Titan's Revenge Unique Ceremonial Javelin.
TK: Telekinesis.
TP: Town Portal.
TP: Teleport. A Sorceress skill on the lightning tree.
TPJ: Thomas Penfield Jackson. Founder of the Amazon Basin.
Trav: Travincal in Act 3.
TS: Thunderstorm. Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
TS: Tiger Strike.
ttyl: Talk to you later.
Tucs: Bartuc's Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
Twitch: Twitchthroe Unique Studded Leather Armor.
ty: Thank you.
tyt: Take your time.
tyvm: Thank you very much.
Ume's: Ume's Lament Unique Grave Wand.
Valk: Valkyrie. A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
Valor: Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
Vamp: Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
VIT: Vitality.
w8: Wait.
wb: Welcome back.
WC: War Cry. A Barbarian warcry.
WF (Windforce): Windforce Elite Unique Hydra Bow.
Wizardspike (Wizzy): Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
WoF: Wake of Fire.
WoI: Wake of Inferno.
Wote (WOE): Wall of the Eyeless Unique Bone Shield.
WP: Waypoint.
WSK (WK2): Worldstone Keep Level 2 in Act 5.
WT: WeaselTech.
WB: WereBear. A Druid shape shifting skill.
WW: WereWolf. A Druid shape shifting skill.
WW: Whirlwind. A Barbarian combat skill.
WWS: Witchwild String Exceptional Unique Short Siege Bow.
YMMV: Your mileage may vary.
y: Yes.
yw: You're welcome.
Zerk: Berzerk. A Barbarian combat skill.
Zon: Amazon.

Amazon Basin

ABM	Amazon Basin Member
CM	Community Member: any participant in our community
TPJ	Thomas Penfield Jackson: founder of our community
WT	WeaselTech

Conversational

afaic	As far as I'm concerned
afaics	As far as I can see
afaik	As far as I know
afk	Away from keyboard
brb	Be right back
brt	Be right there
btc	Back to channel
btw	By the way
Chan?	Go to channel
cg (grats)	Congratulations
cya	See you
ding	Player announcing they've just levelled
gfi	Go for it
gg	Good game
gj	Good job
gtg	Good to go (or Got to go)
j/k	Just kidding
IIRC	If I recall correctly
IMHO	In my humble opinion
IMO	In my opinion
k	Okay
LOL	Laughs out loud
nbd	No big deal
ng	New game
nm (nvm)	Never mind
np	No problem
OMG	Oh my god
OTOH	On the other hand
r	Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area
rl	Real life
ROFL	Rolling on the floor laughing
Sec	Hang on a second
thx	Thanks
ttyl	Talk to you later
ty	Thank you
tyt	Take your time
tyvm	Thank you very much
w8	Wait
wb	Welcome back
YMMV	Your mileage may vary
y	Yes
yw	You're welcome

Game play

Ancients (AW)	Ancients' Way
BA	Blessed Aim
BO	Battle Orders
Cat 2	Catacombs Level 2
CE	Cold Enchanted
CI	Cold Immune
Conv	Conviction
CP	Crystalline Passage
CS	Chaos Sanctuary
CU	Cursed
Dur 2	Durance of Hate Level 2
EF	Extra Fast
ES	Extra Strong
Fana	Fanaticism
FE	Fire Enchanted
FI	Fire Immune
HS	Holy Shock
LE	Lightning Enchanted
LEB	Lightning Enchanted Boss
LI	Lightning Immune
MB	Mana Burn
MI	Magic Immune
MR	Magic Resistant
MS	Multiple Shots
MSLE (MSLEB)	Multiple Shots Lightning Enchanted (Boss)
PI	Physical Immune
r	Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area
RoF	River of Flame
SH (Spec)	Spectral Hit
TE (Tele)	Teleport
TP	Town Portal
Trav	Travincal
WP	Waypoint
WSK (WK2)	Worldstone Keep (Level 2)

Amazon

Ama	Amazon
CS	Critical Strike
D/A/E	Dodge/Avoid/Evade
FA	Freezing Arrow
GA	Guided Arrow
Immo	Immolation Arrow
LF	Lightning Fury
LS	Lightning Strike
MS	Multiple Shot
SM	Slow Missiles
Valk	Valkyrie
Zon	Amazon

Assassin

Asn (asa, assy)	Assassin
BS	Blade Shield
BoI	Blades of Ice
BoS	Burst of Speed
C/C	Claw/Claw: refers to an Assassin using two claws
C/S	Claw/Shield: refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield
CM	Claw Mastery
CoS	Cloak of Shadows
CoT	Claws of Thunder
CS	Cobra Strike
DC	Dragon Claw
DF	Dragon Flight
DS	Death Sentry
DT	Dragon Tail
FoF	Fists of Fire
LS	Lightning Sentry
MA	Martial Arts
PS	Phoenix Strike
SD	Shadow Disciplines
Sin (Sinner)	Assassin
SM (Master)	Shadow Master
SW (Warrior)	Shadow Warrior
TS	Tiger Strike
WoF	Wake of Fire
WoI	Wake of Inferno

Barbarian

Baba (Barb)	Barbarian
BC (BCry)	Battle Cry
BC (BCom)	Battle Command
BO	Battle Orders
IS	Iron Skin
LA	Leap Attack
NR	Natural Resistance
S/S	Sword/Shield
WC	War Cry
WW	Whirlwind
Zerk	Berserk

Druid

FC	Fire Claws
FR	Feral Rage
HoW	Heart of Wolverine
Oak	Oak Sage
SW	Shock Wave
WB	Werebear
WW	Werewolf

Necromancer

Amp	Amplify Damage
BA	Bone Armor
BG	Blood Golem
BP	Bone Prison
BS	Bone Spirit
BW	Bone Wall
CE	Corpse Explosion
CG	Clay Golem
Decrep	Decrepify
FG	Fire Golem
IG	Iron Golem
IM	Iron Maiden
LR	Lower Resist
Nec (necro)	Necromancer
PN	Poison Nova
Spear	Bone Spear
Spirit	Bone Spirit

Paladin

BA	Blessed Aim
BH	Blessed Hammer
Conc	Concentration
Conv	Conviction
Fana	Fanaticism
FoH	Fist of the Heavens
HB	Holy Bolt
HF	Holy Freeze
HS	Holy Shield
Pally (Pali)	Paladin

Sorceress

CB	Charged Bolt
CL	Chain Lightning
CM	Cold Mastery
ES	Energy Shield
FB	Fireball
FN	Frost Nova
FM	Fire Mastery
FO	Frozen Orb: sometimes just called Orb
FW	Firewall
GS	Glacial Spike
LM	Lightning Mastery
Sorc (socer)	Sorceress
SF	Static Field
Tele	Teleport
TK	Telekinesis
TS	Thunderstorm

Statistical

(X)	Calculate X first
[X]	Round down X
alvl	Affix level
AR	Attack Rating
blvl	Base level
clvl	Character level
CTH	Chance-to-hit
Def	Defense
DR (DR%)	Damage Reduction: reduces physical damage
ED	Enhanced Damage: increases physical damage
ED	Enhanced Defense: increases defense
ilvl	Item level
lvl	Level
max(X,Y)	Maximum of X or Y
min(X,Y)	Minimum of X or Y
mlvl	Monster level
PDR	Physical Damage Reduction
qlvl	Quality level
rlvl	Required level
slvl	Skill level

Item

Ali Baba	Blade of Ali Baba Tulwar
Arkaine's (Ark)	Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin
Arreat's	Arreat's Face Slayer Guard
Atma's	Atma's Scarab Amulet
Atlantean	The Atlantean Ancient Sword
Bane	Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece
Baranar's (Banana)	Baranar's Star Devil Star
Bartuc's (Barts)	Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons
Basher	The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul
BK	Bul-Kathos: Usually refers to Bul-Kathos' Children or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring
Burrito (Buriza)	Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista
CCB	Template:D2 Magic
CCS	Template:D2 Magic
CKN (Chu)	Chu-ko-nu: Often refers specifically to Demon Machine Chu-ko-nu
Cranium (C basher)	The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul
Doombringer (Doom)	Doombringer Champion Sword
Eagle (Eaglehorn)	Eaglehorn Crusader Bow
Eye (EoE)	Eye of Etlitch Amulet
Face	Arreat's Face Slayer Guard
Fists	Magefist Light Gauntlets
Frosties	Frostburn Gauntlets
Gaze	Vampiregaze Grim Helm
gc	Grand Charm
Grandfather (gf)	The Grandfather Colossus Blade
GSA	Goldstrike Arch Gothic Bow
Gull	Gull Dagger
Harley	Harlequin Crest Shako
Hellslayer	Hellslayer Decapitator
HoBL	Hand of Blessed Light Divine Scepter
Homunculus	Homunculus Hierophant Trophy
Horn (Eaglehorn)	Eaglehorn Crusader Bow
HoZ	Herald Of Zakarum Gilded Shield
IK Maul	Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul
Ire	Skullder's Ire Russet Armor
Jalal's	Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask
lc	Large Charm
Lidless	Lidless Wall Grim Shield
Lightsabre	Lightsabre Phase Blade
LoH	Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts
Lyc	Lycander's Aim Ceremonial Bow
Mara's	Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulet
Mat	Matriarchal bow
Moser's	Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield
Occy (Oculus)	The Oculus Swirling Crystal
Reaver (Messy Reaver)	Messerschmidt's Reaver Champion Axe
sc	Small Charm
Schaefer's	Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet
Shaft	Shaftstop Mesh Armor
Shako	Harlequin Crest Shako: the term almost always refers to its Unique version
Silks	Silks of the Victor Ancient Armor
Skullder's	Skullder's Ire Russet Armor
SoJ	Stone of Jordan Ring
SS (Storm)	Stormshield Monarch
Stormspire	Stormspire Giant Thresher
String (SoE)	String of Ears Demonhide Sash
Tal's Orb	Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal
Tarn	Tarnhelm Skull Cap
TGod (TGV)	Thundergod's Vigor War Belt
Tiamat's	Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield
Titan's	Titan's Revenge Ceremonial Javelin
Tucs	Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons
Twitch	Twitchthroe Studded Leather
Ume's	Ume's Lament Grim Wand
Valor	Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin
Vamp	Vampiregaze Grim Helm
WF (Windforce)	Windforce Hydra Bow
Wizardspike	Wizardspike Bone Knife
Wote (WOE)	Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield
WWS	Witchwild String Short Siege Bow

Glossary

Cheese	Low level character getting pushed through levels of the game by a much higher level character, where the lower character could not play effectively alone.
Dropping (of items)	Act of entering a game to present any player in that game with items as freely given gifts, to be distributed among the players in the game as they see fit.
Flaming	Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
Muling	The process of transferring items involving 2 or more characters not currently playing in the game.
No-Twink	No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find in no-twink play. No items are brought into no-twink play from outside games or sources.
Storing	Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
Transferring	Interchanging items between characters, including activites referred to as muling, twinking and storing.
Trolling	Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response.
Twinking	Transferring items from one character not currently in-game to a character in game for the latter character's use, and the reciprocal transer of items from the playing character to a mule. "Twinking" is often referred to as using muled items to equip a character with superior items than would be found solely in playing that character.

Reference

• Grimborn and the Amazon Basin, D2 Abbreviations and Acronyms (2003, reprinted with permission)