Have you ever seen the chat in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and wondered what exactly “LF2M DPS MM GTFM then G2G X up Summons” means?
Players online have developed their own language of acronyms which are a combination of shortened chat speak as well as unique acronyms that only exist in SWTOR to describe the different activities in the game, from Flashpoints and Operations to PvP. Below is a list of many of the acronyms seen in game chat.
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Acronyms List
The acronyms are sorted by category, but you can also sort them alphabetically by clicking the “Acronym” header.
Acronym | Meaning |
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Factions | |
Imp | Empire |
Emp | Empire |
Pub | Republic |
Rep | Republic |
Activities | |
PvE | Player vs Environment (Flashpoints, Operations, story, etc) |
PvP | Player vs Player |
RPvP | Ranked PvP |
OP | Operation |
FP | Flashpoint |
GSF | Galactic Starfighter |
GF | Groupfinder |
LF | Looking For |
LFG | Looking For Group |
LFM | Looking For More |
LF1M | Looking For 1 More person |
LF2M | Looking For 2 More people |
Q | Queue |
Que | Queue |
Queue up | Join the waitlist for group finder activities |
Pop | I received a spot in a group activity through the group finder |
PUG | Pick up Group (a group made of random players) |
Pre-made | A group that is at least partially created with players who know each other |
DvL | Dark vs Light (could be referring to the retired event OR the current system) |
RP | Roleplay |
IC | In character (Roleplay) |
OOC | Out of Character (Roleplay) |
ERP | Erotic Roleplay |
CQ | Conquest |
CP | Conquest Points |
Conq | Conquest |
TEC | The Eternal Championship |
WB | World Boss |
BBA | Bounty Brokers Association (Bounty Event) |
Swoop | Swoop Event |
Gree | Gree Event |
Summons | Player can teleport to their location using a Guild Summon |
Port | Player can teleport to their location using a Guild Summon |
Instance | what version of the map you are on, open map to change the dropdown |
TTP | Transfer to Player instance |
FS | Flagship (Guild Stronghold) |
SH | Stronghold (Player housing) |
SP | Space Bar (request to press spacebar and skip through dialogue) |
SB | Space Bar (request to press spacebar and skip through dialogue) |
Chievo | Achievement |
Cheevo | Achievement |
Cheevs | Achievements |
Cheeto | Achievement |
Link chievo | Link the achievement in chat, SHIFT+LEFT CLICK |
Communication | |
DM | Direct Message for private message whisper (can also mean Darth Malgus server) |
PST | "Please Send Tell" for private message whisper |
PM | Private Message whisper |
MT | Miss-tell (message to wrong person / wrong chat) |
/w | Private Message whisper |
w | Private Message whisper |
FL | Friends List |
UI | User Interface |
IE | Interface Editor |
Nice Messages | |
TYFG | "Thank you for group" or "Thank you for game" |
TY | Thank You |
Thx | Thank you |
GL | Good Luck |
HF | Have Fun |
GLHF | Good Luck Have Fun |
GG | Good Game |
GJ | Good Job |
GJG | Good Job Guys |
Gratz | Congratulations |
GZ | Congratulations |
NP | No Problem |
NBD | No big deal |
OMW | On My Way |
BRT | Be right there |
Mtfbwu | May the Force Be with You |
FTW | For The Win |
Pls | Please |
Plz | Please |
JK | Just kidding! |
LMAO | Laughing My A** Off |
LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
Lul | Sarcastic spelling of LOL |
ROFL | Rolling on Floor Laughing |
Ofc | Of course |
OMG | Oh My God (surprised) |
Sry | Sorry |
WB | Welcome Back |
woot | excitement phrase |
w00t | excitement phrase |
Chatspeak | |
AFAIK | As far as I know |
BTW | By the way |
IDC | I don't care |
IDK | I don't know |
IIRC | If I recall correctly |
IMHO | In my humble opinion |
IMO | In my opinion |
Ofc | Of course |
TBH | To be honest |
TLDR | Too long; didn't read |
Asap | As soon as possible |
ATM | At the Moment |
FYI | For Your Information |
IRL | In Real Life |
LMK | Let Me Know |
TMI | Too Much Information (over sharing) |
W/E | Whatever |
WE | Whatever |
Leaving | |
AFK | Away From Keyboard |
BRB | Be Right Back |
Bio | Bathroom break |
GTG | Got to Go (leaving, more common) |
GTG | Good to Go (ready) |
G2G | Got to Go (leaving, more common) |
G2G | Good to Go (ready) |
DC | Disconnected |
Lag | falling behind due to internet latency |
Ping | connection is good or bad |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
Relog | Switching characters |
Switching | Switching characters |
Ragequit | Player logged out of game in anger |
Squelched | Unable to post in chat due to being reported or spam filters |
Angry Messages | |
FFS | For f***s sake, expression of frustration over event or player actions |
GTFO | Get the f*** out (often used jokingly in surprise) |
STFU | Shut the f*** up, very rude expression of frustration at a player's words |
WTF | What the f*** |
WTH | What the hell |
BS | Bull s*** |
Troll | A player causing trouble on purpose |
Status | |
F2P | Free to Play |
Sub | Subscribed |
Pref | Preferred |
XP | Experience |
EXP | Experience |
RXP | Renown Experience (level 75) |
CXP | old term for Renown Experience ("Command" Experience) |
12X | An event in the past where XP was multiplied by twelve and levelling was very fast |
CS | Customer Support |
Devs | Bioware Developers |
BW | Bioware |
PTS | Public Test Server |
QoL | Quality of Life (game update) |
SK | Security Key |
Expansions | |
RotHC | Rise of the Hutt Cartel |
SoR | Shadow of Revan |
KotFE | Knights of the Fallen Empire |
KOTET | Knights of the Eternal Throne |
Onslaught | latest expansion |
Xpac | Expansion |
Player vs Player | |
WZ | Warzone (Player vs Player) |
RWZ | Ranked Warzone |
Regs | Normal non-ranked Player-vs-Player matches |
Solos | Solo Ranked Warzones |
SoloQ | Solo Ranked Warzones |
YOLOS | Solo Ranked Warzones ("You only live once") |
Granked | Group Ranked Warzones |
Cap | Any enemy is trying to capture the objective, stop them / I'm capturing the enemies objective |
Inc | Incoming enemies |
Arena | 4 vs 4 Player vs Player map |
Globalled | Died in one global cooldown |
MVP | Most Valuable Player (voting system in PvP) |
Thrower | Player who is deliberately throwing matches to lose on purpose |
Inting | Player who is intentionally losing matches on purpose |
Feeding | Player who helping another player on the other team gain something like medals, tokens, or wins to their team's detriment, letting the enemy win |
Carrying | Player who helping another player win when that player would not have normally ("carrying in backpack") |
Pocket healer | a healer who focuses on healing one person, usually a friend |
Timeout | Locked out of group content temporarily through groupfinder |
Modes | |
SM | Story Mode (easiest mode) |
Story | Story Mode (easiest mode) |
HM | Hard Mode (Veteran Mode) |
NiM | Nightmare Mode (Master Mode, most difficult) |
NMM | Nightmare Mode (Master Mode, most difficult) |
VM | Veteran Mode (middle difficulty) |
MM | Master Mode (most difficult) |
Solo | Single-player mode |
Flashpoints | |
RR | Red Reaper |
HS | Hammer Station |
FE | False Emperor or Fallen Empire (depends on context) |
BH | Bloodhunt or Bounty Hunter (depends on context) |
FE | The False Emperor |
KUS | Kaon Under Siege |
LI | Lost Island |
Czerka | Czerka Corporate Labs and/or Czerka Core Meltdown |
AoT | Assault on Tython |
Korriban | Korriban Incursion |
DoM | Depths of Manaan |
CoU | Crisis on Umbara |
TatC | Traitor Among the Chiss |
Nathema | The Nathema Conspiracy |
KDY | Kuat Drive Yards Flashpoint |
Operations | |
KP | Karagga's Palace |
EV | Eternity Vault |
EC | Explosive Conflict (or "Eternal Championship") |
DF | Dread Fortress |
DP | Dread Palace |
S&V | Scum and Villainy |
TFB | Terror from Beyond |
Rav | Ravagers |
ToS | Temple of Sacrifice (sometimes "Terms of Service") |
GftM | Gods from the Machine |
Gods | Gods from the Machine |
Dxun | Nature of Progress |
TC | Toborro's Courtyard |
Golden Chicken | Toborro's Courtyard |
Monolith | Colossal Monolith |
GQ | Geonosian Queen |
Eyeless | Rakghoul Event Boss, The Eyeless |
Xeno | Gree Event Boss, Xenoanalyst II |
Servers | |
SF | Star Forge |
SS | Satele Shan |
DM | Darth Malgus (can also mean "Direct Message" for private message whisper) |
TL | The Leviathan (French Server) |
Tulak | Tulak Hord (German Server) |
TH | Tulak Hord (German Server) |
Economy | |
GTN | Galactic Trade Network |
WTB | Want to buy |
WTT | Want to trade |
WTS | Want to sell |
LTT | Looking to trade |
LTS | Looking to sell |
COD | Cash on delivery (through mailbox) |
CM | Cartel Market |
CC | Cartel Coins (also Crowd Control) |
Creds | Credits (in-game currency) |
Transmog | World of Warcraft's version of the Outfit Designer for making cosmetic costumes, Transmogrify |
Xmog | World of Warcraft's version of the Outfit Designer for making cosmetic costumes, Transmogrify |
Bound | An item stuck on your character that can't be traded |
Unbound | An item that can be traded |
BoE | Binds on Equip (use it then it can't be traded around, starts unbound) |
BoP | Binds on Pickup (it can't be traded around the moment you get it) |
BoL | Binds on Legacy (can be traded around your character, but not to other players) |
Combat | |
DPS | Damage Per Second (or a Damage-based Character) |
DD | Damage Dealer |
AOE | "Area of Effect" (damage ability that hits multiple targets) |
DoT | Damage Over Time |
CD | Cooldown (waiting time between abilities) |
DCD | Defensive Cooldown |
GCD | Global Cooldown |
HPS | Heals Per Second |
HoT | Heal Over Time |
Heals | A healer character |
DWT | Damage With Taunt (Character who is a damage character but has a taunt available) |
DWH | Damage With Heals (Character who is a damage character but has healing abilities available) |
Skanktank | A tank character wearing DPS gear |
CC | Crowd Control (also Cartel Coins) |
Cleave | Damage that faces forward from the enemy |
Mez / Mes | "Mesmerize" stun / Crowd Control |
Sap | Stun / Crowd Control |
Sleep | Stun / Crowd Control |
LOS | Line of Sight |
BR | Battle Revive |
CR | Combat Revive |
Rez / res | Revive |
FotM | "Flavor of the Month" powerful combat class due to recent game changes |
LO | Lockout, Locked out of running an Operation due to running it earlier, or the ability to skip earlier bosses |
Lockout | Locked out of running an Operation due to running it earlier, or the ability to skip earlier bosses |
Savelock | Going into an instance right before reset to kill a previous boss fast to continue progression without reclearing |
Raid ID | In World of Warcraft, raid progress used to be attached to an ID number, in SWTOR you can save your raid progress to a character by partially completing it and other players can join at that progress point |
LBLO | "Last Boss Lock Out" group can skip to the last boss of Operation |
Meta | Most effective tactics available |
BiS | Best In Slot (Equipment) |
Comp | Companion |
Comp | Composition |
Proc | "Programmed Random Occurrences" one of your abilities activating with a special effect |
Aggro | Attention of the boss |
RNG | "Random Number Generator" randomization |
OP | Over Powered |
CP | Combat Proficiency (discipline / tree) |
Noob / Newb | New Player or inexperienced player |
RDPS | Ranged DPS |
MDPS | Melee DPS |
RC | Ready Check |
R | Ready |
F | Paying respects for the dead |
RIP | Rest in Peace after dying ingame |
X up | Type x in chat to join this group |
X in chat | Type x to join this group |
X | Ready to be invited to the group |
Stuck | Please type /stuck to reset the encounter |
Wipe | The whole group should type /stuck to reset the encounter |
ilvl | Item Rating on your equipment |
Lvl | Level |
Spec | Specialization (Combat proficiency / discipline / tree) |
GM | Guildmaster (Guild Leader) |
Ding | Gained a level |
Complaining or crying about something | |
LS | Light Side |
DS | Dark Side |
Parse | measure your combat effectiveness using outside software (Starparse) |
SP | Starparse |
Gank | Gang Kill (a group ganged up to kill you in an unfair fight) |
Drop | Drop Group, leave the group, likely to restart it |
Link | Link the item in chat so others can view and click it for more details (SHIFT+LEFT CLICK) |
Pred | Predation, group wide movement speed ability that makes the group go faster |
Farm | Run a type of content quickly and efficiently to get rewards quickly |
Kite | run away from the enemy to avoid damage by staying out of range |
Adds | Additional Enemies |
Mobs | Additional Enemies |
LT | Lieutenant (Operations Group) |
OOC | Out of Combat (can mean "Out of Character" in roleplay) |
Buff | An ability that makes you stronger, shows up above your character portrait |
Debuff | An ability that makes you weaker, shows up above your character portrait |
Nerf | An ability or class was made weaker by the developers |
Prog | Progression Group |
HP | Health |
Ammo / Force / Heat | Combat resources |
Mana | "Magic Points" from World of Warcraft, refers to combat resources Force/Ammo |
Abilities | There is also many acronyms for each combat proficiency / discipline's abilities and buffs. |
Warzones | |
HB | Huttball |
ACW | Alderaan Civil war |
AH | Ancient Hypergate |
VS | Voidstar |
QB | Quesh Huttball |
Vandin | Vandin Huttball |
OPG | Odessen Proving Grounds |
Planets | |
QT | Quick Travel |
Fleet | Republic Fleet or Imperial Fleet |
Tat | Tatooine |
Ald | Alderaan |
Nar or Nars | Nar Shaddaa |
NS | Nar Shaddaa |
Bal | Balmorra |
Cor | Correlia |
Yav | Yavin 4 |
Cor | Coruscant |
Ord | Ord Mantell |
Korr | Korriban |
Oss | Ossus |
CZ | CZ-198 |
DK | Dromund Kaas |
Bels | Belsavis |
Crafting | |
Bio | Biochem (or Bioanalysys) |
Scav | Scavenging |
Diplo | Diplomacy |
TH | Treasure Hunting |
UT | Underworld Trading |
Arch | Archaeology |
Slice | Slicing |
Synth | Synthweaving |
Art | Artifice |
Mats | Crafting Materials |
Embers | Legendary Ember, rare crafting material for level 75 |
Isos | Processed Isotope Stabilizer, rare crafting material for level 75 |
SRM | Solid Resource Matrix, rare crafting material for level 75 |
OEM | OEM-37, rare crafting material for level 75 augments from Master Mode Operations |
RPM | RPM-13, rare crafting material for level 75 augments from Ranked PvP |
RE | "Reverse Engineer", break down a crafted item you crafted to learn a new schematic |
Deconstruct | break down an item for materials |
Disint | break down a Renown item for materials |
JJ | Jawa Junk |
Jawa junk | items you can trade in for crafting materials |
Classes | |
AC | Advanced Class |
SI | Sith Inquisitor |
Sin | Assassin (Advanced Class of Sith Inquisitor) |
Sorc | Sorcerer (Advanced Class of Sith Inquisitor) |
SW | Sith Warrior |
Jugg | Juggernaut (Advanced Class of Sith Warrior) |
Mara | Marauder (Advanced Class of Sith Warrior) |
JK | Jedi Knight |
Sent | Sentinel (Advanced Class of Jedi Knight) |
JC | Jedi Consular |
IA | Imperial Agent |
Op | Operative (Advanced Class of Imperial Agentcan also mean Operation) |
BH | Bounty Hunter |
PT | Powertech (Advanced Class of Bounty Hunter) |
Merc | Mercenary (Advanced Class of Bounty Hunter) |
Smug | Smuggler |
Gs | Gunslinger (Advanced Class of Smuggler) |
VG | Vanguard (Advanced Class of Trooper) |
Mando | Mandalorian |
Disciplines | |
VG tank | Trooper Vanguard Shield Specialist (Tank) |
Plasma | Trooper Vanguard Plasmatech (Damage) |
Tactics | Trooper Vanguard Tactics (Damage) |
Commando heals | Trooper Commando Combat Medic (Healer) |
Gunnery | Trooper Commando Gunnery (Damage) |
AS | Trooper Commando Assault Specialist (Damage) |
Smugheals | Smuggler Scoundrel Sawbones (Healer) |
Scrapper | Smuggler Scoundrel Scrapper (Damage) |
Ruffian | Smuggler Scoundrel Ruffian (Damage) |
SS | Smuggler Gunslinger Sharpshooter (Damage) |
Sab | Smuggler Gunslinger Saboteur (Damage) |
DF | Smuggler Gunslinger Dirty Fighting (Damage) |
Watchman | Jedi Knight Jedi Sentinel Watchman (Damage) |
Comb sent | Jedi Knight Jedi Sentinel Combat (Damage) |
Conc sent | Jedi Knight Jedi Sentinel Concentration (Damage) |
Guardian tank | Jedi Knight Jedi Guardian Defense (Tank) |
Vigi | Jedi Knight Jedi Guardian Vigilance (Damage) |
Focus guardian | Jedi Knight Jedi Guardian Focus (Damage) |
Shadowtank | Jedi Consular Jedi Shadow Kinetic Combat (Tank) |
Infil | Jedi Consular Jedi Shadow Infiltration (Damage) |
Seren | Jedi Consular Jedi Shadow Serenity (Damage) |
Sage heals | Jedi Consular Jedi Sage Seer (Healer) |
TK | Jedi Consular Jedi Sage Telekinetics (Damage) |
Balance | Jedi Consular Jedi Sage Balance (Damage) |
PT Tank | Bounty Hunter Powertech Shield Tech (Tank) |
Pyro | Bounty Hunter Powertech Pyrotech (Damage) |
AP | Bounty Hunter Powertech Advanced Prototype (Damage) |
Merc heals | Bounty Hunter Mercenary Bodyguard (Healer) |
Arsenal | Bounty Hunter Mercenary Arsenal (Damage) |
IO | Bounty Hunter Mercenary Innovative Ordnance (Damage) |
Op heals | Imperial Agent Operative Medicine (Healer) |
Conc | Imperial Agent Operative Concealment (Damage) |
Leth | Imperial Agent Operative Lethality (Damage) |
MM sniper | Imperial Agent Sniper Marksmanship (Damage) |
Engi | Imperial Agent Sniper Engineering (Damage) |
Viru | Imperial Agent Sniper Virulence (Damage) |
Sintank | Sith Inquisitor Sith Assassin Darkness (Tank) |
Decept sin | Sith Inquisitor Sith Assassin Deception (Damage) |
Hatred | Sith Inquisitor Sith Assassin Hatred (Damage) |
DoT Sin | Sith Inquisitor Sith Assassin Hatred (Damage) |
Sorc heals | Sith Inquisitor Sith Sorcerer Corruption (Healer) |
Corruption | Sith Inquisitor Sith Sorcerer Corruption (Healer) |
Lightning | Sith Inquisitor Sith Sorcerer Lightning (Damage) |
Madness | Sith Inquisitor Sith Sorcerer Madness (Damage) |
Anni / Ani | Sith Warrior Sith Marauder Annihilation (Damage) |
Carnage | Sith Warrior Sith Marauder Carnage (Damage) |
Fury | Sith Warrior Sith Marauder Fury (Damage) |
Immo | Sith Warrior Sith Juggernaut Immortal (Tank) |
Juggtank | Sith Warrior Sith Juggernaut Immortal (Tank) |
Veng | Sith Warrior Sith Juggernaut Vengeance (Damage) |
Rage | Sith Warrior Sith Juggernaut Rage (Damage) |
Equipment | |
SB | Set Bonus (Equipment) |
Amps | Amplifiers (Equipment) |
Augs | Augments (Equipment) |
Aug kit | Augment Kit (Equipment) |
Tact | Tactical Item (Equipment) |
Frags | Tech Fragments (level 75 equipment currency) |
Tech frags | Tech Fragments (level 75 equipment currency) |
TF | Tech Fragments (level 75 equipment currency) |
Stats | |
Mast | Mastery (stat) |
End | Endurance (stat) |
Pow | Power (stat) |
Crit | Critical (stat) |
Alac | Alacrity (stat) |
Acc | Accuracy (stat) |
Def | Defense (stat) |
Shld | Shield Rating (stat) |
Absrp | Absorption (stat) |
DR | Damage reduction (can also be "Diminishing Returns") |
AR | armor rating |
Arm Pen | Armor penetration |
Gaming | |
MMO | Massive Multiplayer Online (Game) |
MMORPG | Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game |
SWTOR | Star Wars: The Old Republic |
TOR | The Old Republic: |
KOTOR | Knights of the Old Republic (single-player predecessor game to Star Wars: The Old Republic) |
KOTOR II | Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (single-player predecessor game to Star Wars: The Old Republic) |
TSL | Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (single-player predecessor game to Star Wars: The Old Republic) |
SWG | Star Wars Galaxies (old online Star Wars game): |
SWGoH | Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (mobile game) |
GoH | Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (mobile game) |
FO | Star Wars: Fallen Order (recent single player Star Wars game) |
BF | Battlefront, usually Star Wars: Battlefront II (combat online game) |
FPS | First-Person Shooter style of game (not SWTOR) |
Emoticons | |
XD | A smiling / laughing face |
: ) | A smiling face |
: - ) | A smiling face |
: D | A very happy smiling face |
: ( | A sad face |
: P | A face sticking out its tongue, playful, joking, teasing |
:/ | A mildly unhappy face, frowning |
:X | A face with an X over its mouth, lips are sealed, usually mildly upset or don't want to say anything |
; ) | A winking face, sarcasm, playful, joking, teasing |
:O | A surprised face |
>_< | Unhappy face, slightly frustrated, annoyed |
>> | Unhappy face, slightly frustrated, annoyed |
>.< | Unhappy face, slightly frustrated, annoyed |
-_- | Unhappy face, not pleased, annoyed |
^_^ | Happy face, very pleased and relaxed |
uwu / UwU | feeling of happiness face overly cute, can be used leeringly |
? | Single question mark,Expression of confusion, usually requesting more information about discussion topic |
??? | Expression of extreme confusion, usually requesting more information about discussion topic |
! | Single exclamation mark, expression of surprise |
!!! | Expression of extreme surprise or excitement |
<3 | Heart, expression of love or friendship or appreciation |
O_O / o-o / O_o / o_O / o_o / O-O | Freaked out expression, wide eyes |