Valorant is a famous FPS game published by Riot Games. When you compete in 5v5 battles on different maps, you will have to win several rounds before becoming famous. Valorant does add some distinction to the traditional FPS genre, which is one of the reasons for its fan base. While playing Valorant, you will come across several terms. Along with that, you’ll hear a lot of acronyms and jargon that are common in the gaming community, the most common of which is NT. If you don’t know about them, don’t worry, this guide is for you. Here we will explain the meanings of Valorant Lingo as well as the common abbreviations and terminology you will come across.
Explanation of meanings, abbreviations and terminology of Valorant Lingo
Even an experienced gamer can forget some of the terms used in various games. That’s how far and wide the gaming jargon is. Below we have listed the common language, abbreviations and terminology you should know in the community. Here are the jargon, abbreviations and terminology in Valorant:
- UU: Refers to “Good Try”.
- TG: Refers to “Good try”.
- ADS: Related to aiming.
- Bunnyhop: Refers to a movement technique that involves alternating jumps and aerial strafes to move quickly.
- Camp: refers to holding a territory on the defensive.
- Cubby: Refers to deep corners where players can camp.
- Dink: You mean headshots.
- Flick: Refers to quickly moving the scope and shooting.
- Flank: Sneaks up behind the player to surprise them.
- Frag: Refers to kills.
- Top Frag: Refers to the most kills in a match.
- Bottom Frag: Refers to the fewest kills in a match.
- Swinging Gaze: Refers to quickly moving into and out of cover to gain information.
- On/One Shot: Affects a low health target.
- BS: Refers to a good game.
- Ace: Refers to one player killing all five enemy players.
- Team Ace: Refers to everyone on your team getting one kill each and there are 0 deaths per round.
- Flawless: Refers to your team destroying the enemy team without loss.
- Line Up: Refers to a positioning setting that ensures your ability lands in a certain way.
- Eco Round: Refers to the call to save currency during the purchase phase.
- Bomb/Spike: Refers to a call to plant a spike.
- TP: Related to teleport
- Wallhack: Refers to a call to warn teammates of the possibilities of Wallhack.
- Stack: refers to the call to group in one place.
- Stick: Refers to the call to play the target instead of chasing kills.
- Spawn: Refers to your team’s starting area.
- Roomba: Refers to the Raze Boombot’s ability term.
- Rez: Refers to calling Sages to use their Ressurection ability.
- Molly: Refers to any AoE ability.
- Drop: Refers to teammates who ask for weapons during the purchase phase.
This is all that is in the abbreviation and terminology of Valorant Lingo.