Commonly Used Acronyms in the Civ Community

[MAS]

Beeline - Going directly towards a technology ignoring others

It is my understanding the meaning of this word is more nuanced, in that you don't "ignoring others" for 100%

 

[kristopherb]

omfg -oh my f* god

 

[Flak]

FFA = Free For All

 

[Zebra 9]

I don't think I see GG=Great General

 

[Arithmomaniac]

These are for the War Academy.

 

[The Navy Seal]

This are all that I came up with so far. Hoping to get some more

SOS--------------(Super-Off-Subject)
BOT--------------(The-Lopez)
CA----------------(Civ-Addict)

 

[Gwil]

WFYABTA (variable - We Fear You Are Becoming Too Advanced!)

 

[The Navy Seal]

RF----------------Religion freak
RN----------------Religion nut
RFNI-------------Religion freak named Isabella
WM--------------Warmonger
SS---------------Super silly
OT---------------Off topic
THX-------------Thanks
DA--------------The
Example for DA
Where's da mod?
Comp---------computer
LO-------------Low odds
HO------------High odds
MO-----------Medium odds
ITW----------Impossible to win
Prim--------Primative
ADA--------Air defence artillery
APC--------Armored personnel carrier
ASP--------Ammunition supply point
ATGM-----Anittank guided missile
GI-----------Government issue
GTA-------Graphic training aid
LAW------Light antitank weapon
MG--------Machine gun
PTL-------Primary target line
SAM------Surface-to-air missile
SOP------Standard operating procedure

 

[The Navy Seal]

SM------------Sid Meiers
SJ-------------Soren Johnson
A man-------Alex Mantzaris
IMO----------In My Opion
IMHO----------In My Humble Opion
IMVHO----------In My Very Humble Opion
IMEHO----------In My Extremly Humble Opion
IMMHO----------In My Magnificently Humble Opion
WL-----------Warlords
FA-----------Firaxis
UB----------Unique Building
Mult--------Multiplayer
PB---------Pit Boss
VF---------Very Funny
NN---------Not Needed
RC---------Red Coat
JAGW----Jaguar Warrior
IMP--------IMPI
SIG--------Signature
AV---------Avatar
IDUNNO-----I Don't No
NC------------No Clue
TP------------Technical Problem
GMRK------Getting my rear kicked

 

[kristopherb]

fubar
f***ed yp beond all reconisoin

 

[Dread_Pirate]

These ones had me stumped at first:

CE - Cottage Economy
SE - Specialist Economy

 

[Shoot the Moon]

UB------Unique Building
GPP-----Great Person Points
GW------Great Wall
ToA-----Temple of Artemis
GL-------Great Library/Great Lighthouse

 

[LAnkou]

CS Slingshot: Building the Oracle to select Civil Service as a free tech
Praets: Praetorians
C4W: Civ 4 Warlords
Xbows: Crossbows
MC: Metal Casting
BW: Bronze Working
Philo: Philosophy
cIV: Civ 4
axe: Axeman
swords: swordsman
Mace: Maceman
FFH: Fall From Heaven (popular cIV mod)
To Bomb/Culture bomb: using a GA as a Great Work to play culture aggressively
to Fahrenheit 532:to destroy a city (reference to the temperature at which city burns; Sirian TM)
Tech Whore: AI leader who love to get tech and will accept to do almost everything to get more, particulary Mansa Musa
Spain on a lake: classical start where the player plays isabella and can found his first city on a lake
Boudhist Spain: reference to the predictability of AI starts
Ressource wonders: hollywood, rock and Roll and broadway

and for the joke:
No metals, no horses: game over

 

[Monthar]

I've been seeing DOW in some pre-game discussions for GOTM and WOTM. What does DOW stand for?

 

[Greeneyedzombie]

Dow= decleration of war.

 

[Rusty Edge]

I used to say CFC ?!?
What do chloro-fluoro-carbons have to do with this?

GOTM ? Got them? Gotham?

DOW ? Dow Jones Industrial Average?

GE ? General Electric?

 

[ggganz]

Not exactly and acronym, but a Catapult is a "Suicide Bomber".
(Can't believe I didn't see this one, maybe missed) UN= United Nations
occ=one city challenge
Dan Quale screen=screen at end of game showing leadership abilities
And you can remove the "man" from any unit and everyone will know what it means.

 

[PimpyMicPimp]

WFYABTA (variable - We Fear You Are Becoming Too Advanced!)

I was about to suggest that one!

You stole my only contribution

TR=Trade Routes? I just want to help

 

[The Navy Seal]

HR = Hereditary rule
TOA = Temple Of Artemis

 

[frob2900]

Here follows a bunch of terms commonly used in the Strategy & Tips forums. Not all acronyms but very common terms. There is almost always someone asking what some of these terms mean.

Otherwise I agree with the acronyms listed by Roxtar and LAnkou. I completely disagree with those given by Bushface (I've never seen them used).

I have tried not to list previously mentioned acronyms. I apologize if I repeat what others have already listed.

Wonders:
'Mids=Pyramids
ToA=Temple of Artemis
SoL=Statue of Liberty
Wat=Angkor Wat
Chicken Pizza,Chitza,Itza,The Great Chicken=Chichen Itza (Like the swedish saying goes: "A Beloved Child has Many Names")
The Epic=Heroic Epic
Heroic Theater=Globe Theater/Heroic Epic combination
Henge, The Henge=Stonehenge
GL, The Lighthouse=Great Lighthouse (Often called GL if there is no chance of confusion with the Great Library)
UN=The United Nations (doh)
Sankore=The University of Sankore
Taj=The Taj Mahal


Units:
Phants=War Elephants (I've never seen them called Jumbo)
Chokos=Cho-Ko-Nus
Cavs=Cavalry
Gren=Grenadier
Treb=Trebuchet
Cat=Catapult
Prat=Praetorian

All Great People given by their initials, i.e. GA, GS, GP etc.
All units ending in "man" are usually referred to without the "man" part,
e.g. Axes, Swords, Maces, Rifles etc.



Leaders:
Hatty=Hatshepsut (Egypt)
Lizzy,Izzy=Elizabeth (England) (Lizzy preferable)
Vicky=Victoria (England)
Issy=Isabella (Spain)
Monty=Montezuma (Aztec)
Fred,Freddy=Frederick the Great (Germany)
Cat=Catherine (Russia)
Toku=Tokugawa (Japan)

Techs:
CoL=Code of Laws
Lit=Literature
Philo=Philosophy
Poly=Polytheism
SciMeth=Scientific Method

Civics:
Hed, Hed Rule=Hereditary Rule
SP=State Property



General Civ IV Terms:
FE=Farm Economy
SE=Specialist Economy
CE=Cottage Economy
HE=Hammer Economy (Debatable. Implies winning by production advantage rather than specialist/commerce advantage)
(Dangerous Acronyms. I'd recommend a special committee headed by forum members Acidsatyr, DaveMcW and a few others to debate the exact definitions further )

Economic rushes: Whiprush/Poprush/Whip (slavery), Choprush/Chop (forest chopping), Buy/Goldrush (universal suffrage purchase)
Military rushes: Axerush, Cavrush etc. Catrush (catapult rush, often implies a construction beeline as well)
There ought to be no confusion between economic and military rushes.