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%

 

[Olleus]

Nappy = Napoleon
Izzy = Isebela / Elizabeth
Vicky = Victoria
Crazy Man/Monty = Montezuma
Alex = Alexander

CS = civil service
pop rush = using slavery to rush a building
chop rush = cutting down trees to rush production of a building

 

[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