List of known Puzzle Pirates abbreviations and acronyms

This is a list of known Puzzle Pirates abbreviations and acronyms. Please maintain alphabetical order.

A

 * A = Admiral (blockade coordination role)
 * AFK = Away from the keyboard
 * Aim = Aimuari
 * AKA = Also known as
 * Alt = Alternate pirate
 * Apoth = Apothecary
 * Arch = Archipelago

B

 * Bag, Bagh = Baghlah
 * Barb = Barbarian
 * BK = Brigand King
 * Block = Blockade
 * BM = Black market
 * Bnav = Battle navigation (not to be confused with duty navigation)
 * Bot = Non player pirate or swabbie
 * BRB = Be right back
 * Brig = Brigand, merchant brig, war brig (usage can be ambiguous)
 * BS = (1) Blacksmithing; (2) bullcannon

C

 * Cade = Blockade
 * Cap, Capt, Cap'n = Captain
 * Cb = Cannon ball
 * CC = Crystal Clear
 * CC = Cursed Chest
 * CI = Cursed Isles
 * CO = Commanding Officer
 * CP = Cabin person

D

 * D/C, D/C'd = Disconnect, disconnected.
 * Dev = Developer
 * Dist = Distinguished or Distilling
 * DITW = Dead in the water
 * Dnav = Duty navigation (not to be confused with battle navigation)
 * Doub, Dub = Doubloon
 * DR = Duty report
 * Drop = Dropping a war chest

E

 * EH = Explorers' hall

F

 * Flot, Floaty, Flotty = Flotilla
 * FO = Fleet officer
 * FR = Fine rum
 * Frig = War frigate or grand frigate
 * FTW = For the win

G

 * GD = Game Design
 * GF = Grand frigate
 * GM = Grand Master
 * Gun = Gunnery
 * GY = Graveyard

H

 * HWFO = Hand Waving Freak-Outery
 * HS = Haunted Seas

I

 * IBTL = I beat the locker or In before the lock
 * IM, IW = Iron monger, Ironworking
 * IMHO = In my honest opinion or In my humble opinion
 * IMO = In my opinion
 * Imp = Imperial
 * Ippo = Ippolito
 * Inc, Incred = Incredible on a duty report or incredible trophy
 * Insta = Instakill (instantaneous kill)
 * IO = Imperial outpost

J

 * JC = Jobbing contact

K

 * Kade = Blockade
 * KB = Kraken's blood or keyboard

L

 * Leg = Legendary
 * LP = League point
 * LPR = Little Pirates' Room (a.k.a. Bathroom)
 * LS = Longship
 * LSM = Last second move (in battle navigation)

M

 * MAA = Master at Arms (or Man at Arms)
 * MB = Merchant brig
 * MP = Master piece (in carpentry)

N

 * Nav = Navigation
 * NB = Notice Board
 * NC, NCP = Nice Cover (Partner) (Spades)
 * NH = Nice Hand (Cards)
 * NN = Nice Nil (Spades)
 * NPP = Non-player pirate
 * NSFW = Not safe for work

O

 * O = Officer
 * OBB = Officer bulletin board
 * OCL = Olympic Champions League
 * OiC = Officer in charge/command
 * OM = Ocean Master
 * OOB = Out of (sea) battle
 * OOO = Three Rings Design
 * OP = Opening/original post/poster

P

 * Patch = Eyepatch (see injury)
 * Pilly = Pillage
 * PTB = Permission to board
 * PVE = Player versus environment
 * PVP = Player versus player

Q

 * QFT = Quoted For Truth

R

 * Ringer = A developer of Three Rings Design

S

 * Salt = Old salt
 * SF = Swordfight
 * SH = Sea horse (Ippolito))
 * Shippy = Shipyard
 * Skell = Skellie
 * SL = Shore Leave
 * SMA = Super Mega Alliance
 * SMH = Sea Monster Hunt
 * SO = Senior officer
 * SPG, SPAG = Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
 * SW = Shipwrightery
 * SY = Shipyard

T

 * TD = Treasure Drop
 * TH = Treasure Haul
 * TITS = Take it to Shore Leave
 * TL;DR = Too long;didn't read
 * Tourney = Tournament
 * TP = Trading post
 * TRAM = The Rest Are Mine (hearts)
 * TTQ&A, TTQA = Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers

U

 * Ult = Ultimate or ultimate trophy

V

 * VA = Vice Admiral (blockade coordination role)

W

 * WB = (1) War brig; (2) Welcome back
 * WF = War frigate

X

 * XO = Executive Officer

Y

 * YW = You're Welcome

Z

 * Zomb = Zombie

Other links

 * Category:Redirects from abbreviation
 * http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=16433
 * http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=52032
 * http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=26556
 * Big List of YPP Acronyms from the Piratical Parley and Politics forum
 * http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=135598