Common Terms

This is a list of terms used in MOBA games, and Smite.

[edit] Smite Glossary of Terms

Term	Definition
APAM	All Pick All Mid
ARAM	All Random All Mid
b	Back, meaning move back to the base.
Care	A request that someone or lane plays cautiously, usually when an enemy is in the jungle or missing.
Creeps	Monsters that are not controlled by players. Normally refers to ones spawned at the phoenix.
CC	Crowd Control
cd	Cooldown, usually in reference to a skill being on cooldown.
def	Defend.
d	Defend.
farm	Pertaining to the amount of gold that one has. "High farm" normally means lots of items or gold.
Gank	Attacking an enemy hero, normally with multiple heroes and as a surprise.
HoG	Hand of the Gods, ability used to damage monsters.
KS	Kill steal / Kill stolen/ Kill Secured
LoS	Line of Sight, the area that others can see.
MIA	Missing In Action.
Miss	Missing from lane.
OOM	Out of mana.
HP	Health points. can be used to tell someone you are low on health or have no health to fight.
OP	Overpowered, or stronger than meant to be.
push	Pertaining to moving down a lane and attacking/destroying buildings.
SS	An abbreviation of Missing. (From the ss in miSSing.) It can also mean "Stay Safe. An enemy is missing"
re	Returned to lane.
ult	Ultimate skill, 4th skill that is earned at level 5.
UP	Underpowered, or weaker than meant to be.

Term	Definition
AP/AD	Action Power or Attack Damage, refers to a Normal Attack.
MP/AP	Magical Power or Ability Power, refers to a Skill Attack.

Term	Definition
Focus	Direct all attacks. "Focus Bakasura"
Harass	Attacking enemy gods while in lane, in order to bring their health down to set up a kill.
Juke	Dodging enemy attacks, and getting out of line of sight.
Gank	To have someone come up in a sneaky fashion and catch an enemy off guard in hopes of getting a kill on them.

Term	Definition
Mid	Middle Lane
Left	Left Lane
Right	Right Lane
Jungle	Area in between lanes that contains neutral monsters which grant buffs.