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Just like any other online community, there are many '''acronyms, clippings & initialisms''' used within the Growtopian | Just like any other online community, there are many '''acronyms, clippings & initialisms''' used within the Growtopian community. This page lists some of the commonly used acronyms, clippings & initialisms. | ||
==Acronyms== | ==Acronyms== | ||
An '''acronym''' is an abbreviation formed by the first letters or syllables of a series of words, and which is itself pronounced like a word.<ref>https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref> For example, within the Growtopian | An '''acronym''' is an abbreviation formed by the first letters or syllables of a series of words, and which is itself pronounced like a word.<ref>https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref> For example, within the Growtopian community, "gaut" is an acronym made up of the first syllable of [[Gaia's Beacon]] and the initialism of [[Unstable Tesseract]]. | ||
===G=== | ===G=== | ||
*gaut > [[Gaia's Beacon]]-[[Unstable Tesseract]] combo | *gaut > [[Gaia's Beacon]]-[[Unstable Tesseract]] combo | ||
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==Clippings== | ==Clippings== | ||
A '''clipping''' is a short form of a word created by removing syllables.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clipping</ref> For example, within the Growtopian | A '''clipping''' is a short form of a word created by removing syllables.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clipping</ref> For example, within the Growtopian community, "stits" is the clipping of [[Surgical Stitches]]. | ||
===A=== | ===A=== | ||
*ances > [[Ancestral Lens of Riches]], [[Ancestral Orb of Time]], [[Ancestral Seed of Life]], [[Ancestral Tesseract of Dimensions]], [[Ancestral Totem of Wisdom]] | *ances > [[Ancestral Lens of Riches]], [[Ancestral Orb of Time]], [[Ancestral Seed of Life]], [[Ancestral Tesseract of Dimensions]], [[Ancestral Totem of Wisdom]] | ||
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==Initialisms== | ==Initialisms== | ||
An '''initialism''' is a term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initialism</ref> For example, within the Growtopian | An '''initialism''' is a term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initialism</ref> For example, within the Growtopian community, "ut" is the initialism of [[Unstable Tesseract]]. | ||
===B=== | ===B=== | ||
*bc > [[Broadcast]] | *bc > [[Broadcast]] | ||
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Just like any other online community, there are many acronyms, clippings & initialisms used within the Growtopian community. This page lists some of the commonly used acronyms, clippings & initialisms.
Acronyms
An acronym is an abbreviation formed by the first letters or syllables of a series of words, and which is itself pronounced like a word.[1][2] For example, within the Growtopian community, "gaut" is an acronym made up of the first syllable of Gaia's Beacon and the initialism of Unstable Tesseract.
G
- gaut > Gaia's Beacon-Unstable Tesseract combo
P
- paw > Player Appreciation Week
Clippings
A clipping is a short form of a word created by removing syllables.[3] For example, within the Growtopian community, "stits" is the clipping of Surgical Stitches.
A
- ances > Ancestral Lens of Riches, Ancestral Orb of Time, Ancestral Seed of Life, Ancestral Tesseract of Dimensions, Ancestral Totem of Wisdom
- anti > Antidote
C
- chand > Chandelier
F
- ftank > Fish Tank
G
- gscan > GrowScan 9000
- gtoken > Growtoken
L
- lgrid > Laser Grid
M
- mag > MAGPLANT 5000
R
- ray > Rayman's Fist
S
- stits > Surgical Stitches
- surg > Surgery
V
- vend > Vending Machine
Initialisms
An initialism is a term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.[4] For example, within the Growtopian community, "ut" is the initialism of Unstable Tesseract.
B
- bc > Broadcast
- bgl > Blue Gem Lock
- bl > Big Lock
C
- cb > Custom Broadcast
- csn > casino, Crystal Shard Necklace
D
- dc > Daily Challenges, disconnect/disconnection
- dcc > Demon Control Cap
- dcs > Dreamcatcher Staff
- dl > Diamond Lock
E
- el > Emerald Lock
F
- fc > Friendcast
G
H
- hl > Huge Lock
P
- pz > Punch Jammer-Zombie Jammer combo
R
- rl > real life, Royal Lock, Ruby Lock
S
- sb > Super Broadcast
- sdb > Super Duper Broadcast
- sfw > Super Fireworks
- sl > Small Lock
- ssu > Spirit Storage Unit
- sww > Special Winter Wish
U
- ut > Unstable Tesseract
W
- wl > World Lock
- ww > Winter Wish, Wolf Whistle, WOLFWORLD