League of Legends Terminology & Basic Slang Explained

There has been some great League of Legends terminology throughout the years. From 200 years to Jungle diff, many phrases are synonymous with the MOBA. Although saying Jungle diff will likely antagonize your teammate, learning the basic League of Legends slang is helpful when you chat with your LoL opponents.

Basic League of Legends Terminology

• Jungle Diff – Being a Jungler in League of Legends is a hard life. Jungle diff occurs when one Jungler outperforms the other. You will usually see one team at the end of the game typing this in all chat when they lose. Unfortunately, it is not always true. Even if the Jungler is performing well, if one specific laner is losing hard, they will often type Jungle diff as an excuse for losing.
• AFK – This term is used throughout gaming and is not specific to League of Legends. AFK means away from keyboard, meaning the player is not actively at their desk playing the game. You will often see players using this term when a team member leaves the game, also known as rage quitting.
• BG – BG stands for bad game. It isn’t used frequently as other LoL terms on this list because most gamers refuse to acknowledge their fault.
• GG/GGWP – This is one of the most popular terms in competitive gaming. GG stands for good game, and GGWP stands for good game well played. This term is used in practically every League of Legends game right now as the nexus is exploding. It is a way for players to respect each other for a good match.
• GLHF – This stands for good luck have fun. League of Legends often uses this as a sign of respect towards both teams.
• 200 years – This is a newer term used when Aphelios was released. This meant that his kit was far more advanced than the ADCs that were around at the time, as he was one of the more overpowered champions in League of Legends.

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More League of Legends Terminology Explained

• Nash – This is short for Baron Nashor, a neutral objective that buffs players, increases their stats, and makes the minions harder to kill. Players will say Nash when they want their team to go towards Baron. It’s a quicker way of saying it without typing too much time.
• CC – CC stands for Crowd Control, which means a champion’s abilities can lock down a specific player or the entire enemy team.
• Feeder/Inter – One of the most commonly used terms in League of Legends history. Int and Feed intertwine, as on the report page, you can report a player for intentionally feeding. This means when a player on your team or the enemy team deliberately dies repeatedly to either a specific player in the lane or the entire team. The player is not actively trying to win the game, only to troll their teammates.
• Split – Split stands for split pushing, in which a player pushes either Top Lane or the Bot Lane to try to take down the enemy towers.
• Fill – This stands for Autofill when a player is given a role that is not their primary position. You will see this used during champion selection, with the player normally asking the player in their main position to swap with them because they are a “fill.”
• Camp – Camp is a commonly used term when a player constantly attacks their lane. For example, if a Jungler is constantly ganking your lane, you will normally tell your team they are camping you.
• Gank – Gank is a term in League of Legends used when a player is ambushing your lane with the intent to get a kill or, at the very least, burn your summoner spells.
• KS – This term is for the petty players. KS stands for Kill Steal, where a player will kill the enemy champion, but a teammate thinks it should have been their kill. This isn’t always the case, however. Sometimes, a non-carry role such as a support can take the kill when they didn’t need to. This happens often, where a tank support would last hit the enemy champion to secure the kill when it would have been more valuable on the carry.

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