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| This page serves the purpose of informing players and spectators of Urban Dead of the wide and colourful range of colloquialisms, abbreviations, and terminology specific to the game. It is an exploration of the linguistics behind day to day life in Malton, and also hopes to create a concise documentation of the unique language of the MMORPG we all love so much.
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| So whether you're a "n00b", a die-hard [[trenchie]], a [[rotter]], [[griefer]] or [[death cultist]], or you simply want to fit in with your group of UD-playing friends without stooping to playing an online RPG, then...
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| <big><big><center>'''''"This is the guide for you!"'''''</center></big></big>
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| ''A list of popular (and unpopular) suburb nicknames can be found [[Suburb Nicknames|here]].''
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| =Types of Players=
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| In alphabetical order:
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| ===[[Death_Cultist|Death Cultist]]===
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| A slang term for survivors who assist the zombie cause through PKing, destroying generators and radios, over- or de-barricading, healing zombies and allowing zombies to attack them so that the zombies may gain XP. Many also act as [[Guide:Colloquialisms#Zombie Spy|zombie spies]].
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| ===[[Gker]]===
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| Generator killer. A player who goes around destroying [[Generators]].
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| ===[[Life_Cultist|Life Cultist]]===
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| A player who helps the [[Human|Survivor]] cause whilst in zombie form.
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| ===[[Mrh Cow]]===
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| A [[survivor]] orientated player in [[zombie]] form waiting at a [[revive point]] to be returned to life. In Death Rattle, a ''"Mrh? Gaah".''
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| ==='''N00b'''===
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| A new player. Generally just starting out with little or no experience in the game.
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| ===[[Pker]]===
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| Player Killer. A Survivor who goes around killing [[Humans|Survivors]].
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| ===[[Rotter]]===
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| A [[Zombie]] with the [[Zombie_skills|skill]] [[Brain_Rot|Brain Rot]] which negate the effect of [[Useful_Items#NecroTech_Revivification_Syringe|revivification syringe]] unless they are in a powered NT Building.
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| ===RPKer===
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| Someone who kills [[Mrh Cows]] at [[Revive Points]].
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| If undertaken by a zombie it is a form ZKing that is against the survivor cause and is sometimes jovially referred to as [[Cow Tipping]].
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| ===[[Trenchie]]===
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| [[Trenchcoater]]. Typically used to describe one of a large portion of the UD gaming community. It is a derogatory term referring to survivors who:
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| *Kill zombies outside, a mostly pointless act often performed by new players (see: n00b)
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| *Broadcast their kills over the radio
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| *Insult zombies whilst shooting them
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| *Don't learn from their own mistakes and don't listen to advice
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| {{main|Trenchcoater}}
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| ===[[Zerg]]===
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| Also known as a "zerger" or multi-account abuser. Someone who uses two or more accounts together within the game to achieve a common goal.
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| ''Plural: "zergs", "zergers"''
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| ''Verbs: "zerging"''
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| ===[[Zombie Spy]]===
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| A survivor character who locates and watches safehouses on behalf of zombies, using flares or metagaming to announce their findings.
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| ==Slang words for "zombie"==
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| ===Z===
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| The shortest abbreviation for "zombie". Often used in broadcasts to contend with character restrictions.
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| One might see one of the following phrases commonly used in Malton:
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| *''"OMG 2 Zs outside! WE'RE ALL FUCKED!"''
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| *''"Got a Z at the [[RP]] needing a [[Guide:Colloquialisms#Poke|poke]]"''
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| ===[[Zack]]===
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| Slang for [[Zombie]], but seems to be less popular than "[[#Zed|Zed]]". It was popularised by the Max Brooks novel [[wikipedia:World War Z|World War Z]].
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| ===[[Zed]]===
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| Slang for [[Zombie]]. This colloquialism seems to be more popular than "[[#Zack|Zack]]".
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| ===[[Zker]]===
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| Zombie killer. A zombie who goes around killing zombies.
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| These could be credited into the group of [[Life_Cultist|Life Cultists]]
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| =Items=
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| In alphabetical order:
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| ===[[FAK]]===
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| First Aid Kit.
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| The term works as a noun or a verb.
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| '''Related words:''' '''''Adjectives''':"FAKked", "FAKking"''
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| Phrases including this term that can be commonly heard by survivors include:
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| *''"Come over to X and '''FAK''' me."''
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| *''"I need a good, hard '''FAK'''king."''
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| *''"Anybody in here need a '''FAK'''?"''
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| *''"I haven't been '''FAK'''ked in so long..."''
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| *''"We give a '''FAK'''."''
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| ===[[Genny]]===
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| Generator. Plural: ''"Gennies"''
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| =Actions=
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| In alphabetical order:
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| ===Poke===
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| To [[revive]] a zombie.
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| '''Related words''':
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| ''"poked", "poking". '''Plurals''': "pokes", "pokings"''
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| Phrases including this term that can be commonly heard by survivors include:
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| *''"Don't worry, I'll '''poke''' you."''
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| *''"I need a '''poke'''"''
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| *''"I '''poked''' that [[zed]] good."''
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| *''"I see scientists '''poking''' every other zambah in this church but me. What gives?"''
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| =Places=
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| ===[[NT]]===
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| A [[Necrotech]] building.
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| :This is where [[revivication]] syringes are found, and the only place where [[brain rot|brain rotted]] zombies can be revived.(Only in powered NT buildings.)
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| ===[[TRP]]===
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| A Tactical Resource Point.
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| :This is where many of the supplies that a [[Human|Survivor]] needs to go about his business in malton are found.
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| TRPs include:
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| *Hospitals - FAKs
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| *Police Departments - Guns & Ammo
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| *Necrotech Buildings - Revivication Syringes
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| *Auto Repair Shops - Fuel Cans
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| *Factories - Gennys, Toolboxes and Fuel Cans
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| *Malls - Wide range of Items
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| ===[[RP]]===
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| A [[revive]] point.
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| :This is where [[Humans|Survivors]] revive zombies who wish to be a survivor again.
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| These are generally streets near to an [[NT]] Building.
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| [[Mrh Cows]] are commonplace at RPs.
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| [[Category:Guides]]
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| =Other=
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| ===[[KOS]]===
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| Kill on sight. A user is KOS if a certain group thinks they should be killed on sight.
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| KOS can also be used humorously to parody [[trenchies]] who usually use the phrase, by declaring a player to be "Kiss on Sight". This spawned a limitless number of offshoots such as DHOS, Dry Hump on Sight.
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| =[[Main Page|Wiki]]=
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| ===[[ALiM]]===
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| Abbreviation for 'The List of [[Amusing Locations in Malton]]', has grown to be used as a synonym for funny.
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| ===[[Special:Recentchanges|RC]]===
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| Abbreviation for the list of recent edits to the wiki. <br>
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| ''Dude check RC, i've done some lol!''
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