Neopian Dictionary
Welcome to the Neopian Dictionary! Here, you can find definitions and explanations
for all those strange Neopian words that have been puzzling you. Some of the words
here were invented by the Neopets Team; others were created by players and have stuck
around because they're so useful. From Meepits to MPETs and from RI to restocking,
we're here to explain them all!
There are 52 matching terms.
Adverspam
['ædvəspæm] - noun
A post that adds very little to a Neoboard conversation, and may be posted multiple times in different topic threads, solely for the purpose of gaining publicity for the writer's Beauty Contest entry.
Example Usage:
"Let's give each other some art critique! No adverspam in this thread, please."
See Also: The Beauty Contest
Category: Boards
Announced Giveaway
[æn'aʊnst 'gɪvəwɛɪ] - noun
A message on the Neoboards advertising the fact that a player is giving away items. This is against the rules.
Example Usage:
"Sorry, I think that plan would count as an announced giveaway. I wouldn't do it if I were you."
Category: Boards
Asplode
[æs'ploʊd] - verb
(1) A comical misspelling of the word "explode".
(2) A fan term for the Neopets Team's practice of automatically locking Neoboard topics (blocking anyone from adding further posts) when they exceed 500 replies, regardless of content. A thread that is automatically locked in this way is said to have "asploded" due to too many replies. Users may also try to "asplode" a board themselves before this happens.
Example Usage:
(1) "The Neoboards are currently not working because something asploded. Oops. We'll try and fix them as soon as we can."
(2) "OK, this thread's up to 490 posts. I think I'd better make a follow-up topic before it asplodes!"
Category: Boards
Avatar
['ævætɑː] - noun
The icon used to represent a player on the Neoboards. You can choose from a wide variety. Some "secret avatars" have to be unlocked by completing certain tasks.
Example Usage:
"Wow, I love your Neopian Times avatar! I bet that was hard to unlock."
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Boards
Avi
['æviː] - noun
Abbreviation of "avatar". The icon used to represent a player on the Neoboards. Some "secret avatars" have to be unlocked by completing certain tasks.
Example Usage:
"I'm saving up for the MSPP avi! It's going to be a long slog, but I'll see it through!"
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Boards
Avvie
[æviː] - noun
Abbreviation of "avatar". The icon used to represent a player on the Neoboards. Some "secret avatars" have to be unlocked by completing certain tasks.
Example Usage:
"I love your avvie! How did you get it?"
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Boards
BD Chat
[biːdiːtʃæt] - noun
Abbreviation for "Battledome Chat". The Neoboard for all things Battledome-related.
Example Usage:
"I thought the BD Chat was mean at first, but after learning a thing or two about the Battledome on my own, I found the people there were very helpful."
Category: Boards
BDC
[biːdiːsiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Battledome Chat". A Neoboard where people find opponents for two-player matches and buy and sell expensive weapons. Not to be confused with "BC", the Beauty Contest Chat.
Example Usage:
"I have no idea what this weapon's worth -- it's been sitting on my account for years. Maybe I'll ask on the BDC."
Category: Boards
BFA
[biːɛfɛɪ] - noun
Abbreviation for "Bump For Awareness", used to indicate that a topic is important and you are posting to bump the thread to the top of a Neoboard, where others are more likely to see it.
Example Usage:
"bfa - randomuser's account was hijacked, please be alert for anyone offering to trade her prized battlepet."
Category: Boards
BGC
[biːdʒiːsiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Bony Grarrl Club". A very expensive and rare item that can give you a secret avatar when equipped to a Grarrl. By extension, the avatar associated with it.
Example Usage:
"When I was a newbie, my friend lent me a BGC and I accidentally *fed* it to my Grarrl instead of equipping it. I thought she was going to kill me for a minute."
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Boards
Board
[bɔːd] - noun
(1) A section of the Neoboards, Neopets.com's chatting area. Different boards are themed around different subjects.
(2) An individual thread on the Neoboards.
Note: "Boards", plural, is an abbreviation for "Neoboards" and refers to the entire chat system in general.
Example Usage:
(1) "Sorry, I don't think anyone here knows much about Neocash trading values. Maybe you should try the NC Mall board?"
(2) "You already made a board on this topic. Why are you trying to start a new one?"
Category: Boards
Bump
[bʌmp] - verb
To make a new post at the end of a Neoboard thread that has been neglected, bringing it back to the top of the list of topics.
Example Usage:
"On a fast-moving Neoboard like the Pound Chat, you may have to bump your thread a few times before it gets noticed."
Category: Boards
Charter
['tʃaːtə] - noun
A Neoboard open only to players who have subscribed to Neopets Premium for more than three months.
Example Usage:
"I have a few good Neofriends that I met on Charter."
See Also: Neopets Premium
Category: Boards
EMS
[iːɛmɛs] - noun
Abbreviation of "Evil Things and Monster Sightings". A Neoboard originally designed for talk about the various villains of Neopia, but that has no clearly defined topic.
Example Usage:
"Some years ago, the Neopets Team tried to take down the EMS board. There was one heck of a protest and they had to put it back."
Category: Boards
Flame
[flɛɪm] - verb
To reply to a topic angrily and aggressively, without really adding anything to the discussion.
Example Usage:
"Last time I suggested Elon Hughlis should be retired from the Maraquan Yooyuball team, I got flamed by a lot of angry fangirls."
Category: Boards
Font
[fɒnt] - noun
The coding used to make your board posts appear in different colours, sizes or styles, or with extra decoration. More properly known as NeoHTML.
Example Usage:
"This page has a range of ready-made Neoboard fonts you can use. Just copy the coding into the right box on your Chat Preferences page."
See Also: How to Make a Font
Category: Boards
GLL
[gi: el el] - noun
Abbreviation for "Good luck lending". A frequent exclamation of luck on the Neoboards, particularly when rejecting or turning down a lending offer.
Example Usage:
"I don't need basics anymore, but GLL!"
Category: Boards
GLS
[gi: el es] - noun
Abbreviation for "Good luck selling". A frequent exclamation of luck on the Neoboards.
Example Usage:
"A rare TCG card? No thanks, but GLS!"
Category: Boards
HC
[ɛɪtʃsiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Help Chat". The Help Neoboard, where questions about the site can be asked and answered.
Example Usage:
"I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do here. Maybe I should ask on the HC."
Category: Boards
I/S
[aɪɛs] - noun
The "Ideas and Suggestions" Neoboard. One of the lesser-known boards due to lack of traffic.
Example Usage:
"I posted this on I/S, but it didn't get much attention. I wonder if I should send it to the editorial?"
Category: Boards
ITTPD
[aɪtiːtiːpiːdiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "I Taunt The Pant Devil". The name of a secret avatar which is gained by keeping very rare items in your inventory.
Example Usage:
"Somebody give me a Pant Devil Attractor or six, please. I feel jittery getting my rare items out to try and get ITTPD..."
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Boards
Lock
[lɒk] - verb
To prevent anybody from posting on a particular thread on the Neoboards, while still letting people read it. Usually done to demonstrate a mistake the original poster made about the rules.
Example Usage:
"Huh, the Neopets Team locked my thread. I didn't realise asking people to put money towards an item together was against the rules."
Category: Boards
Lookie
['lʊki:] - noun
Another term for 'user lookup'; a user's profile page, displaying their Neopets, Neohome, and account statistics.
Example Usage:
"My friend did up her lookie real neat, it's got sparkly text all over it!"
Category: Boards
Lurk
[lɜːk] - verb
To read posts on the Neoboards, without posting anything yourself.
Example Usage:
"If you're experiencing a glitch, lurk for a while before making a new thread about it. Someone else may have already posted on the subject."
Category: Boards
LWR
[ɛldʌbəljuːaː] - noun
Abbreviation for "Lab Waiting Room". This is not an actual place, but an imaginary one -- the place where people who are still awake late at night are supposed to wait for midnight NST to tick over, bringing in a new day and making the Lab Ray usable again. "LWR" threads are a common sight on the Neoboards late at night, with lab users chatting while they wait for midnight.
Example Usage:
"Still only 11pm NST? I guess I'm stuck sitting around the LWR for a bit."
See Also: The Lab Ray
Category: Boards
N00b
[nuːb] - noun
A purposely annoying timewaster who winds up everyone. Not to be confused with "newbie", which simply means a new player.
Example Usage:
"I went out of my way to look up the answer to her question, then she said I wasn't helpful because she didn't like the answer!"
"Wow. What a n00b!"
Category: Boards
NCC
[ɛnsisi] - noun
Abbreviation for the NC Mall Neoboard. Used primarily for users to trade their NC items.
Example Usage:
"I would love to own this NC item, I think I'll try to trade for it on the NCC!"
Category: Boards
Neoboard
['niːoʊbɔːd] - noun
An area set up for players to chat by posting messages; one of Neopets.com's official forums. "Neoboards", plural, refers to the entire forum system as a whole.
Example Usage:
"My favourite Neoboard to spend time on is the Beauty Contest Chat."
"Talking about politics is not allowed on the Neoboards."
Category: Boards
Neoboard Pen
['niːoʊbɔːd pɛn] - noun
An item that can be bought with Neocash. Owning one allows a user to post longer messages on the Neoboards, and to easily switch between using different fonts and avatars.
Example Usage:
"I bought a Neoboard Pen because I was really fed up of always running out of posting space."
Category: Boards
NeoHTML
['niːoʊɛɪtʃtiːɛmɛl] - noun
The coding used to make your board posts appear in different colours, sizes or fonts, or with extra decoration. Also known as a font.
Example Usage:
"If you have NeoHTML disabled, some posts display a little oddly."
See Also: How to Make a Font
Category: Boards
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