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 238 matching terms.
2P
[tuːpiː] - adjective
Abbreviation for "two-player". In the Battledome, used to refer to a match between two users' pets, as opposed to one fought against a computerised opponent.
Example Usage:
"In 2P fights, your opponent is probably going to be savvy enough to see this strategy coming and counter it."
Category: Battledome
9/9/09 Draik
[naɪn naɪn oʊ naɪn dɹɛɪk] - noun
A Draik that was created during a particular glitch a few years ago, which allowed them to be accessed through the normal pet-creation form rather than the usual hatching method. It's estimated that a few hundred of these Draiks were released into Neopia before the Neopets Team fixed the bug.
Example Usage:
"Wow! I love your pet! How did you ever afford a Draik Egg?"
"Oh, come on! I could never buy one of those! He's a 9/9/09 Draik."
See Also: Limited and Restricted Pets
Category: Technical Stuff
Abandon
[ə'bændən] - verb
To leave a pet at the Pound, Neopia Central's shelter for ownerless pets. This is not the same as sending a pet to a specific new owner, which is also done at the Pound, but is called "transferring".
Example Usage:
"It's a good idea to set a PIN so that anyone who gets into your account can't abandon your pets."
See Also: The Neopian Pound
Category: Trading and Adoption
ABer
[ɛɪbiːəɹ] - noun
Abbreviation for "autobuyer".
(1) A computer program that buys items from the Neopian shops for you, without your having to click or type. Using one of these is very much against the rules and grounds for an immediate freezing.
(2) A person who uses such a program.
Example Usage:
"The Neopets Team try lots of different methods to crack down on ABers."
Category: Technical Stuff
Achyfi
['æxɜːfiː] - noun
A popular fizzy drink. It is said to have a very strong taste that many people and pets dislike.
Example Usage:
"We've located the programmer responsible for the glitch on Friday and made sure he'll be drinking nothing but Achyfi for a week!"
Category: Neopia
Active
['æktɪv] - noun
The Neopet that appears in your quick-ref panel at the side of the page, when playing certain games, and on the Neoboards. Faerie quest rewards and random event effects will happen to this Neopet. To change which pet is your active, go to Quick Ref and select "Make Active" from a pet's dropdown menu.
Example Usage:
"I just painted my active a new colour! Doesn't she look great?"
Category: Uncategorized
Adam
['ædəm] - noun
(1) The name of one of the founders of Neopets, also known as Borovan or Number Six. He is now working on other projects unrelated to Neopets.
(2) A nickname for the "Number Six" secret avatar, obtained by visiting the About Us page with a certain amount of Neopoints on hand.
Example Usage:
(1) "Adam's favourite Neopet was the Asparagus Chia."
(2) "Will you lend me 100,000 NP so I can get Adam?"
See Also: Adam Powell
, Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Uncategorized
Adopt
[ə'dɒpt] - verb
(1) To receive a pet from the Neopian Pound, the shelter in Neopia Central for ownerless pets.
(2) To receive a pet from a foster parent who has chosen you as their new owner.
Example Usage:
"Check out the Lenny I just adopted! Isn't she beautiful?"
See Also: The Neopian Pound
Category: Trading and Adoption
AFC
[ɛɪɛfsiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Air Faerie Crown". A Battledome weapon that was originally obtained by buying real-life Neopets trading cards.
Example Usage:
"I've still got an AFC knocking around somewhere. Will it be any good for this fight, or should I buy a newer weapon?"
See Also: Air Faerie Crown
Category: Battledome
Affie
['əfiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "affiliate". A person who agrees to put a link to your page on theirs, in return for the same favour.
Example Usage:
"I'm looking for affies so my page gets a bit better-known!"
Category: Uncategorized
Aged
['ɛɪdʒɛd] - adjective
Of a Petpet, having been attached to a Neopet for a long time. For certain Petpets, this can earn you a secret avatar.
Example Usage:
"I adopted this Blumaroo without even realising he had an aged Mazzew attached! Wow!"
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Uncategorized
Agility
[ə'dʒɪlɪtiː] - noun
One of a Neopet's Battledome stats. Sometimes referred to as movement, this stat is intended to represent a pet's speed. Currently, the only use for the stat is to meet the requirements to use the Heavy Robe of Thievery.
Example Usage:
"This quest raises your pet's agility as a reward."
See Also: Neopets Battledome Explained
Category: Battledome
Anthro
['ænθɹoʊ] - adjective, noun
(1) A style of drawing which depicts Neopets, whatever their species, as having a similar build and moving in a similar way to humans. For instance, a Lupe might stand only on his hind legs. The opposite of quad.
(2) A Neopet drawn in this style, especially in the Beauty Contest.
Example Usage:
(1) "I've kind of had enough of excessively anthro characters in official Neopets stuff. Can't we have an Aisha on all fours and without a wig on for once?"
(2) "I don't make a habit of voting for anthros, but I like your art so much that I made an exception. :)"
Category: Uncategorized
Appeal Form
[ə'piːl fɔːm] - noun
The form that must be sent to the Neopets Team in order to recover a mistakenly frozen account.
Example Usage:
"Put as much information on the appeal form as you can remember. Detail is always good."
Category: Technical Stuff
Application
[əplɪ'kɛɪʃən] - noun
A letter sent to the current owner of a UFA (Up for Adoption) pet explaining why you want to adopt that pet, and how you see them fitting into your life on Neopets.
Example Usage:
"I finally finished my application! I really hope he picks me as the new owner..."
Category: Trading and Adoption
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
Basic
['bɛɪsɪk] - adjective
Red, yellow, blue or green; that is, one of the colours in which Neopets can be born.
Example Usage:
"The pets that take the longest to find homes in the Pound are generally basic pets with unattractive names."
Category: Uncategorized
Battledome
['bætəldoʊm] - noun, verb
(1) An arena where Neopets can take part in play-fights using a variety of weapons and magic.
(2) To take part in Battledome fights.
Example Usage:
(1) "See you in the Battledome, okay? I'm gonna win this time!"
(2) "I spend a lot of time Battledoming with my friends."
See Also: Neopets Battledome Explained
Category: Battledome
Battledomer
['bætəldoʊmɜː] - noun
A player who enjoys fighting in the Battledome, the arena for play-fights between Neopets. Many people try out the Battledome, but this word is usually applied to more serious hobbyists who save up for good weapons and training.
Example Usage:
"I have a friend who's a Battledomer. She's going to love the new weapon that was announced today!"
See Also: Neopets Battledome Explained
Category: Battledome
BC
[biːsiː] - noun
(1) Abbreviation of "Beauty Contest". An art competition in which players must draw their own pets and then compete against other Neopets of the same species.
(2) The Neoboard where Beauty Contest entries can be shown off. (Advertising on any other Neoboard is against the rules.)
Example Usage:
(1) "I'm going to be in the BC this Friday! Vote for me?"
(2) "I think it still needs work. Maybe the BC can give you some help with your technique?"
See Also: The Beauty Contest
Category: Uncategorized
BD Pet
[biː'diːpɛt] - noun
(1) The Neopet most often used as a fighter in the Battledome, out of the pets a person owns.
(2) A Neopet whose Battledome stats are high, making them particularly suitable as a fighter.
Example Usage:
(1) "Lila is my BD pet. Her stats are higher than any of my other Neopets', so it makes sense."
(2) "I'm thinking of getting a new Neopet. Species and colour don't really matter, but I'd like a good BD pet."
See Also: Neopets Battledome Explained
Category: Battledome
BDer
[biː'diːɜː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Battledomer". A player who enjoys fighting in the Battledome, the arena for play-fights between Neopets. Many people try out the Battledome, but this term is usually applied to more serious hobbyists who save up for good weapons and training.
Example Usage:
"I just keep getting my pets' stats raised by the lab. I'm totally not a BDer, so stats aren't much use to me."
See Also: Neopets Battledome Explained
Category: Battledome
BFC
[biːɛfsiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Black Frost Cannon". A Battledome weapon that may freeze an opponent (leave them unable to attack for a turn).
Example Usage:
"Hypno Helmets are expensive, so I went with a BFC instead."
See Also: Black Frost Cannon
Category: Battledome
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
Buff
[bʌf] - verb
To make a weapon more powerful, usually to help balance the game.
Example Usage:
"Since the Neopets Team buffed that weapon, suddenly everyone has been trying to get their hands on one."
Category: Battledome
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
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