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.
LDP
[ɛldiːpiː] - noun
Abbreviation of "Lost Desert Plot". The events that took place in Sakhmet and Qasala after the arrival of Prince Jazan in Year Seven. Often reckoned to be one of the best plots ever to take place on Neopets.
Example Usage:
"I still have that keyring I got from the LDP. It's a bit of a souvenir."
See Also: Lost Desert Plot
Category: Events
Level
['lɛvəl] - noun
One of a Neopet's Battledome stats. A number that must be raised in order to qualify for training other stats, and also to enable learning more Faerie Abilities.
Example Usage:
"I want my Aisha to learn Restore, but she isn't at a high enough level yet."
See Also: Neopets Battledome Explained
, Faerie Abilities
Category: Battledome
Limited Edition
['lɪmɪtəd ɪ'dɪʃən] - adjective
A pet species that can only be created at specific times.
Example Usage:
"I want to get a Cybunny, but they're Limited Edition. Should I wait for their special day, or buy a morphing potion?"
See Also: Limited and Restricted Pets
Category: Uncategorized
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
Main Account
[mɛɪn ək'aʊnt] - noun
The account on which a player earns Neopoints and participates in activities that give out items. (If a player has only one account, then it is naturally their main.) Other accounts, known as side accounts, may only be used to house pets, galleries, lab maps, petpages and so on.
Example Usage:
"Why did you send a Neomail to this account? My main account is..."
See Also: Side Accounts
Category: Technical Stuff
Main Shops
[mɛɪn ʃɒps] - noun
Shops run by the Neopets Team, not by ordinary users.
Example Usage:
"This item doesn't appear very often in the main shops. You'd be better off using the Shop Wizard to buy it."
Category: Items and Restocking
Mara
['mærə] - adjective
Abbreviation for "Maraquan". A colour that Neopets and Petpets can be painted. Maraquan pets are adapted for life underwater and often have fishy tails and fins.
Example Usage:
"I would love to own a Mara Meerca one day."
See Also: Real-World Influences on Maraquan Pets
Category: Customisation
Meepit
['miːpɪt] - noun
A small pink Petpet from the Haunted Woods, often thought to be plotting evil because of its uncanny staring eyes. The Neopets Team often jokingly blame unexplained or unexpected technical problems on Meepits.
Example Usage:
"We're not sure why last week's Random Contest didn't work properly, but we think we've got all the Meepits out of the system now, so please try submitting again if your entry wouldn't go through!"
See Also: Meepit Items!
Category: Neopia
MER
noun
MER (or Maxter) is short for Maximum Total Expected Return. It's a set of Food Club bets with the highest TER for a given set of pirates and their profitability. Generally, betting Maxter sets in the long run should yield close to a Return on Investment of 2 (doubling your amount bet). For any particular round that is still in progress, the Maxter value may change depending on changes in pirate odds.
Example Usage:
"MER is a popular Food Club betting strategy with sets conveniently calculated by a computer."
See Also: Food Club
Category: Games
Mirror Game
['mɪɹə gɛɪm] - noun
A copy of one of the Neopets games, specially made to be displayed on another site. Some mirror games have the ability to send scores back to the Neopets site, but using this to send six scores per day for the same game is against the rules.
Example Usage:
"My friend thought she'd found a link to a new game. She got all excited, but it was just a mirror game version of Meerca Chase."
Category: Games
Mod
[mɒd] - noun
Abbreviation of "moderator". The members of the Neopets Team who monitor people's communication on the site and take action to remove anything offensive.
Example Usage:
"Oh, good, the mods have deleted that offensive post."
Category: Technical Stuff
MSPP
[ɛmɛspiːpiː] - noun
(1) Abbreviation of "Malevolent Sentient Plushie Poogle". Malevolent (meaning "evil") Sentient (meaning "able to think") Plushie is a colour so far only available to Poogles, and only via the Lab Ray.
(2) The secret avatar obtained by having the Trading Card Malevolent Sentient Poogle Plushie (TCG). By extension, that card itself.
Example Usage:
(1) "So, my Poogle is an MSPP now! It wasn't what I expected, but I'm in two minds about whether to zap him again."
(2) "Will you lend me your MSPP so I can get the avatar?"
See Also: Neopets Avatar Solutions
Category: Neopia
Mutant
['mjuːtənt] - adjective, noun
(1) A Neopet colour, inspired by Dr. Sloth's strange experiments. Mutant Neopets display all sorts of unusual and sometimes horrifying features, such as extra eyes, abnormally muscular limbs, claws and multiple tails.
(2) A Neopet of the Mutant colour.
Example Usage:
(1) "Many people think Mutant Flotsams are ugly-looking, but I just love mine!"
(2) "My whole Neopian family has a space theme, what with the Robot Kacheek and the Alien Aisha... maybe I should get a Mutant of some kind next?"
Category: Customisation
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
Neocam
['niːoʊkæm] - noun
A camera that's positioned in the Neopets head office to capture images of the Neopets Team at work. It was originally kept turned on all the time, but nowadays new pictures are only taken on special occasions.
Example Usage:
"We've added some new Neocam pictures so you can see how our Hallowe'en party went!"
Category: Technical Stuff
Neocash Card
['niːoʊkaʃ kaːd] - noun
A special ticket which can be bought in real life at certain shopping chains, then redeemed on Neopets by entering the code printed on the card. Once the card is successfully redeemed, the owner will receive a sum of Neocash (which can be used at the NC Mall) and one or more gift boxes.
Example Usage:
"Did you hear? They're finally selling Neocash Cards in this country! I'll have to check my local supermarket."
Category: Items and Restocking
Neocircle
[niːoʊsɜːkəl] - noun
A system tried out by Neopets some years ago that would link together petpages of a similar theme. It was eventually scrapped, leaving petpage owners to set up their own manual versions.
Example Usage:
"That page has been around since forever. It still has a button for its old Neocircle..."
Category: Technical Stuff
Neocola
['niːoʊkoʊl�] - noun
A fizzy drink for your pets, available in many flavours.
Example Usage:
"Did you know there is a Neocola Machine on the moon?"
Category: Items and Restocking
Neohome
['niːoʊhoʊm] - noun
A building you can construct for your Neopets to live in (although they will be perfectly happy without one). You can buy furniture and gardening items to place in your Neohome.
Example Usage:
"This sofa's so pretty, I don't know whether to keep it in my gallery or put it in my Neohome!"
Category: Neopia
Neolodge
['niːoʊlɒdʒ] - noun
A chain of hotels to which you can send your Neopet if you need to be away from the site for a few days. Room service ensures your pet will be well-fed in your absence.
Example Usage:
"I've put my pets in the Neolodge. See you Monday!"
See Also: The Neolodge
Category: Uncategorized
Neomail
['niːoʊmɛɪl] - noun, verb
(1) The private messaging system on Neopets.com.
(2) A message sent through this system.
(3) To send a Neomail message to someone.
Example Usage:
(1) "Neomail is a quick way of contacting my friends."
(2) "If you want to play Key Quest together, just send me a Neomail and I'll join you any time."
(3) "She Neomailed me with some of her ideas for the new project."
Category: Technical Stuff
Neoname
['niːoʊnɛɪm] - noun
A synonym for "username". The name you use to log into Neopets.
Example Usage:
"Everyone calls me 'Lisa' on this forum, but my Neoname is actually Lissannia12."
Category: Technical Stuff
Neopedia
[niːoʊ'piːdiːə] - noun
A collection of stories and articles about life in Neopia written by the Neopets Team. Although the name "Neopedia" is probably an abbreviation of "Neopian Encyclopaedia", the Neopedia also includes a certain amount of fiction, faerietale and speculation.
Example Usage:
"Have you seen the horror story about Old Lady Doppel in the Neopedia? I read it when I was a newbie and I couldn't sleep that night!"
See Also: The Neopedia
Category: Neopia
Neopets Jr
['niːoʊpɛts 'dʒuːnjəɹ] - noun
(1) A simplified Neopets interface designed specifically for younger users, low on text and high on images, with links to the most important parts of the site.
(2) Of an account, the state of being marked as belonging to a child without a parental permission slip (and thus unable to access some features, such as the Neoboards). Older users' accounts may occasionally be mistakenly placed in this category by over-keen site moderators.
Example Usage:
(1) "I wish Neopets Junior came with a really obvious link to your gallery! My sister comes and bugs me EVERY time she wants to view hers."
(2) "I'm having to post on the boards from my side account for the time being. For some reason, the mods bumped my main account down to Neopets Junior yesterday."
Category: Uncategorized
Neopets Team
[niːoʊpɛts tiːm] - noun
The staff of Neopets.com and the effective government of Neopia. The Team includes artists, programmers, moderators, support assistants and at least one legal professional, as well as many other roles we probably haven't even thought of here. "The Neopets Team" is often abbreviated to TNT.
Example Usage:
"Staff Smasher is a game where you try to whack members of the Neopets Team with a giant mallet."
Category: Technical Stuff
Neopia
[niːoʊpiːə] - noun
The planet on which Neopets live. The world where most of the action of Neopets.com is set.
Example Usage:
"The Explore map lets you look at all the different regions of Neopia."
See Also: A Guide To Neopia!
Category: Neopia
Neopian Times
[niː'oʊpiːən taɪmz] - noun
Neopets.com's weekly fanwork newsletter, featuring articles, stories, serials and comics submitted by ordinary users. In the "Editorial" section, a member of the Neopets Team answers users' questions.
Example Usage:
"I'm waiting to see if my comic was accepted into the Neopian Times."
See Also: Introduction to the Neopian Times
Category: Uncategorized
Neorelated
['niːoʊɹɪlɛɪtəd] - adjective
Having to do with the Neopets site and its features. The opposite of off topic. All Neoboard posts should be Neorelated, although in practice there are too few moderators to enforce this completely or consistently.
Example Usage:
"No, you can't ask the Help Chat for help choosing your makeup for your school's leavers' ball. This board is for Neorelated questions."
Category: Boards
Neoschool
['niːoʊskuːl] - noun
An abandoned project that would have made greater use of the Intelligence stat and the School Supplies shop. Despite announcements about its arrival, the project was delayed again and again due to unspecified problems, and the Neopets Team eventually announced in an editorial that they had no plans to release it in the foreseeable future. Now most often used sarcastically, in a similar sense to "when pigs fly", to mean that something is never going to happen.
Example Usage:
"I'm sure they'll find a fix for that glitch about a month after Neoschool gets released."
Category: Neopia
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