Definitions

This page contains a list of terms and definitions that are commonly found when discussing Overwatch.

General game-play terms

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2CP

initialism of two control points; see Assault map

A

Anubis

short for Temple of Anubis

Assault map

a map consisting of two control points in which attacking and defending teams attempt to take or defend objectives across the map

B

Beyblade

1. the strategy of boosting a Reaper in order to make its ultimate more effective
2. using a high mouse sensitivity as Winston to attack and spin rapidly simultaneously

[to] bbong

synonym of [to] boost

black hole

synonym of Graviton Surge

BM

initialism of bad manners

[to] boost

to use Ana's ultimate, Nano Boost, on a teammate in order to make them temporarily deal more damage and take less damage from enemies' attacks

Boostio

boosting a Lucio, mistakenly or not

BYOC

initialism of bring your own computer

C

C9

To leave the point during an overtime and lose the round.

comp

abbreviation of composition

control map

a map where both teams fight to capture and control a checkpoint in a best-of-three format

D

DPS

a measurement of damage produced per second; Generally a hero from the damage role; also an initialism of ‘damage per second’

F

FPS

initialism of frames per second

G

GOATs

a composition consisting of three tanks and three supports.

H

Harambe

synonym of Winston

hog

abbreviation of Roadhog

hook 2.0

a community-created version to Roadhog's hook that resembles the new aspects on the hook after patch 1.7.0.2

K

KOTH

initialism of king of the hill; see control map

L

Lijiang

short for Lijiang Tower

LOS

initialism of line of sight

M

Merci

the strategy of using a composition with Widowmaker and Mercy

monkey

synonym of Winston

N

Nano Blade

the strategy of boosting a Genji in order to make its ultimate more effective

Nano Visor

the strategy of boosting a Soldier 76 in order to make its ultimate more effective

O

Off-tank/OT

Tank heroes that also do a lot of damage. Tanks currently considered off-tanks are: Dva, Roadhog and Zarya

one-trick

a player that only plays a single hero in ranked matches, generally low picked ones, like Torbjörn and Symmetra

P

PMA

initialism of Positive Mental Attitude

PTR

initialism of Public Test Region

pharmercy

the strategy of using a composition with Pharah and Mercy

S

Supp

abbreviation of support

Snowball

when trying to immediately trying to capture the second point straight after the first point. Generally only found on assault and hybrid maps.

U

Ult or ulti

abbreviation of ultimate

Z

Zen

abbreviation of Zenyatta