| Phrase |
Normal Person
Translation |
| Fandom |
A fan
fiction genre, IE: Buffy The Vampire Slayer as opposed to Highlander |
| WIP |
Work In
Progress |
| IWRY |
I Will
Remember You - Angel Episode, S1 (for more episode names,
go here) |
| S1, S2, S3
etc |
Season
One, Season Two, Season Three etc |
| S1.1, S2.2 |
Season
One, Episode One; Season Two, Episode Two etc |
| ATS |
Angel, The
Series |
| BTVS |
Buffy The
Vampire Slayer |
| Joss |
Joss Wedon,
Creator of BTVS and ATS |
| CWC |
Curse?
What Curse? |
| PWP |
Porn
without Plot |
| FB |
Feedback |
| Shipper |
Relation-shipper. Believes in a certain relationship |
| Zeppo |
Xander |
| Cordy |
Cordelia |
| Spuffy,
S/B |
Spike/Buffy Story/Shipper |
| B/A |
Buffy/Angel Story/Shipper |
| B/C |
Buffy/Cordelia
Story/Shipper |
| B/W |
Buffy/Willow Story/Shipper |
| B/G |
Buffy/Giles Story/Shipper (you get the idea, now, right? |
| Spoiler |
Something
that spoils a new episode for someone who hasn't watched it yet. |
| Beta
Reader |
Someone to
proofread your story |
| fic,
fanfic |
A fan
fiction story |
| A/N |
Author's
Note |
| AU |
Alternate
Universe. There are Vamps and Slayers, but stuff happened differently |
| AR |
Alternate
Reality. No vamps or slayers |
| X-over |
Crossover.
More than one fandom. |
| Challenge |
Someone
has an idea for a story, but can't write it. You can! :-) |
| List |
Mailing
list. Usually a Yahoo or MSN group |
| Button |
Usually a
graphic 100 pixels wide by 35 pixels high for linking one site to another |
| Affiliate |
Sites that
link to each other and have an agreement |
| Het |
Heterosexual relationship or sex |
| Slash |
Same-sex
relationship or sex |
| NC-17 |
Adult
content. Erotica etc. |
| M/M, MM |
Male slash |
| F/F, FF |
Female
slash |
| Angst |
Not a
happy fiction. Probably painful, or upsetting |
| Fluff |
Just a
happy story, probably not a lot of plot |
| POV |
Point Of
View - "Buffy POV", Buffy's voice talking |
| The Babble
Board |
Ducks Babble
Board (it'll come up more than you think.) |
| UC |
UnConventional Relationship, IE, not shown on the show |
| Cannon |
Shown on
the show. |
| Lurker |
Someone
who reads but does not post to lists/message boards |
| quest |
Question |
| FAQ |
Frequently
Asked Questions (Just in case. You never know...) |
| DB |
David
Boreanez (Angel) |
| SMG |
Sarah
Michelle Gellar (Buffy) |
| CC |
Charisma
Carpenter (Cordelia) |
| ASH |
Anthony
Stewart Head (Giles) |
| UST |
Unresolved
Sexual Tension
**Sent By
Dawn** |
| Fanon
|
Something
a fan created that some confuse for canon (i.e. that Buffy's real name
is Elizabeth Anne Summers instead of Buffy Anne Summers or that Buffy
uses vanilla scented perfume)
**Sent By
Dawn**
|
| AI |
Angel
Investigations
**Sent By
SalinaH20** |
| PTB |
The Powers
That Be **Sent
By
SalinaH20** |
| Badfic
|
Fiction
specifically written badly...that doesn't mean no punctuation...it
means, ridiculous plot, stupid idea, wierd setting....for example,
"Spanked" by
Echo is
centered around Cordelia spanking Spike with a plastic spatula. |
