Updated 24 October 2026. Every answer lists its source.
What does that Minecraft word mean?
The words players use in chat and videos, explained in one line each, following minecraft.wiki's glossary.
What does AFK mean in Minecraft?
AFK means "away from keyboard": a player who is not at the computer or not paying attention to the game.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is an AFK farm?
An AFK farm keeps working while you stand still nearby, for example an XP or gold farm you leave running.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does OP mean in Minecraft?
Usually "operator", a player with admin commands. It can also mean overpowered gear, or the original poster on forums.
What does gapple mean?
A gapple is a golden apple. An egap or "notch apple" is an enchanted golden apple.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary, Minecraft Wiki - Golden Apple
What does MLG mean in Minecraft?
MLG means placing a block or using an item, such as a water bucket, just before you hit the ground to cancel fall damage. It is also called a clutch.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does griefing mean?
Griefing is breaking or placing lots of blocks to ruin someone else's build or area.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is a lavacast?
A lavacast is a big cobblestone structure made by pouring water over flowing lava again and again, often used to grief an area.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does duping mean?
Duping means copying items with a bug or glitch. Most servers ban it.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is combat logging?
Combat logging is leaving the game during a fight to avoid dying. Many PvP servers punish it, for example by killing the player who logged out.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does cheese mean in Minecraft?
Cheesing is a trick that removes most of the danger from a fight or task, such as fighting endermen under a 2-block roof.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does obby mean?
Obby is short for obsidian. On parkour maps it can also mean an obstacle course.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does prot mean?
Prot is short for the Protection enchantment, sometimes used for other protection enchantments too.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does pop mean in Minecraft PvP?
To pop a totem means a totem of undying was used up to save you.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary, Minecraft Wiki - Totem of Undying
What does skelly mean?
Skelly is short for skeleton. A wither skelly is a wither skeleton.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does dub mean in Minecraft?
A dub is a double (large) chest. It is different from "W", which means a win.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does neo mean in parkour?
A neo is a parkour jump that goes around the edge of a wall or block.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does e-chest mean?
An e-chest is an ender chest.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does fire res mean?
Fire res is short for Fire Resistance, the potion or effect that stops fire and lava damage.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does GG mean in Minecraft?
GG means "good game", said at the end of a match. Some servers ban "GG EZ" as disrespectful.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does W mean in Minecraft chat?
W is short for "win", often used to mean something good.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is Bugrock?
Bugrock is a joke name for Bedrock Edition, teasing it for bugs. Lagva is the matching joke about Java Edition's lag.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is a green top house?
A green top is a dirt house that has grown grass on its roof, a joke about players who never upgrade their dirt home.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is lava chicken?
Lava chicken is another name for cooked chicken, made famous by A Minecraft Movie.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary, Minecraft Wiki - A Minecraft Movie
What does butter mean in Minecraft?
Butter is an old joke name for gold ingots, from when they looked like sticks of butter.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What does semivanilla mean?
A semivanilla server runs plugins or mods but still lets players join with the normal game.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
What is E-ray in speedrunning?
E-ray uses the entity counter on the F3 screen to find hidden structures like bastions or fortresses. It is a speedrun technique.
Source: Minecraft Wiki - Glossary
More questions
Every topic is on the FAQ hub. Questions about the ArtemisPvP server itself (commands, ranks, events) are on the server FAQ. Server IP: play.artemispvp.com.