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- garnet-chan
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Scratcher
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iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
(Copied from original topic)
Hey! Here I compiled a little guide of slang, so here we go! (ABC order-ish)
Abbreviations (bolded ones are scratch-related)
+1: Support (forum)
-1: No Support (forum)
Alt: Alternate account
AFK: Away From Keyboard
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AT: Art Trade / Advanced Topics
ATer: Someone who is active in the Advanced Topic forum
AMV: Animated Music Video
ATM: At The Moment
AR: Art Request
BRB: Be Right Back
BTW: By The Way
CC: Coloring Contest
CG(s): Community Guidelines
CS: Computer Science
DTA: Draw To Adopt
FPC: Front Page Curator
F4F: Follow for Follow
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FP: Front Page
GL: Good Luck
HWS: Help with Scripts
IDK: I Don't Know
IK: I Know
IKR: I Know, Right
IRL: In Real Life
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
LEL: Laughing Extra Loud
MAP: Multiple Animator Project
NS: New Scratcher
NP: No Problem
OC: Original Character
OP: Original Post(er)
PFP: Profile Picture
QAS: Questions about Scratch
RN: Right Now
RP: Roleplay
SDS: Scratch Design Studio
SMH: Smack / Smash / Shake My Head
ST: Scratch Team
SWC: Scratch Welcoming Committee
TIMAC/TIRAP: Things I'm Reading and Playing/Things I'm Making and Creating
TOU: Terms Of Use
TTYL: Talk To You Later
TBH: To Be Honest
TY: Thank You
TYSM: Thank You So Much
WIP: Work in Progress
YW: You're Welcome
Slang:
Ninja'd: Used on the forums when someone posted before you, saying the same thing that you did, but they posted when you were typing.
Sig/Siggy: Slang for signature, the little thing that appears at the end of your posts.
Sticky: A topic that is helpful stuck at the top so it can't be bumped down.
Shop: A topic in the Requests forum where a user can request something be made for them.
Dupe/Duplicate: If the same topic has been made earlier, used to link to the other topic
Bump: Filler post to bump your topic to the 1st page.
ITopic: the same as a sticky but doesn’t constantly stay at the top of the forums. (we got iTopic'd)
Tag: Things that change your text, such as [scratchblocks] [b] [/big] etc
Evil Kumquat: A kumquat that eats signatures, They aren't actually real, they are only a trend started by Scratch Team member cheddargirl.
Necropost: Sometimes called a “necrobump”, a necropost is when a user unconstructively posts on an old topic.
Blockspam: Unneedily large chunks of spam using the [scratchblocks] tag. According to Paddle2See, small blockspam is allowed like the example below but large chunks that obviously lag the site aren't allowed. Also, using scratchblocks as a formatting choice is OK.
But the below (times a lot) isn't allowed as it's offtopic.
That's it! If there is anything missing, tell me!
Hey! Here I compiled a little guide of slang, so here we go! (ABC order-ish)
Abbreviations (bolded ones are scratch-related)
+1: Support (forum)
-1: No Support (forum)
Alt: Alternate account
AFK: Away From Keyboard
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AT: Art Trade / Advanced Topics
ATer: Someone who is active in the Advanced Topic forum
AMV: Animated Music Video
ATM: At The Moment
AR: Art Request
BRB: Be Right Back
BTW: By The Way
CC: Coloring Contest
CG(s): Community Guidelines
CS: Computer Science
DTA: Draw To Adopt
FPC: Front Page Curator
F4F: Follow for Follow
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FP: Front Page
GL: Good Luck
HWS: Help with Scripts
IDK: I Don't Know
IK: I Know
IKR: I Know, Right
IRL: In Real Life
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
LEL: Laughing Extra Loud
MAP: Multiple Animator Project
NS: New Scratcher
NP: No Problem
OC: Original Character
OP: Original Post(er)
PFP: Profile Picture
QAS: Questions about Scratch
RN: Right Now
RP: Roleplay
SDS: Scratch Design Studio
SMH: Smack / Smash / Shake My Head
ST: Scratch Team
SWC: Scratch Welcoming Committee
TIMAC/TIRAP: Things I'm Reading and Playing/Things I'm Making and Creating
TOU: Terms Of Use
TTYL: Talk To You Later
TBH: To Be Honest
TY: Thank You
TYSM: Thank You So Much
WIP: Work in Progress
YW: You're Welcome
Slang:
Ninja'd: Used on the forums when someone posted before you, saying the same thing that you did, but they posted when you were typing.
Sig/Siggy: Slang for signature, the little thing that appears at the end of your posts.
Sticky: A topic that is helpful stuck at the top so it can't be bumped down.
Shop: A topic in the Requests forum where a user can request something be made for them.
Dupe/Duplicate: If the same topic has been made earlier, used to link to the other topic
Bump: Filler post to bump your topic to the 1st page.
ITopic: the same as a sticky but doesn’t constantly stay at the top of the forums. (we got iTopic'd)
Tag: Things that change your text, such as [scratchblocks] [b] [/big] etc
Evil Kumquat: A kumquat that eats signatures, They aren't actually real, they are only a trend started by Scratch Team member cheddargirl.
Necropost: Sometimes called a “necrobump”, a necropost is when a user unconstructively posts on an old topic.
Blockspam: Unneedily large chunks of spam using the [scratchblocks] tag. According to Paddle2See, small blockspam is allowed like the example below but large chunks that obviously lag the site aren't allowed. Also, using scratchblocks as a formatting choice is OK.
when gf clicked
say [This is not blockspam]
But the below (times a lot) isn't allowed as it's offtopic.
when green flag clicked
forever
forever
forever
forever
say []
think []
next costume()
if <> then
say []
pen up
hide list [ v]
show list [<[ v] contains [thing] ?> v]
end
end
end
end
end
That's it! If there is anything missing, tell me!
Last edited by garnet-chan (Aug. 12, 2020 19:22:52)
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
Thanks for copying this over! 
60 second rule!!!


60 second rule!!!

- garnet-chan
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Scratcher
100+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
Thanks for copying this over!
60 second rule!!!![]()

We will get our revenge someday…
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
[scaryvoice] Yesss the day shall come, when is experienced foruners will DESTROY the 60 second rule! Muahahahahaha [/scaryvoice]Thanks for copying this over!
60 second rule!!!![]()
We will get our revenge someday…
- garnet-chan
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Scratcher
100+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
lol[scaryvoice] Yesss the day shall come, when is experienced foruners will DESTROY the 60 second rule! Muahahahahaha [/scaryvoice]Thanks for copying this over!
60 second rule!!!![]()
We will get our revenge someday…
Ok, back on-topic!

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New Scratcher
38 posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
Okay! I guess I'll reserve this post as well. XD
- Super_Scratch_Bros20
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
O_O this was iTopic'd twice….
Sort of.
What about TIMAC & TIRAP? (Things I'm Making and Creating + Things I'm Reading and Playing) I see those abbreviations used plenty, and could be worth adding.
Sort of.
What about TIMAC & TIRAP? (Things I'm Making and Creating + Things I'm Reading and Playing) I see those abbreviations used plenty, and could be worth adding.
- garnet-chan
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Scratcher
100+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
O_O this was iTopic'd twice….adding
Sort of.
What about TIMAC & TIRAP? (Things I'm Making and Creating + Things I'm Reading and Playing) I see those abbreviations used plenty, and could be worth adding.
- LankyBox01
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
QAS should be QaS
HwS should be HwS
And so on
HwS should be HwS
And so on
- garnet-chan
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Scratcher
100+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
QAS should be QaSno
HwS should be HwS
And so on
- -Panda_Programmer-
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Scratcher
58 posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
(long unnecessary quote removed by moderator - please don't spam)
can you please add TYSM (Thank you so much) and Ty (Thank you) please - great guide!
can you please add TYSM (Thank you so much) and Ty (Thank you) please - great guide!
Last edited by Paddle2See (Aug. 10, 2020 15:01:39)
- gilbert_given_189
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
You don't need to quote the entire post.-the op-
can you please add TYSM (Thank you so much) and Ty (Thank you) please - great guide!
Also, how about AD (art dump)?
- Paddle2See
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Scratch Team
1000+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
Nice! A couple of issues:
- Seems like you are missing the bold on some Scratch-related terms.
- As for Blockspam - Blockspam is spam that uses Scratchblocks. It can be any size. However, if the message in the post is on-topic it is not spam - even if it is using Scratchblocks strictly as a formatting choice.
- garnet-chan
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Scratcher
100+ posts
iTopic: Scratch Slang and Abbreviations
Nice! A couple of issues:Ah, ok. I copy-pasted it from the original topic so it would have some formatting issues.
- Seems like you are missing the bold on some Scratch-related terms.
- As for Blockspam - Blockspam is spam that uses Scratchblocks. It can be any size. However, if the message in the post is on-topic it is not spam - even if it is using Scratchblocks strictly as a formatting choice.
EDIT: I fixed all issues mentioned in thew above quote.
Last edited by garnet-chan (Aug. 10, 2020 15:02:37)
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