PvP

Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Gaming Slang

PvP
Stands forPlayer versus player
CategoriesTexting & Internet Slang

PvP stands for Player versus player, a gaming slang abbreviation also used in entertainment.

Game content or combat in which human players fight each other, as opposed to fighting computer-controlled enemies. Describes servers, modes, zones and whole games.

Example: I skip the dungeons and spend all my time in PvP arenas.

Usage notes

MMORPGs such as Ultima Online and World of Warcraft offered separate PvP servers where players could attack each other in open zones. Competitive shooters and MOBAs are essentially PvP games. Some players prefer PvE to avoid the stress of PvP. The lowercase v is the conventional spelling.

More gaming slang abbreviations

  • POTG – Play of the game
  • Proc – Programmed random occurrence (trigger of an effect)
  • PST – Please send tell
  • PTT – Push-to-talk
  • PUG – Pick-up group
  • PvE – Player versus environment
  • PvPvE – Player versus player versus environment
  • PWN – Own (defeat)
  • QoL – Quality of life
  • QQ – Crying (emoticon)
  • QTE – Quick time event
  • Rekt – Wrecked

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