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This is a list of various terms coined / adapted / adopted by the WAAPT Community. Available here so that people add them to their personal dictionaries.
 
This is a list of various terms coined / adapted / adopted by the WAAPT Community. Available here so that people add them to their personal dictionaries.
  
 
Keep the list in alphabetical order.
 
Keep the list in alphabetical order.
  
* '''Auric:''' A term for anyone considered Aura sensitive (In this continuity including Psychics and Obscurics), but primarily used for those with the ability to manipulate Fighting!Aura.
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* '''Auric:''' A term for anyone considered Aura sensitive (In this continuity including Psychics and Obscurics), but primarily used for those with the ability to manipulate Fighting-type!Aura if the term "Classical Auric" isn't used.
 
* '''Dragonblood:''' Pokémon that are part of the Dragon egg group, but aren't Dragon types themselves.
 
* '''Dragonblood:''' Pokémon that are part of the Dragon egg group, but aren't Dragon types themselves.
 
* '''Eastsomnia:''' A sleep disorder resulting from having lots of friends in time zones west of you.
 
* '''Eastsomnia:''' A sleep disorder resulting from having lots of friends in time zones west of you.
 
* '''Fanfic Mode:''' Writing a longpost or a series of posts that only involve the player writing them directly.
 
* '''Fanfic Mode:''' Writing a longpost or a series of posts that only involve the player writing them directly.
* '''Humon:''' A human that has been transformed into a Pokémon, rarely derisively referred to as a "skin-walker".  
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* '''Humon:''' A human that has been transformed into a Pokémon, rarely derisively referred to as a "skin-walker" after the Sinnoh myth.  
 
* '''Metnyin:''' A word that should exist, but doesn't.
 
* '''Metnyin:''' A word that should exist, but doesn't.
 
** '''Metanyin:''' A metnyin that should exist but doesn't.
 
** '''Metanyin:''' A metnyin that should exist but doesn't.
 
* '''Mons:''' Shorthand for Pokémon
 
* '''Mons:''' Shorthand for Pokémon
 
* '''Spagpost:''' Short for "spaghetti post," a post made by two or more players writing together using either a separate chat or a Google Doc.
 
* '''Spagpost:''' Short for "spaghetti post," a post made by two or more players writing together using either a separate chat or a Google Doc.
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* '''Speed of Plot:''' Getting around or to a place can take as long or short a time as you want it to be.
 
* '''Scooch''': A disagreeable, grouchy individual. (Coined by Dogs, sort of)
 
* '''Scooch''': A disagreeable, grouchy individual. (Coined by Dogs, sort of)
 
* '''Obscuric:''' Someone who can use either of the two aspects of [[Obscura]].
 
* '''Obscuric:''' Someone who can use either of the two aspects of [[Obscura]].
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* '''Time Shenanigans:''' When scenes are set in the past, or sometimes the future, relative to the current time in the RP
 
* '''Time Shenanigans:''' When scenes are set in the past, or sometimes the future, relative to the current time in the RP
 
* '''Tomorning''': a contraction for "today morning" or "this morning".
 
* '''Tomorning''': a contraction for "today morning" or "this morning".
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* '''Translation:''' Referring to how something originally from a non-Pokémon universe is changed to better fit WAAPT.
 
* '''Tracer's Law:''' Whenever you want to do something with someone, in particular Tracer, they will always come in when you are unavailable and leave before you come back
 
* '''Tracer's Law:''' Whenever you want to do something with someone, in particular Tracer, they will always come in when you are unavailable and leave before you come back
 
* '''Walkabout:''' See [[List of Walkabouts|here]].
 
* '''Walkabout:''' See [[List of Walkabouts|here]].

Revision as of 08:18, 30 March 2022

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This page deals with an out of universe or otherwise meta aspect of the RP.

This is a list of various terms coined / adapted / adopted by the WAAPT Community. Available here so that people add them to their personal dictionaries.

Keep the list in alphabetical order.

  • Auric: A term for anyone considered Aura sensitive (In this continuity including Psychics and Obscurics), but primarily used for those with the ability to manipulate Fighting-type!Aura if the term "Classical Auric" isn't used.
  • Dragonblood: Pokémon that are part of the Dragon egg group, but aren't Dragon types themselves.
  • Eastsomnia: A sleep disorder resulting from having lots of friends in time zones west of you.
  • Fanfic Mode: Writing a longpost or a series of posts that only involve the player writing them directly.
  • Humon: A human that has been transformed into a Pokémon, rarely derisively referred to as a "skin-walker" after the Sinnoh myth.
  • Metnyin: A word that should exist, but doesn't.
    • Metanyin: A metnyin that should exist but doesn't.
  • Mons: Shorthand for Pokémon
  • Spagpost: Short for "spaghetti post," a post made by two or more players writing together using either a separate chat or a Google Doc.
  • Speed of Plot: Getting around or to a place can take as long or short a time as you want it to be.
  • Scooch: A disagreeable, grouchy individual. (Coined by Dogs, sort of)
  • Obscuric: Someone who can use either of the two aspects of Obscura.
  • Peoplemons: A term that encompasses either people as in "humans" or congregations of mons, without distinction.
  • Postgame: The time period between when the main plot of one arc concludes and another begins.
  • Time Shenanigans: When scenes are set in the past, or sometimes the future, relative to the current time in the RP
  • Tomorning: a contraction for "today morning" or "this morning".
  • Translation: Referring to how something originally from a non-Pokémon universe is changed to better fit WAAPT.
  • Tracer's Law: Whenever you want to do something with someone, in particular Tracer, they will always come in when you are unavailable and leave before you come back
  • Walkabout: See here.
  • Weremon: See here.
  • Yevalitic: Destructive; in a manner similar to Yveltal.