DotA Lingo

Other lingo in DotA Allstars:

* Backdoor: Attacking the opponents buildings while none of your team's creeps (Sentinel / Scourge) are there.
* Buff: Buff can refer to either an in-game ability which gives positive bonuses to the target, or a WC3 feature called buffs (seen in the status bar of the hero) or the act of making someone or something stronger.
* Creeps: Any unit not controlledby a player, be it neutral creeps or Sentinel and Scourge creeps.
* Creep denying: Killing your own creeps, when they have low enough health, so that your opponents do not get any expereince or money from them.
* Farm: Kill creeps quickly to gain a lot of money and experience.
* Feeder: Someone who dies a lot to the other team, so that they gain experience and money.
* Gang bang: Going multiple heroes on a single opponent, so you surely will kill him easily.
* Gank: Synonymous to gangbang.
* Griefer: Someone who on purpose destroys for his own team.
* Imba: Abbreviation of imbalanced, commonly used to describe something that is overpowered, but can also be used as describing something that is too weak.
* Inhouse: A clan game, or a game with arranged teams.
* Leaver: Someone who leaves a game (synonymous to quitter)
* Missing in action: Used to note that a hero has gone missing from the lane he was in, possibly to attack another hero.

* Newbie: Someone who is new to the game. Sometimes used as a derogatory term.
* Nerf: The act of making someone or something weaker.
* Nuke: An ability which is mainly used to deal damage, and generally has a relatively low cooldown. Can also be the imperative form of "to nuke". Ex Nuke him!
* Noob: Can be someone who is new to the game, someone who is stubborn and does not listen to advice, or someone who just plays very very bad. Often used as a derogatory term.
* Pooling: Giving items to another player, for him to keep.
* Push: To focus on helping your creeps advance in one lane, as well as taking down enemy heroes and towers.
* Roshan: The strong, giant, purple golem that can be found southeast of the "secret" shop on the Scourge side.
* Secret shop: The two shops that are located outside of the normal bases.
* Slow: An ability which reduces the target's movement speed.
* Stun: An ability which is mainly used to stun an opponent. Can also be the imperative form of "to stun". Ex: Stun him!
* Tank: Either someone who has a lot of health and armour, so he can take a lot of damage, or the act of taking a lot of damage for the team.
* Quitter: Someone who quits the game (synonymous to leaver)