If you’re looking for Marvel Rivals specific slang, look at Game Slang article. This one lists the common expressions, abbreviations, and slang terms used in any game chat of any game.
It will be useful if English is not your native language. Otherwise you won’t find anything new here.
A
af
As fuck.
afk
Away from keyboard.
It means that someone is idle.
ahh
Ass.
alr
Alright.
asf
See af.
asl
As hell.
Used rarely though. See af.
B
bait
Provocation.
Usually refers to a situation where one player forces another to act aggressively (in the game or in chat), thereby distracting them from what is happening in the match.
bg
Bad game.
See also gg.
C
clutch
A high-impact play made in a difficult or otherwise unlikely situation, often saving or winning a fight. For example, killing the last enemy contesting the objective in overtime can be described as a clutch play.
D
dih
Dick.
E
eu
Europe.
ez
Easy.
Most often used to mock the opposing team. Sometimes used sarcastically after a loss.
F
ffs
For fuck’s sake.
It’s a corrupted version of fgs.
fgs
For God’s sake.
An expression people use when they are frustrated or angry.
fml
Fuck my life.
fps
- Frames Per Second. The amount of frames your graphics card can generate per second. The more, the better.
- First-Person Shooter. Although Marvel Rivals is not a first-person game, it’s also sometimes called a FPS. But the correct way to name it TPS — Third-Person Shooter.
fr
For real.
G
gg
Good game.
ggs
Plural for gg.
It’s used in the same way as “gg”, depending what exactly you call a “game”: one match, one round, one team fight, etc.
gl
Good luck.
glhf
Good luck, have fun.
Can also be used as gl or hf independent.
gooner
To goon means to masturbate.
So, gooners are those players who buy a lot of naked skins for obvious reasons.
gr
Good round.
grief
To ruin other people games on a purpose. The one who does it is called a griefer.
In Marvel Rivals we usually use another term for this behaviour — to throw.
H
hf
Have fun.
hs
Headshot.
I
ig
I guess.
ik
I know.
ikr
I know, right?
K
kobe
A reference to Kobe Bryant, a famous basketball player.
Used usually when someone is able to throw something from far away and hit the target.
Also see lebron.
kms
Kill myself.
L
l
Loss.
Used in broad sense for anything that can be bad. E.g. “l team” means “bad team”, “l portal” means “failed portal”, etc.
Also see w.
lebron
A reference to LeBron James, a famous basketball player.
Used usually when someone is able to throw something from far away and hit the target.
Also see kobe.
los
Light of sight.
The area you see or can be seen by other players. E.g. supports usually can heal you when they can see you; when they can not see you, they can say “stay in my los!”.
lurk
To lurk means to use a play style when enemies can not see you till the last moment. E.g. Daredevil or Black Panther players are usually lurk a lot.
This way, a lurker is a player whose role is to silently traverse the map in a way that can catch the enemy team off guard at the right time.
M
mf
Motherfucker.
mfer
Same as mf.
N
n1
Depending on the context:
- Nice one.
- Number one.
na
North America.
ns
Nice shot.
nt
Nice try.
O
om
Oh my!
omg
Oh my God!
P
Pedophile.
pdfile
Same as pdf.
S
sht
Shit.
stg
Swear to God.
T
tbf
To be frank.
tbh
To be honest.
tf
Short for wtf
th
Short for wth
throw
To ruin other people games on a purpose. The one who does it is called a thrower.
In other games this behavior may be called griefing.
tilt
The state of mind when a player becomes angry at the outcome of a round or game and performs poorly because of it.
ts
This shit.
tt
TikTok.
ttv
Twitch.
It’s short for twitch.tv.
tw
Twitch.
Sometimes Twitter, but very rarely since it’s called X this days.
ty
Thank you.
U
unc
Uncle.
A way to call a person who is older than you. Can be used seriously or jokingly.
W
w
Win.
Used in broad sense for anything that can be good. E.g. “w team” means “good team”, “w ult” means “great ultimate”, etc.
Also see l.
wdym
What do you mean?
wipe
Total elimination.
Usually used as team wipe.
wp
Well played.
wtf
What The Fuck?
wth
What The Hell?