Slang

This page covers some of the slang used in game in both text chat and voice comms. This list should help new players to understand what's going on when people talk about certain things within the game.

Slang

Slang Term	Game / Complete Term	Link/Description
AC	Armored Car	Combat Vehicle A lightly armored vehicle designed for frontline combat. Typically has wheels, though certain vehicles have the appearance of tank treads.
ACV	Advanced Construction Vehicle	Logistics Vehicle The BMS - Fabricator. An upgraded Construction Vehicle, which is capable of constructing/deconstructing/upgrading various defenses typically done by a player with a Hammer or Shovel.
AI	Artificial Intelligence	A type of base upgrade that enables unmanned defenses to turn on. When a base has AI available, certain bunker defenses and buildings will be activated, allowing unmanned defenses to shoot/retaliate against enemies when they are in range.
ALUV/ AUV	Amphibious Light Utility Vehicle	Light Utility Vehicle The Drummond Loscann 55c  . A Warden-exclusive LUV capable of ferrying passengers across waterways, similar to APCs and their amphibious capabilities.
Alt	Alternate Account	Type of Player The term used to refer to someone's account that is not their main one.
AM/A.MAT/AssMat/A1,A2...A5	Assembly Materials	Facility Materials Assembly Materials
APC	Armored Personnel Carrier	Armored Personnel Carrier A Landing APC, which is a vehicle capable of traveling on land and water.
Armor	Tank Armor / Vehicle Type	Vehicle Armor Mechanic A layer of protection typically for combat vehicles that can deflect incoming projectiles. It can also be used as a catchall term for any armored vehicle, including tanks, ACs, and Half-Tracks.
Arty	Artillery	Artillery Weapons & Vehicles A catchall term for weapons that use indirect fire. These include Light, Heavy, Mortars, Field Artillery and Gunboat cannons.
AT	Anti-Tank	Anti-Tank Weapons Equipment that's capable of destroying an armored vehicle. These can refer to Anti-Tank Rifle, Anti-Tank RPG, Anti-Tank Sticky Bomb, and other weaponry.
ATAC	Anti-Tank Armored Car	Colonial Anti-Tank Armored Car The T5 "Percutio"  . An open-turret armored car equipped with a Anti-Tank cannon.
ATG	Anti-Tank Garrison	Defense Structure The AT Gun Garrison. A Bunker Base upgrade that will attack/retaliate against armored vehicles and certain tripod weapons.
ATHT	Anti-Tank Half-track	Warden Anti-Tank Half-Track The Niska Mk. 2 Blinder  . A Warden Half-track equipped with a large 68mm cannon on the back.
ATP	Anti-Tank Pillbox	Defense Structure The Anti-Tank Pillbox. A defensive pillbox that only fires on armored vehicles owned by the enemy.
ATR	Anti-Tank Rifle	Anti-Tank Weapons The 20 Neville Anti-Tank Rifle  . A Warden AT Rifle that shoots 20mm ammunition, which is capable of damaging lightly armored vehicles.
Baby Ballista	Field Mortar	Field Mortar The Warden-exclusive Field Mortar, a two-person wheeled gun that fires 250mm shells (the same as the Colonial-exclusive Ballista tank, hence the name).
Backline	Backline	Location. Refers to regions far away from the frontlines where fighting takes place
BB	Border Base/Bunker Base	Garrison Structure Border Base (as used by Colonials) or Bunker Base (as used by Wardens)
BEAT	Bonesaw Emplaced Anti-Tank	Deployable Combat Structure The DAE 1o-3 "Polybolos"
Binos/Binocs	Binoculars	Equipments Binoculars
Blues/Blueberries	Wardens	Factions Warden Faction
BP/Blueprint	Build Site	An unfinished structure, usually in the process of being constructed or upgraded. It is blue in color.
B.MATs	Basic Materials	Refined Resources Basic Materials
BoB	Border Base/Bunker Base	Garrison Structure Border Base (as used by the Wardens) or Bunker Operating Base (as used by the Colonials)
Bober	Border Base	Garrison Structure Border Base (Warden slang)
Bonecar/Bonewagon	O’Brien V.113 Gravekeeper	A Warden Armored Car equipped with a Bonesaw launcher in the turret.
Booster	A0E-9_Rocket_Booster	Rocket Parts A component to build an A0E-9 Rocket at a A0E-9 Rocket Platform.
BS	Battleship	Combat Naval Vehicle A battleship (either a Colonial Titan or a Warden Callahan).
BT	Battle Tank	Combat Vehicle A late-game, heavily armored vehicle that is equipped with a Large Shell main cannon (either 75mm or 94.5mm).
BTD	Battle Tank Destroyer	Combat Vehicle The Lance-25 “Hasta”  . A Colonial Battle Tank equipped with a hull-mounted 94.5mm main cannon. Unlike other Battle Tanks, it is not equipped with a secondary armament.
Builder	Vague Player Role	A player whose primary goal is to reinforce an area with defenses, such as pillboxes, barbed wire, sandbags, walls, bunkers and trenches. They are capable of being augmented with tools that make their job easier.
CG	Coastal Gun	Naval Defense Structure An AI defense that will only target vehicles in the water. Gains accuracy against a target when in closer proximity.
Collies/Goblins	Colonials	Factions Colonial Faction
Conc	Concrete	Refined Resources Concrete Materials NOTE: when used as a verb, "concing" refers to upgrading a structure to tier 3 using concrete materials.
Cooking (Logi)	Manufacturing	Producing items in a logistics structure.
Cooking (Grenade)	Cooking a grenade	Holding down LMB while aiming a grenade before throwing it, making it explode sooner after landing.
C.MATs	Concrete Materials/Construction Materials	Refined Resources/Facility Materials Concrete Materials, Construction Materials
CV	Construction Vehicle	Logistics Vehicle Construction Vehicle
DD	Conqueror	Combat Naval Vehicle The Ship Class for Destroyers, which is used for the Colonial-exclusive Conqueror-Class Destroyer.
Decay	Decay	Game Mechanic The deterioration of the health of a structure over time.
Doru	AB-11 "Doru"	Armored Personnel Carrier A Colonial-exclusive APC variant with a mounted 12.7mm MG gun.
EAT	Emplaced Anti-Tank	Deployable Combat Structure The Leary Shellbore 68mm
E.MATs	Explosive Powder	Refined Resources Refers to Explosive Powder. A refined material used in the production of various explosive equipment.
EMG	Emplaced Machine Gun	Deployable Combat Structure Either the Leary Snare Trap 127   or the DAE 1b-2 “Serra”  . Emplaced infantry-manned defensive guns used to protect defenses from infantry and lightly-armored vehicles.
EST	Estimated Time	Time Used to tell when will an event/operation starts
ETA	Est. time of arrival	Time A phrase generally used by logistic drivers giving an update on how long it will take for their cargo drop offs.
FA	Field Artillery	Artillery Field Artillery
Fac	Factory	Logistics Structure Used to refer to multiple factories at once, or a shorten version of any building that produces items. e.g. "is shirt fac up?", "How many facs need building at (so and so)"
Falchion/Falc	85K-b "Falchion"	Assault Tank A Colonial Assault Tank. See MPT.
FAT	Field AT Gun	Field Gun The Collins Cannon 68mm   and AA-2 Battering Ram  . Field Guns that fire 68mm shells, which are capable of damaging heavily armed combat vehicles.
Flask	Anti-Tank Grenade	Warden Anti-Tank Grenade The BF5 White Ash Flask Grenade
FMG	Field Machine Gun	Field Gun G40 Sagittarii and Swallowtail 988/127-2
Flat / Flatbed	Flatbed Truck	Logistics Vehicle The BMS Packmule Flatbed. A logistics vehicle capable of transporting one shippable at a time.
FM	Field Mortar	Field Mortar Warden-exclusive Field Mortar, a two-person wheeled gun which fires 250mm shells.
FOB	Forward Operations Base	Garrison Structure see also Outpost
FOD	Foxhole Official Discord	Discord server for Foxhole, accessible via the Esc menu or clicking the Discord icon by the chat window.
Front	Frontlines	The "front" means the area(s) of the map where majority of the hostilities are occurring between the two factions (e.g. where the other faction is trying to gain territory from the other faction).
Fuel	Diesel / Petrol / Coal / Heavy Oil / Enriched Oil / Oil	Refined Resources Resource used to power Resource Mines, Engine Rooms, and vehicles (with certain vehicles requiring different fuel).
GAC	O'Brien V.190 Knave	Combat Vehicle An early-game Warden Armored Car capable of launching grenades.
Garry	AT Gun Garrison, Machine Gun Garrison, Rifle Garrison, or Howitzer Garrison	Player Build Bunker Emplacements Garrison
GB	Gunboat	Naval Combat Vehicle A Naval Vehicle capable of firing mortar shells on a target, also has two tripod mounts.
Ghouse	Garrisoned House	Garrison Structure The Garrisoned House is a world structure that has AI defenses and can house defending infantry. It is capable of being destroyed, with enough damage permanently destroying the house, making it incapable of being rebuilt.
Goblin/Collies	Colonials	Factions The Colonial Faction
Green Ash/Gas	Gas Grenade	Gas Grenade An anti-infantry grenade that produces a green cloud that quickly damages (and eventually kills) people caught in it without a Gas Mask (and its necessary filters).
HAC	Heavy Armored Car	Warden Heavy Armored Car O'Brien v.101 Freeman
HE	High Explosive	Damage Type The damage type used by artillery weaponry. It deals less damage to vehicles and trenches. Can also refer to HE Grenades.
HE.MATs/H.MATs	Heavy Explosive Powder	Refined Resources Heavy Explosive Powder
Hex	Hexagonal Region	World Regions Individual map regions (which are shaped as hexagons) the world map is divided into.
HMG	(Heavy) Machine Gun	Heavy Kinetic Weapons 12.7mm Machine Guns. See MG.
Howi/Howie	Howitzer Garrison	Howitzer Garrison A Tier 3 Bunker Garrison that retaliates against attacking enemy artillery.
Hoil/H.OIL	Heavy Oil	Refined Resources A type of fuel used by Battle Tanks and Large Ships.
HT	Half-Track	Combat Vehicle
HTD / WTD	Heavy Tank Destoryer / Warden Tank Destroyer	Warden Tank Destroyer Noble Widow MK. XIV
HWM	Gallagher Highwayman Mk. III	Warden Cruiser Tank The Gallagher Highwayman Mk. III  . It is a Cruiser Tank armed with a dual-cannon that fires 20mm ammunition.
HV	High Velocity	Weapon Modifier A damage multiplier increasing the overall damage of a gun.
HVFAT/HV68	High Velocity Field Anti-Tank (Gun)	Warden Heavy Field Anti-Tank Balfour Rampart 68mm
HVFC/HV40	High Velocity Field Cannon (Gun)	Colonial heavy field cannon 40-45 Smelter 40mm
IC	Intelligence Center	Defense Structure A large player-built bunker structure used to intercept enemy intel sources at extremely long range. Requires power in order to operate
IG	Infantry Garrison	Defense Structure Refers to the Infantry Garrison bunker tech, or bunker garrisons which defend against infantry (Such as Rifle Garrisons or Machine Gun Garrisons).
ISG	Infantry Support Gun	Colonial Infantry Support Gun Daucus isg.III
IST	Infantry Support Tank / Light Infantry Tank	Colonial Light Infantry Tank A Colonial-exclusive vehicle armed with two machine guns. Similar to LUVs, it also transmits intel in a limited range when driving it.
LK	Listening Kit	Equipment A tripod-mounted item that intercepts enemy intel sources when placed within 80 meters of an intelligence-gathering structure, like a Watchtower. They make extremely quiet beeping sounds.
Logi	Logistics	Player Role Logi can refer to: (a) the role of a Logistics Officer i.e. any player(s) that are mostly concentrating their efforts on transporting items around the map for other players (b) the concentrated effort of all players doing the same (e.g. "where is logi, we need XXX here" - would not refer to any player per se, rather all the players doing deliveries).
LT	Light Tank	Combat Vehicle
LTD	Light Tank Destroyer	Colonial Light Tank Destroyer H-10 "Pelekys"
LUV	Light Utility Vehicle	Multi-purpose Vehicle
LV	Low Velocity	Weapon Modifier A damage multiplier that decreases the damage of a gun, more specifically the ammunition being fired.
MG	Machine Gun	Heavy Kinetic Weapons An anti-infantry piece of equipment that fires bullets (either 7.92mm or 12.7mm) at a rapid rate. Can be carried by infantry, or mounted on vehicles and tripods.
MGG	Machine Gun Garrison	Defense Structure A Machine Gun Garrison An AI defensive bunker structure that will attack enemies within a limited firing arc
MGP	Machine Gun Pillbox	Garrison Structure A Machine Gun Pillbox. An AI defensive structure that will attack enemies within a limited firing arc
MH	Mortar House	Defensive Structure Emplacement House
MHT / MTHT	Mortar Half-Track	Colonial Mortar Half-Track HH-d "Peltast"
Mixer	Concrete Mixer	Deployable Structure A Concrete Mixer. A type of shippable capable of creating Concrete Materials with Components.
MLT / MT	Mortar Light Tank	Warden Mortar Light Tank Devitt-Caine MK-IV MMR
Mobile Harvester (Harvey)	Harvester	BMS - Scrap Hauler Harvester
MPF	Mass Production Factory	Logistics Structure The Mass Production Factory. A logistical structure found in the backlines that produces equipment and vehicles in larger quantities at a discounted price.
MPT	Mass Production Tank	Colonial Assault Tank The 85K-b "Falchion"  . A vehicle with a unique property, in which producing it in the MPF will produce crates of five tanks compared the standard three.
MS/Msupps	Maintenance Supplies	Decay Prevention Supplies Maintenance Supplies. Consumable supplies used to prevent the decay of player-made structures
MTS	Material Transfer Station	Facility Structure A facility building that stores most types of large items, such as facility materials and artillery shells.
Nade	Grenade	Throwables Refers to either a Frag Grenade / High Explosive Grenade / Green Ash.
Node	Resource Node	Resource A small, harvestable resource pile that usually spawn on Resource Fields (ex: Salvage node, etc).
Noot	Neutral	Player Role A Neutral player or Regiment (also known as a Clan) that typically switches between the two factions intermediately. Does not hold much loyalty to any particular faction.
Nebelwerfer	Field Launcher	Field Launcher The Rycker 4/3-F Wasp Nest  . It is nicknamed this due to its similarity to the real world Nebelwerfer rocket artillery.
Nuke	Ballistic Rocket	A0E-9 Rocket An [[A0E-9 Rocket] that is launched by players from a A0E-9 Rocket Platform, which is capable of permanently destroying anything within an 80 meter radius of the impact point. The Rocket does not contain radioactive material, meaning the impact area can be entered without any special equipment.
OBS / Obs	Observation Tower/Observation Bunker	Intel Structure Refers to the Observation Tower or the Observation Bunker. The observation bunker gathers intelligence in a radius of up to 216 meters depending on tier and garrison modifications, if it is powered by an Engine Room. It allows players inside it to see up to 230 meters away regardless of tier or power. It can only be built on bunkers that are connected to a bunker base with the Observation Bunkers upgrade. The observation tower is a world structure that gathers intelligence in a 30° arc and 500m radius. It can be entered and rotated by any player of the faction that built it.
OCDT Syndrome	Officer Cadet Syndrome	Player Stereotype A player, who considers their current knowledge and plans immune to scrutiny, while ignoring/dismissing input from other sources. The motive for doing so is open to interpretation. Example: A player drives a Flatbed with a Shipping Container towards a bunker. Despite strong suggestions from others, the player exclaims, "I'm going to supply that bunker with 60 crates!"
Octagon	Trench Emplacement	Trench An octagonal trench in which Emplaced Weapons can be placed using a crane. While in a trench, emplaced weapons have quadrupled health and doubled rotation speed, but are destroyed if the trench is destroyed.
Partisan	Player Role	Player actions occurring outside of friendly territory. These actions may disrupt, delay, or destroy opposing factions efforts and assets. As well as, intelligence gathering (Ex. Listening Kit deployment).
PC.MATs/P.Cons	Processed Construction Materials	Facility Materials Processed Construction Materials
Printing	Manufacturing	Producing a vehicle or shippable in a facility building such as a Small Assembly Station or a Dry Dock, so named for the animation resembling the operation of a 3D printer.
Proto	Prototype vehicle	Vehicle Prototype vehicle produced with a Prototype Kit.
Push	Tactic	A concentrated attack, with the intent/effect of gaining territory (either quickly, or gradually).
QRF	Quick Response Force / Quick Reaction Force	Player/Team Role Quickly-formed team(s) of players with the sole goal of responding to potential invasions, enemy Partisans or scouts. They are the first line of defense for any hostile activity near/in friendly territory. It can also be used to respond to major attacks on a frontline where manpower is needed.
R.ALL/Rall/R.Alloys	Rare Alloys	Refined Resources The refined form of rare metals, a resource used to build large ships as well as the A0E-9 rocket.
Random	Random Player	Type of Player A term used by people in regiments to refer to people not in a regiment. Alternatively used by a person in a regiment to refer to another person in a regiment, but that regiment is not widely known.
RB	Relic Base	Garrison Structure A Relic Base, which is a World Base that is (majority of the time) not a part of a Town area. Operates very similarly to a Town Base, but doesn't include Base Upgrades pertaining to Logistical Structures or Garrisoned Houses.
RG	Rifle Garrison	Defense Structure A Rifle Garrison An AI bunker structure that will attack enemies
RP	Rifle Pillbox	Defense Structure The Rifle Pillbox. An AI defense used to prevent enemies from attacking in a 360 degree area.
RDZ	Rapid Decay Zone	Game Mechanic The Decay zone within 150 meters from a border (with some exceptions in certain areas). It is not preventable and only accelerates the decay timer.
RE.MATs / Rel.MATs	Relic Materials	Rare Resources Relic Materials. These are special materials used to produce Relic Vehicles during Relic War events and are obtained from Wreckage. These do not spawn during regular World Conquests.
Reset/Tap	Tactic	The full reconstruction of a destroyed enemy Base (either a World Base or a Bunker Base), resetting its upgrades and tier. The base must be destroyed (showing as a white icon on the map), then rebuilt with any type of Construction Vehicle, requiring the necessary materials for a full rebuild. Resetting reduces the contained supplies to 25% of their original amount, removes all Soldier Supplies, Maintenance Supplies, and resets its Base Upgrades. NOTE: Prior to Update 1.52, Taps just required the blueprint of a structure to be placed in order to reset its upgrades. These tactics were especially dangerous for Logi Hubs and stocked Stockpiles at frontlines, as it could hinder logistics, and potentially set back progress for a minimum of two days (in order to get the 'Industry' upgrade fully unlocked).
R.MATs	Refined Materials	Refined Resources Refined Materials. A refined resource used in Armored Vehicles, and other heavy equipment.
RSC/TSC	Railway Storm Cannon	Artillery The Tempest Cannon RA-2. A Storm Cannon mounted on to a Railway car, which is able to be deployed and fired. Has the same properties of a regular Storm Cannon, but requires Enriched Oil in order to be fired.
Satchels	Alligator / Satchel Charge	Explosive Device Alligator Charge
SC	Storm Cannon	Artillery The Storm Cannon. A large player-made stationary artillery piece that can fire shells into other regions. Requires power in order to be fired.
Steel / SC.MATs	Steel Construction Materials	Facility Materials Steel Construction Materials
SD/Depot	Storage Depot	Structure A permanent Town Structure where crates of equipment and materials, vehicles (in crate form or unpackaged form), and other shippables can be stored. Functions nearly identically to the Seaport.
Scrap/Scroop	Salvage	Raw Resource A type of raw resource that can only be obtained at Salvage Fields and Salvage Mines. NOTE: The term 'Scroop' originated from when the in-game chat would censor the word 'Scrap,' leading to players bypassing this issue by rewriting the word. This was eventually resolved, but the term stuck.
Scrapper/Scrooper	Raw Resources Miner	Player Role A player that concentrates their efforts in harvesting raw resources (e.g. harvesting Salvage, Coal, Components, or Sulfur) and either storing it in nearby containers for other players to pick them up, or to transport it to a nearby Refinery or Facility and refine them.
Shirts / SS	Soldier Supplies	Spawn Supplies Refers to Soldier Supplies, which are supplies consumed at Bases in order to respawn players.
SH	Safe House / Silverhand	Garrison Structure/Warden Assault Tank Safe House / Warden Assault Tank Silverhand - Mk. IV
SR / AR	Assault Rifle	Light Kinetic Weapons Late-game Infantry rifles that fire 7.92mm at a fast rate. Originated from the game's first Assault Rifle, the Aalto Storm Rifle 24.
Sticky	Sticky Bomb	Throwables Anti-Tank Sticky Bomb
ST	Scout Tank / Storm Tank	Scout Tank A Warden-exclusive vehicle that has properties of a Light Tank, but with less powerful weaponry, and a smaller chassis.
STD	Silverhand Tank Destroyer	Warden Assault Tank The Silverhand Lordscar - Mk. X  . An open-topped Silverhand tank equipped with a hull-mounted 94.5mm main cannon.
SvH	Silverhand	Warden Assault Tank The Silverhand Chieftain - Mk. VI  , and the Silverhand - Mk. IV
T1/T2/T3	Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3	Structure Mechanic Certain structures like Town Bases and Garrisoned Houses have a particular tier, mostly affecting their strength and health. They must be upgraded with a CV to level up to the next tier. Can also refer to Vehicle Tiers.
Tap / Tapping	Tactic	See Reset Intelligence To place a Listening Kit (see LK) near an enemy intelligence-gathering structure, intercepting its map intelligence.
TH	Town Hall	Garrison Structure Town Hall
T.MATs	Aluminum(Al), Copper(Cu), or Iron(Fe)	Tech Resources A type of resource (both in its raw and refined states) used to advance the technology level of a faction via the Engineering Center. May refer to: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy, Copper and Copper Alloy, or Iron and Iron Alloy.
Vegan P.Cons	Processed Construction Materials	Facility Materials Processed Construction Materials made from zero Components in a Metalworks Factory (Recycler). Named after "Vegan Meat" which similarly is meat made from zero animal products in a factory.
Vic	Vehicle	A general term for any vehicle, with it being purposefully unspecific.
VP	Victory Point	Garrison Structure A Town Base (usual a capital of a region) that counts towards the World Conquest victory conditions.
WC	World Conquest	Game Mode The main game mode of Foxhole. Usually used in reference to a specific war (i.e. World Conquest 100 referred to as "WC100")
WT	Watchtower	Intel Structure A Watchtower, which is a buildable structure that is used to gather map intelligence over a certain area.

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• Common Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Slang by Simplicity and samara