MusicBrainz Slang

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Note: this vocabulary is mostly used in the IRC channel as this is where brainerz talk most laxly. Naturally, references to popular memes both old and new, such as HHTTG or AYBABTU and similar, are mentioned. Additionally, using words that the MBChatLogger is programmed to respond to, such as "TRM", "Obama", "SCO", "microsoft" and "gracenote" etc.

Contents 1 Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz 1.1 A-bomb 1.2 asshat 1.3 BB 1.4 bogus 1.5 bork 1.6 brainerz 1.7 chocolate 1.8 dildos 1.9 ding! 1.10 dodgy 1.11 fail 1.12 grudge no-vote/no-voting 1.13 loi 1.14 moose 1.15 N-bomb 1.16 NAT (plural: NATs) 1.17 natta 1.18 NGS 1.19 Ponies/Pony 1.20 Ponis 1.21 pro 1.22 pweed 1.23 shake your head like inhouseuk 1.24 SAT/SAR 1.25 thingy 1.26 time-of-day 1.27 tunepimp 1.28 typing like mo 1.29 Waga waga klepto! 1.30 Wiki Zen 1.31 win 1.32 Y-bomb 1.33 \o/

[edit] Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz

[edit] A-bomb

Definition: Lots of Abstain-votes on an edit. Analogue: Y-bomb for Yes-votes and N-bomb for No-votes.

Alternate Definition: a bomb full of the biological agent "adenine" which can cause a huge energy burst in all cells

Example: none known yet as it's a completely impractical bomb

Origin: <not yet clarified>

Origin of Alt. Definition: dseomn

[edit] asshat

Definition: Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)

• It certainly does not, asshat. --SenRepus

Origin: SenRepus

[edit] BB

Definition: Stands for BookBrainz - a new type Database concocted by reosarevok, ianmcorvidae, leftmost cat and being coded by ocharles as a pet project (and some guys learning you a Haskell)

also see: https://github.com/ocharles/BookBrainz

Example:

• warp: what's BB?
• Leftmost: Something amazing!
• CatCat: BookBrainz

Origin: http://chatlogs.musicbrainz.org/musicbrainz/2011/2011-07/2011-07-08.html#T15-34-04-966426

[edit] bogus

Definition: Used to describe incorrect edits, albums, ...

Example: "This album is completely bogus!"

Origin: CatCat

[edit] bork

Definition: something which is broken or not working

Example: ruaok: yes, if we bork the upgrade, we have 15 minutes to figure out what's wrong. :-)

Origin: Ruaok

[edit] brainerz

Definition: users of Music BRAINZ are sometimes called "brainerz"

Origin: it was probably Ruaok or donredman or some guy like that

[edit] chocolate

Definition: Most important thingy for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader election on last.fm was decided on the chocolate issue.

Origin: Nikki

[edit] dildos

Definition: originating from AdultSwim Show Metalocalypse, this is used to denote when somethings sucks or ams dumb.

Example: "well, that's dildos"

Origin: CatCat

[edit] ding!

Definition: Meaning "Exactly!", "You got it!", "Good point!".

Origin: Ruaok

[edit] dodgy

Definition: Something which is odd or not quite right. Also an alternative for bogus.

Origin: Nikki

[edit] fail

Definition: Something that is wrong, stupid or borked. also see win below

Origin: it was muz or fauxfaux, I don't remember

[edit] grudge no-vote/no-voting

Definition: action to systematically NO vote someone else's edits for reasons entirely unrelated to the edits themselves, meant as some sort of punishment or revenge. Note this of course is considered extremely bad behavior :-) and no one serious about the database would ever engage into that.

Origin: dmppanda, to qualify some specially displeasing newcomer (or was TeleGUISE the first to use the term?)

[edit] loi

Definition: Laugh On the Inside

Origin: from http://centraldigit.com/loi.html

[edit] moose

Definition: Highly adorable creatures. Also used as a universal verb. The moose could be seen as the unofficial MusicBrainz mascot (see pictures below).

Examples:

• * Muz tactically deploys several moose into #musicbrainz
• * mustaqila mooses about frantically
• MoosicBrainz logo
• The logo on the MusicBrainz office door

Origin: Muz

[edit] N-bomb

Definition: High amount of No-votes on an edit. Analogue: Y-bomb for Yes-votes and A-bomb for Abstain-votes.

Alternate Definition: Highly useless bomb made with high pressure nitrogen.

Example: "Drop the N-bomb please! [link to edit]" (in Chat)

Origin: SenRepus

Origin of Alt. Definition: dseomn

[edit] NAT (plural: NATs)

Definition: Acronym for "non-album track(s)"

Origin: CatCat

(depreciated, see "SAT" below)

[edit] natta

Definition: Norwegian for "night".

Example: "natta all"

Origin: CaCat

[edit] NGS

Definition: Acronym for NextGenerationSchema, the new database schema.

Alternate Definition: "magic thing that solved everything someday in the past... oh wait"

Origin: <unknown>

[edit] Ponies/Pony

Definition: The anti-moose. In fact, much better than moose in every way. More win. Cuter. Winner. Stronger. Winnerer.

Origin: FauxFaux

[edit] Ponis

ponis == pony + penis ..don't ask.

Origin: also FauxFaux

[edit] pro

Definition: to be win at something

Origin: FauxFaux again, also muz.

[edit] pweed

Definition: A phonetic way of saying PUID. mo hates it though, because he's a wonky Norwegian.

Origin: Muz

[edit] shake your head like inhouseuk

Definition: a statement of disbelief or bafflement, as performed in the manner of inhouseuk.

Example: * inhouseuk shakes his head
* mo shakes his head like inhouse

Origin: inhouseuk! Ruaok

[edit] SAT/SAR

Definition: stands for "Stand Alone Track" however since NGS happen, Stand Alone Recording is used (ergo SAR)

Origin: CatCat

[edit] thingy

Definition: You know... thingy!

Origin: Nikki

[edit] time-of-day

Definition: Form of greeting that came up because MB being an international project and the people contributing live in different time-zones so a daytime used as greetings does not apply for everyone.

Origin: Nikki

[edit] tunepimp

Definition: Name of the library used for tagging audio files ("Pimp my tunes" -> "Pimp my ride").

Origin: Ruaok

[edit] typing like mo

Definition: to bork your spelling or grammar up, similarly to how mo does all the time

Example:

• ruaok: the idea that MB will ONLY have facutal metadata is going to change.
• ruaok: its not longer factual.
• * ruaok types like mo.

Origin: Ruaok

[edit] Waga waga klepto!

Definition: Nobody knows...

Example: * Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")

Origin: Ruaok

[edit] Wiki Zen

Definition: WikiZens are the people regulary using this Wiki. When you are one with the WikiWikiWeb... you have achieved WikiZen.

Origin: WikiZen and WikiZens are terms coined on TheOriginalWiki. Probably imported by DonRedman, who gained his WikiZen by browsing this and other wikis (UseMod, MeatBall, etc.) .

[edit] win

Definition: The opposite of fail, something that is awesome

Origin: muz and faux

[edit] Y-bomb

Definition: Lots of Yes-votes on an edit. Analogue: N-bomb for No-votes and A-bomb for Abstain-votes.

Alternate Definition: a bomb full of silvery, ductile metal which is moderately reactive and is capable of O(n) destruction where n is the amount of Y

Example: "y-bomb [link to edit] pls" (in Chat)

Origin: <not yet clarified>

Origin of Alt. Definition: dseomn

[edit] \o/

Definition Arms in the air, happy man, hugs, etcetra.

Example: "that was completely fail \o/"

Variations: /o\ arms down, _o/ waving, \o\ /o/ wave, dance.

Origin: warp

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