MusicBrainz Slang
Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz
Note: this vocabulary is mostly used in the IRC channel as this is the place where brainerz talk most laxly. Additionally to the terms described here it is common to make a lot of references to HHTTG and AYBABTU. And: to use the words "bush", "SCO", "windoze", "microsoft" and "gracenote" often to make MBChatLogger automatically reply to that.
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>
APR
Definition: Acronym for ArtistPageRedesign, working title for the redesign of the artist/discography pages.
Origin in MB: Probably Keschte as he called it ArtistPageRedesign. ;)
asshat
Definition: Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)
- It certainly does not, asshat. --SenRepus
Origin in MB: SenRepus
bogus
Definition: Used to describe incorrect edits, albums, ...
Example: "This album is completly bogus!"
Origin in MB: mo
chocolate
Definition: Most important thingy for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader election on last.fm might be decided on the chocolate issue.
Origin in MB: Nikki
ding!
Definition: Meaning "Exactly!", "You got it!", "Good point!".
Origin: Ruaok
dodgy
Definition: See above. Also an alternative for bogus.
Origin in MB: Nikki
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
NAT (plural: NATs)
Definition: Acronym for "non-album track(s)"
Origin: mo
natta
Definition: Norwegian for "night".
Origin in MB: mo
NGS
Definition: Acronym for NextGenerationSchema, the proposed new database schema.
Origin in MB: <unknown>
pweed
Definition: A phonetic way of saying PUID. mo hates it though, because he's a wonky Norwegian.
Origin: Muz
thingy
Definition: You know... thingy!
Origin in MB: Nikki
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 do not apply for everyone.
Origin in MB: Nikki
trongersoll'ing
Definition: Abstaining massively on edits / voting abstain when you could have decided easily for yes or no.
Origin: Keschte
tunepimp
Definition: Name of the library used for tagging audio files ("Pimp my tunes" -> "Pimp my ride").
Origin: Ruaok
Waga waga klepto!
Definition: Noone knows...
Example: * Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")
Origin: Ruaok
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.) .
to wikidocsel
Definition: To wikidocsel a WikiPage means to make it a WikiDocsPage by adding it to the WikiDocsTransclusionTable (aka WikiWebService).
Origin: Keschte
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>
Authors: Shepard, ...