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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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy HHTTG] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us 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.
Note: this vocabulary is mostly used in the [[IRC]] channel as this is where users talk most laxly. Naturally, references to popular memes both old and new are also used.


== Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz ==
== Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz ==


===A-bomb===
===annoy===


''Definition'': annoy is really annoying
''Definition'': Lots of Abstain-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#ybomb|Y-bomb]] for Yes-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#nbomb|N-bomb]] for No-votes.


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


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


===awesomesauce===
''Origin'': <not yet clarified>


''Origin of Alt. Definition'': dseomn
''Definition'': when something is extra awesome, it's awesomesauce


''Example'':
===APR===
* Lotheric: I use jesus2099's script for mass merging, it's awesomesauce
* CatQuest: it is!


''Origin'': The Internet
''Definition'': Acronym for [[Artist Page Redesign|ArtistPageRedesign]], working title for the redesign of the artist/discography pages.


''Origin'': Probably [[User:Keschte|Keschte]] as he called it [[Artist Page Redesign|ArtistPageRedesign]]. ;)


===asshat===
===BB===


''Definition'': Stands for BookBrainz - Book Database concocted originally by reosarevok, ianmcorvidae and leftmost cat, after much ado about nothing it is now lead by Mr. Monkey. 🐒!
''Definition'': Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)

<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">It certainly does not, asshat. --[[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
''Example'':
</ul>
* 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


''Origin'': [[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]


<span id="bogus"></span>
===bogus===
===bogus===


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''Example'': "This album is completely bogus!"
''Example'': "This album is completely bogus!"


''Origin'': [[User:mo|mo]]
''Origin'': [[User:CatCat|CatCat]]



===bork===
===bork===
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''Definition'': something which is broken or not working
''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. :-)"
''Example'': <code>ruaok: yes, if we bork the upgrade, we have 15 minutes to figure out what's wrong. :-)</code>

''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


===chocolate===
===chocolate===


''Definition'': Most important [[MusicBrainz Slang#thingy|thingy]] for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader election on [http://www.last.fm/group/MusicBrainz.org/revolution last.fm] was decided on the chocolate issue.
''Definition'': Most important [[MusicBrainz Slang#thingy|thingy]] for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader on [http://www.last.fm/group/MusicBrainz.org/revolution last.fm] election was decided on the chocolate issue.

''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


===dildos===

''Definition'': originating from <nowiki>AdultSwim</nowiki> Show [[wikipedia:Metalocalypse|Metalocalypse]], this is used to denote when somethings sucks or ams dumb.

''Example'': "well, that's dildos"

''Origin'': [[User:CatCat|CatCat]]


''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


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


''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]
''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]



===dodgy===
===dodgy===
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''Definition'': Something which is odd or not quite right. Also an alternative for [[MusicBrainz Slang#bogus|bogus]].
''Definition'': Something which is odd or not quite right. Also an alternative for [[MusicBrainz Slang#bogus|bogus]].


''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


<span id="fail"></span>
===fail===


===emojis===
''Definition'': Something that is wrong, stupid or borked. see [[MusicBrainz Slang#win|win]] below


''Definition'': Random emojis used to display emotion just like elsewhere on the net. most common ones are probably ❤️ 🙋 😁 😆 😅 🤔 🙄
''Origin'': it was muz or fauxfaux, I don't remember


''Examples'':
===grudge no-vote/no-voting===
* dseomn: my next "hit" single, Electric Vuvuzela Baghorn, and I'm thinking of "🔌🎈🎺🔊" for the catalog number
* Rotab: 🤔
* CatQuest: 👍 awesomesauce cat#


''Origin'': ''definitely'' [[User:Freso|Freso]]
''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'': [[User:dmppanda|dmppanda]], to qualify some specially displeasing newcomer (or was [[User:TeleGUISE|TeleGUISE]] the first to use the term?)


===fail===
<span id="nbomb"></span>


''Definition'': Something that is wrong, stupid or borked. also see [[MusicBrainz Slang#win|win]] below
<span id="moose"></span>
===moose===


''Origin'': it was muz and/or fauxfaux, I don't remember
''Definition'': Highly adorable creatures. Also used as a universal verb. The moose could be seen as the unofficial MusicBrainz mascot (see pictures below).


''Examples'':
* <code><nowiki>* Muz tactically deploys several moose into #musicbrainz</nowiki></code>
* <code><nowiki>* mustaqila mooses about frantically</nowiki></code>
* [http://age.hobba.nl/temp/MoosicBrainz_3.jpg MoosicBrainz logo]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayhem/211291127 The logo on the MusicBrainz office door]


===grudge no-vote/no-voting===
''Origin'': [[User:Muz|Muz]]


''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 behaviour and no one serious about the database would ever engage into that.
===N-bomb===


''Origin'': [[User:dmppanda|dmppanda]], to qualify some specially displeased newcomer (or was [[User:TeleGUISE|TeleGUISE]] the first to use the term?)
''Definition'': High amount of No-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#ybomb|Y-bomb]] for Yes-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#abomb|A-bomb]] for Abstain-votes.


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


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


''Definition'': Laugh On the Inside
''Origin'': [[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]


''Origin'': from [http://web.archive.org/web/20160313063327/http://centraldigit.com/loi.html http://centraldigit.com/loi.html]
''Origin of Alt. Definition'': dseomn


===NAT (plural: NATs)===
===moin===

''Definition'':

''Example'':
* ruaok: Moooin!
* yvanzo: mo’’in’
* ferbncode: Moin o/
* Cyna: mo'in

''Origin'':


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


''Origin'': [[User:mo|mo]]


===natta===
===natta===
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''Example'': "natta all"
''Example'': "natta all"


''Origin'': [[User:mo|mo]]
''Origin'': [[User:CatCat|CatCat]]



===NGS===
===NGS===


''Definition'': Acronym for [[Next Generation Schema|NextGenerationSchema]], the proposed new database schema.
''Definition'': Acronym for [[Next Generation Schema|NextGenerationSchema]], the new database schema.


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


''Origin'': <unknown>
''Origin'': <unknown>


===Ponies/Pony===


===shake your head like inhouseuk===
''Definition'': The anti-moose. In fact, much better than moose in every way. More win. Cuter. Winner. Stronger. Winnerer.


''Definition'': a statement of disbelief or bafflement, as performed in the manner of inhouseuk.
''Origin'': [[User:FauxFaux|FauxFaux]]


''Examples'':
===Ponis===
* inhouseuk shakes his head
* ruaok shakes his head like inhouse


''Origin'': [[User:inhouseuk|inhouseuk]]! [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]
ponis == pony + penis ..don't ask.


''Origin'': also [[User:FauxFaux|FauxFaux]]


===SAT/SAR===
<span id="pro"></span>
===pro===


''Definition'': stands for "Stand Alone Track" however since NGS happen, Stand Alone '''R'''ecording is used (ergo SAR)
''Definition'': to be [[MusicBrainz Slang#win|win]] at something

''Origin'': [[User:FauxFaux|FauxFaux]] again, also muz.

===pweed===

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

''Origin'': [[User:Muz|Muz]]

===shake your head like inhouseuk===

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


''Origin'': [[User:CatCat|CatCat]]
''Example'': *inhouseuk shakes his head
* mo shakes his head like inhouse


''Origin'': [[User:inhouseuk|inhouseuk]]! [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


<span id="thingy"></span>
===thingy===
===thingy===


''Definition'': You know... thingy!
''Definition'': You know... thingy!


''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]



===time-of-day===
===time-of-day===
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''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.
''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.


''Variations'': $timeofday, $time, $tod
''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


''Origin'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
===trongersoll'ing===


''Definition'': Abstaining massively on edits / voting abstain when you could have decided easily for yes or no.

''Origin'': [[User:Keschte|Keschte]]


===tunepimp===
===tunepimp===


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


''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]
''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


===typing like mo===


===voluntell, voluntold===
''Definition'': to [[MusicBrainz Slang#bork|bork]] your spelling or grammar up, similarly to how [[User:mo|mo]] does all the time


''Definition'': When someone unwittingly suggests a feature would be a good idea and ruaok tells them they just volunteered to make it happen.
''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'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]
''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


===Waga waga klepto!===

''Definition'': Noone knows...

''Example'': <code><nowiki>* Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")</nowiki></code>

''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]

===Wiki Zen===

''Definition'': [[WikiZen]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are the people regulary using this Wiki. When you are one with the [[Wiki Wiki Web|WikiWikiWeb]]... you have achieved [[WikiZen]].

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

===to wikidocsel===

''Definition'': To wikidocsel a [[Wiki Page|WikiPage]] means to make it a [[WikiDocs Page|WikiDocsPage]] by adding it to the [[Wiki Docs Transclusion Table|WikiDocsTransclusionTable]] (aka [[Wiki Web Service|WikiWebService]]).

''Origin'': [[User:Keschte|Keschte]]

<span id="win"></span>
===win===

''Definition'': the opposite of [[MusicBrainz Slang#fail|fail]], something that is awesome

''Origin'': muz and faux (these guys are for the win)

<span id="ybomb"></span>
===Y-bomb===

''Definition'': Lots of Yes-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#nbomb|N-bomb]] for No-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#abomb|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


===\o/===
===\o/===
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''Example'': "that was completely fail \o/"
''Example'': "that was completely fail \o/"


''Variations'': /o\ arms down, _o/ waving, \o\ /o/ wave, dance.
''Variations'': /o\ arms down, _o/ waving, \o waving hello, \o\ /o/ doing the wave or dancing.


''Origin'': [[User:kuno|warp]]
''Origin'': [[User:kuno|warp]]



[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Metadata]] [[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:To Be Reviewed]] [[Category:Metadata]] [[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 21:46, 22 July 2019

Note: this vocabulary is mostly used in the IRC channel as this is where users talk most laxly. Naturally, references to popular memes both old and new are also used.


Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz

annoy

Definition: annoy is really annoying

Example:

Origin:

awesomesauce

Definition: when something is extra awesome, it's awesomesauce

Example:

  • Lotheric: I use jesus2099's script for mass merging, it's awesomesauce
  • CatQuest: it is!

Origin: The Internet


BB

Definition: Stands for BookBrainz - Book Database concocted originally by reosarevok, ianmcorvidae and leftmost cat, after much ado about nothing it is now lead by Mr. Monkey. 🐒!

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


bogus

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

Example: "This album is completely bogus!"

Origin: CatCat


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


chocolate

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

Origin: Nikki


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


ding!

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

Origin: Ruaok


dodgy

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

Origin: Nikki


emojis

Definition: Random emojis used to display emotion just like elsewhere on the net. most common ones are probably ❤️ 🙋 😁 😆 😅 🤔 🙄

Examples:

  • dseomn: my next "hit" single, Electric Vuvuzela Baghorn, and I'm thinking of "🔌🎈🎺🔊" for the catalog number
  • Rotab: 🤔
  • CatQuest: 👍 awesomesauce cat#

Origin: definitely Freso


fail

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

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


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 behaviour and no one serious about the database would ever engage into that.

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


loi

Definition: Laugh On the Inside

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

moin

Definition:

Example:

  • ruaok: Moooin!
  • yvanzo: mo’’in’
  • ferbncode: Moin o/
  • Cyna: mo'in

Origin:


natta

Definition: Norwegian for "night".

Example: "natta all"

Origin: CatCat


NGS

Definition: Acronym for NextGenerationSchema, the new database schema.

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

Origin: <unknown>


shake your head like inhouseuk

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

Examples:

  • inhouseuk shakes his head
  • ruaok shakes his head like inhouse

Origin: inhouseuk! Ruaok


SAT/SAR

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

Origin: CatCat


thingy

Definition: You know... thingy!

Origin: 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 does not apply for everyone.

Variations: $timeofday, $time, $tod

Origin: Nikki


tunepimp

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

Origin: Ruaok


voluntell, voluntold

Definition: When someone unwittingly suggests a feature would be a good idea and ruaok tells them they just volunteered to make it happen.

Origin: Ruaok


\o/

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

Example: "that was completely fail \o/"

Variations: /o\ arms down, _o/ waving, \o waving hello, \o\ /o/ doing the wave or dancing.

Origin: warp

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