Post by Guint on Nov 4, 2012 18:17:01 GMT -5
Because we seem to have a ton of site-specific terms, we thought it would be great to have a dictionary for all these terms. This is in the recap section because most of these terms are generally used here, but they apply across the boards.
If you have a term you know of that's common that I missed, PM WooWho !
COMMON SHOW ELEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
ATH: Around The House
B&A: Before & After
BR: Bonus Round
DP: Double Play (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps, forum games, and DPG)
F&D: Food & Drink
F&G: Fun & Games
FP: Free Play (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps and forum games)
FS: Free Spin (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps and forum games)
GT: Gift Tag (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps and forum games)
LAT: Lose a Turn
MDBR: Million-Dollar Bonus Round
MDW: Million-Dollar Wedge (Staff Note: Landing on this does NOT automatically award a million dollars, no matter what the media says.)
MW: Mystery Wedge
NMC: No More Consonants
NMV: No More Vowels
PP: Prize Puzzle
SL: Same Letter
SN: Same Name
SU: Speed-Up (generally refers to time after Final Spin, but can reference the entire round on occasion)
TDV: Top Dollar Value (highest cash wedge in a given round, AKA the "glitter" wedge)
TU: Toss-Up (generally includes a number 1, 2, or 3 for a specific puzzle)
TTU: Triple Toss-Up
WAYD?: What Are You Doing?
WAYW?: What Are You Wearing?
WC: Wild Card
BAV-EXCLUSIVE TERMS
BFM: Short for Bare F**king Minimum. The best sign of a good player is that they solve the Bonus Round for $40,000.
Confetti Drop: Somebody just won the $100,000 or the million dollars! Everyone is happy... except the janitorial staff.
Consonative: A player who is overly conservative with their letter calling, picking singles when there are multiples still available, especially on high dollar amounts.
Corporate Phraseology: A term used for a nonsensical Phrase that sounds more like a company slogan or pitch line. Generally used with Prize Puzzles, but can pop up almost anywhere without warning.
Deal with it: You don't need to know this one. Deal with it.
Effort: Can't describe it. Too lazy.
Express Crash: The train didn't quite make it to its destination, because somebody called a bad letter or got buzzed out. It derailed along the way and took the player's entire bank with it.
False Dignity Thousand: A player earned a total of $1,000 at some point during the game. Too bad they would've gotten the same amount by doing absolutely nothing.
Front-Loader: A player who chooses to fill in the letter closest to the top-left corner of the puzzle, even when there may be a multiple still available. Happens frequently in the Speed-Up, and sometimes costs a player the game.
Golden Tandem Parachute: The house minimum during team weeks is $2,000. This is generally accepted as being too damn high.
Goody: Another word for the "featured" prize wedge. Mostly good for the prize budget, as not that many of them are won.
Grammatically-Correct Sentence: A phrase that nobody ever says and that Google has never heard of. Its grammar is the only thing it has going for it.
IT CAME FROM THE BROCHURE: See Corporate Phraseology.
Multiple: When a consonant appears in a puzzle more than once.
Nonsense Answer: What happens when you make an on-the-spot dicespin and say something that makes you sound like you've been boozing a shore excursion. The only thing your answer ends up being close to, though, is a buzzer.
Null Cycle: Everyone does something bad, including the editing staff. Three lost turns in a row (ones which USUALLY don't change scores/cardboard), which are generally never seen on-air.
Oreo Wedge: Two Bankrupts on the outside, glittery cash-based filling in the middle. The black pieces are not chocolate though, so stay well clear.
Perfect Round: No Bankrupts or Lose a Turns, no bad letter calls or buzz-outs. One player keeps control of the Wheel from start to finish.
Perfect Bonus Round Week (PBRW): A week where all five Bonus Round puzzles were solved.
Pity Thousand: A term used for the $1,000 given in consolation to players who end up winning no money. You look sad.
Spingle: A player spins once after an opponent's blunder, lands on a three-digit cash amount, calls a letter that only appears once in the puzzle, and immediately solves for the minimum.
Skunked Week: A week where none of the five Bonus Round puzzles were solved.
Trip Puzzle: An alternate name for the Prize Puzzle, since it always seems to be one of these.
Triple Stumper: A puzzle (generally a Toss-Up) that everyone misses. High probability of a viral moment.
U-Voider: A player who saves buying the U for last, even when there are obvious locations for a U in the puzzle. Can often lead to a dud vowel purchase late in a round when said player tries A/I/O instead.
White Thing: Colloquially called the "wheel condom", due to COVID procedures, contestants in Seasons 38 and 39 spun holding a bicycle grip. Painted gold for Celebrity Wheel.
If you have a term you know of that's common that I missed, PM WooWho !
COMMON SHOW ELEMENT ABBREVIATIONS
ATH: Around The House
B&A: Before & After
BR: Bonus Round
DP: Double Play (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps, forum games, and DPG)
F&D: Food & Drink
F&G: Fun & Games
FP: Free Play (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps and forum games)
FS: Free Spin (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps and forum games)
GT: Gift Tag (retired from the current show, but appears in retro recaps and forum games)
LAT: Lose a Turn
MDBR: Million-Dollar Bonus Round
MDW: Million-Dollar Wedge (Staff Note: Landing on this does NOT automatically award a million dollars, no matter what the media says.)
MW: Mystery Wedge
NMC: No More Consonants
NMV: No More Vowels
PP: Prize Puzzle
SL: Same Letter
SN: Same Name
SU: Speed-Up (generally refers to time after Final Spin, but can reference the entire round on occasion)
TDV: Top Dollar Value (highest cash wedge in a given round, AKA the "glitter" wedge)
TU: Toss-Up (generally includes a number 1, 2, or 3 for a specific puzzle)
TTU: Triple Toss-Up
WAYD?: What Are You Doing?
WAYW?: What Are You Wearing?
WC: Wild Card
BAV-EXCLUSIVE TERMS
BFM: Short for Bare F**king Minimum. The best sign of a good player is that they solve the Bonus Round for $40,000.
Confetti Drop: Somebody just won the $100,000 or the million dollars! Everyone is happy... except the janitorial staff.
Consonative: A player who is overly conservative with their letter calling, picking singles when there are multiples still available, especially on high dollar amounts.
Corporate Phraseology: A term used for a nonsensical Phrase that sounds more like a company slogan or pitch line. Generally used with Prize Puzzles, but can pop up almost anywhere without warning.
Deal with it: You don't need to know this one. Deal with it.
Effort: Can't describe it. Too lazy.
Express Crash: The train didn't quite make it to its destination, because somebody called a bad letter or got buzzed out. It derailed along the way and took the player's entire bank with it.
False Dignity Thousand: A player earned a total of $1,000 at some point during the game. Too bad they would've gotten the same amount by doing absolutely nothing.
Front-Loader: A player who chooses to fill in the letter closest to the top-left corner of the puzzle, even when there may be a multiple still available. Happens frequently in the Speed-Up, and sometimes costs a player the game.
Golden Tandem Parachute: The house minimum during team weeks is $2,000. This is generally accepted as being too damn high.
Goody: Another word for the "featured" prize wedge. Mostly good for the prize budget, as not that many of them are won.
Grammatically-Correct Sentence: A phrase that nobody ever says and that Google has never heard of. Its grammar is the only thing it has going for it.
IT CAME FROM THE BROCHURE: See Corporate Phraseology.
Multiple: When a consonant appears in a puzzle more than once.
Nonsense Answer: What happens when you make an on-the-spot dicespin and say something that makes you sound like you've been boozing a shore excursion. The only thing your answer ends up being close to, though, is a buzzer.
Null Cycle: Everyone does something bad, including the editing staff. Three lost turns in a row (ones which USUALLY don't change scores/cardboard), which are generally never seen on-air.
Oreo Wedge: Two Bankrupts on the outside, glittery cash-based filling in the middle. The black pieces are not chocolate though, so stay well clear.
Perfect Round: No Bankrupts or Lose a Turns, no bad letter calls or buzz-outs. One player keeps control of the Wheel from start to finish.
Perfect Bonus Round Week (PBRW): A week where all five Bonus Round puzzles were solved.
Pity Thousand: A term used for the $1,000 given in consolation to players who end up winning no money. You look sad.
Spingle: A player spins once after an opponent's blunder, lands on a three-digit cash amount, calls a letter that only appears once in the puzzle, and immediately solves for the minimum.
Skunked Week: A week where none of the five Bonus Round puzzles were solved.
Trip Puzzle: An alternate name for the Prize Puzzle, since it always seems to be one of these.
Triple Stumper: A puzzle (generally a Toss-Up) that everyone misses. High probability of a viral moment.
U-Voider: A player who saves buying the U for last, even when there are obvious locations for a U in the puzzle. Can often lead to a dud vowel purchase late in a round when said player tries A/I/O instead.
White Thing: Colloquially called the "wheel condom", due to COVID procedures, contestants in Seasons 38 and 39 spun holding a bicycle grip. Painted gold for Celebrity Wheel.