The Glossy Glossary

Autohit/Autohitting (Negative Term)
Automatically hitting another player's character within their own post rather than letting the player decide if something hits or not.

Bunnying (Negative Term)
Where a player takes over - or hijacks - another player's character, writing that character's actions, dialogue, or thoughts without consent from the player controlling the character.

Canon (Fandom)
Roleplay content that is true to the original source material.

Canon Character (Fandom)
Use of a character which already exists within a fandom universe.
Example: Usagi from Sailor Moon.

Chara
Shortened version of 'Character'.

Chatspeak/Txtspeak
Typing/writing as though one would if within a chat or texting.
Example: "R u here?"

Crossover (Fandom)
Where multiple existing universes overlap or combine into a singular world.

Doubling
Where players play at least two characters in a 1x1 roleplay.
Often used as a courtesy for players who want to include other characters.
Often used as an exchange; "I'll play X character if you play Y character as well."

Fade To Black
A cut-scene where any intimate or sexual activities are skipped over.

Fan Character (Fandom)
A character made to specifically exist within a canon/fandom universe.

Fluff
Used in romance roleplays referring to very lovey-dovey or cute romance interactions.
Non-essential details within a roleplay.

Ghosting (Negative)
Where a player discontinues communication and roleplaying without any notification to their partner or GM.

Godmodding (Negative)
Umbrella term applied to various negative roleplaying habits.
Includes autohit, powerplay, metagaming, and retconning.
A player tries to roleplay a character that is generally overpowered and in a 'godmode' with unlimited powers or abilities.

Limits
Things players are unwilling or uninterested in roleplaying.

Lit/Literate (Style)
Style preference generally requiring good spelling and grammar.

Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu (Negative)
A character who is often written as or includes issues such as;
Perfect
Lacks flaws
Self-Insert
Unrealistic
To be the only love interest

Metagaming (Negative)
Using OOC information when your character has no knowledge of it IC.

Multi-para (Style)
Multiple paragraphs
Writing style of a player that posts multiple paragraphs.
Generally 2-5 paragraphs.

Muse
Term often used to refer to a character's role within a plot.
Usually written with a letter such as Muse A, Muse B, Muse C.

Novella (Style)
See Multi-para.
Generally 5+ paragraphs.

One-liner (Style)
Style where a post is essentially a single line or does not reach the minimum of 4-5 sentences that is standard for a paragraph.

Pairings
A list of desired character pairs, usually for a certain role for characters in a 1x1 roleplay.

Para (Style)
Paragraph
Writing style of a player that posts at least one paragraph.

Powerplay (Negative)
Character hijacking; see Bunnying
Damage Powerplay
Inflicting damage without permission.
Players engage in a fight where each tries to outdo the other, resulting in a cycle and potential endless battle.
Assumption Powerplay
Assuming another player's actions and writing them out.
Assuming details about another character - such as appearance - and writing them out.

Purple Prose (Style)
Writing style that is very detail-oriented with flowery or ornate text that can excessive.

Retconning (Negative)
Where a player ignores a roleplay occurrence/event as if it never happened.

Script (Style)
Writing style of a player that posts much like a script for a movie.
Actions are generally written within asterisks; *She ate the apple.*

Self-Insert (Negative)
When a user self-inserts themselves as a character generally for personal satisfaction.
A character that's purpose is for player self-gratification.

Semi-lit (Style)
Writing style of a player that may indicate possible minor grammatical and spelling errors.
A more relaxed style than Lit/Literate.

Ship/Shipping
Term used in romance roleplays; short for relationship.
Where characters are intended to either start off or form a romantic relationship.
A desire for characters to enter a romantic relationship.