Common Acronyms

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'''Acronyms''' are commonly used by the [[Neopets]] community. An [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] is a series of letters that represents several a phrase, usually the first letters of the words or syllables in it. To a user unfamiliar with their usage, Neopian acronyms may seem confusing. The following is a list of some common acronyms, in alphabetical order for convenience.

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==A==
*'''AC''' - ''[[Avatar]] Chat'', the [[NeoBoard]] where users engage in avatar-relating conversations.
*'''AFC''' - ''Air Faerie Crown'', a popular Battledome Equipment.
*'''AI''' - ''Artificial Intelligence'', referring to the way computer challengers, such as the [[1-Player Challengers]] in the [[Battledome]], play against a user based on specific patterns.
*'''AP''' - ''[[Attack Pea]]'', a popular Battledome Equipment.
*'''ATM''' - Short for ''At the moment'', usually referring to auctions or trades.

==B==
*'''BC''' - ''The [[Beauty Contest]]''.
*'''BFC''' - ''Black Frost Cannon'', a piece of Battledome Equipment.
*'''BN''' - ''Before Neopia'', referring to times before recorded [[History of Neopia]] (or before [[Neopets]] began).
*'''BD''' - ''[[Battledome]]'', where [[Neopet]]s get to fight against other Neopets or [[:Category: Villains|Villains]] of [[Neopia]]. Can also mean ''[[Battle Duck]]'', a type of Battledome Equipment.
*'''BD Chat''' - ''Battledome Chat'', a [[Battledome]]-orientated [[NeoBoard]].
*'''BGC''' - ''Bony Grarrl Club'', a Battledome Equipment which gives users an avatar when equipped to their Grarrl.
*'''BoD''' - ''Bow of Destiny'', a Battledome Equipment received as a prize from NeoQuest II.
*'''BoHD''' - ''Bag of Healing Dust'', a Battledome Equipment.
*'''BoK''' - ''[[Bracelet of Kings]]'', a Battledome Equipment from the [[Hidden Tower]].
*'''BoLHS''' - ''Bag of Lenny Healing Seeds'', a Battledome Equipment.
*'''BoMS''' - ''Bottle of Magic Sand'', a Battledome Equipment.
*'''BRB''' - Chat speak for ''Be Right Back''.
*'''BSS''' - ''Blumaroo SlingShot'', a Battledome Equipment.
*'''BTM''' - ''Brain Tree Mace'', a Battledome Equipment.
*'''BTY''' - ''[[Better Than You]]''
*'''Bzzt''' - ''Bzzt Blaster'', a Battledome Equipment.

==C==
*'''C-Blade''' - ''[[CarrotBlade]]'', a Battledome Equipment found in the Hidden Tower.
*'''CATFB''' - ''[[Chomby and the Fungus Balls]]'', referring to a [[band]] and a retired [[game]].
*'''CB''' - ''CarrotBlade'', a Battledome Equipment found in the Hidden Tower.
*'''CE''' - ''Cursed Elixir'', a Battledome Equipment.
*'''CF''' - ''[[Chia Flour]]'', a Battledome Equipment item found in the Hidden Tower. Also short for "Congratulations Feeders", in reference to the [[Kadoatery]].
*'''CG''' - ''[[Cyodrake's Gaze]]'', a plot from 2006.
*'''Coll''' - Short for ''Collateral''.
*'''Collat''' - Short for ''Collateral''.
*'''COM''' - ''The ''[[Curse of Maraqua]]'' [[plot]], and sometimes its respective [[NeoBoard]].
*'''CP''' - ''Caustic Potion'', a Battledome Equipment received as a prize from [[Illusen's Glade]].
*'''CS''' - ''Clawed Shield'', a Battledome Equipment which can reward an Avatar.
*'''CSC''' - ''[[Cardboard Sprout Cannon]]'', a Battledome Equipment found in the Hidden Tower.
*'''CSS''' - ''[[Wikipedia: Cascading Style Sheets|Cascading Style Sheets]]''. An extension to HTML which can set default style attributes for a HTML tag (that has been defined in the doctype) or style attributes for a specific class or ID. Frequently used within Neopia to customise [[User Lookup]]s and [[Shop]]s.
*'''CWoS''' - ''Cloudy Wand of Storms'', a Battledome Equipment.

==D==
*'''DBD''' - ''Dark Battle Duck'', a weapon that used to do 10 icons damage in the [[Battledome]], but following being downgraded is not as valued any more.
*'''DEB''' - ''Dual Expert Bow'', a retired and expensive Magic Item.
*'''Def''' - ''Defence'', a statistic of a Neopet that influences how well certain shields work.
*'''DMB''' - ''Dusty Magic Broom'', a valued weapon sold at [[Haunted Weaponry]]
*'''DoN''' - ''[[Defenders of Neopia]]''
*'''DPP''' - ''Downsize Power Plus'', a single use Defense Magic item which protects a Neopet from all forms of damage.

==E==
*'''ECA''' - ''Everlasting Crystal Apple'', which can be eaten countless times and not disappear from a users inventory.
*'''EKST''' - ''Enchanted Kiko Squeeze Toy'', a multiple use defence item against all water damage in the Battledome.
*'''ELL''' - ''Entangling [[Lenny]] Lasso'', a powerful weapon for Lennies to use in the Battledome.
*'''ENT''' - ''Evil Neopets Team'', an acronym used often to refer to [[The Neopets Team]] when they're particularly unpleasant.
*'''EoE''' - ''Essence of Esophagor'', a Battledome weapon which has large damage output at a cheap price.
*'''ETS''' - ''Easy to sell'', referring to an [[item]] that can be turned into [[NP]] quickly, due to high demand.

==F==
*'''F-Ray''' - ''Fungus Ray'', a powerful Battledome weapon which could be redeemed from a [[Rare Item Code]].
*'''FaIB''' - ''Fire and Ice Blade'', a Battledome weapon from the Hidden Tower which is similar the ones used by the [[Aethia|Battle Faerie]].
*'''FB''' - ''Florbix Blaster'', a Battledome weapon which received fame when it was changed from a ''Jet Pack'', making the otherwise useless item come in high demand.
*'''FC''' - ''Fan Club'' [[NeoBoard]].
*'''FFQ''' - ''[[Fountain Faerie]] Quest'', a rare [[Faerie Quest]] that can alter a [[Neopet]]s [[colour]] to any available for it.
*'''FPot''' - ''Freezing Potion'', a Battledome weapon sold at the Hidden Tower.
*'''FSS''' - ''Faerie SlingShot'', a Battledome weapon which could be made from the [[Cooking Pot]], now all but impossible now that the ingredients for making it are retired.
*'''FTP''' - ''First to post'' in a [[NeoBoard]].

==G==
*'''G-Bomb''' - ''[[Ghostkerbomb]]'', a popular once per battle weapon from the Hidden Tower.
*'''GBK''' - ''Golden Butter Knife'', a retired weapon from the Hidden Tower.
*'''GC''' - ''Glowing Cauldron'', a weapon from the Hidden Tower which can have strange affects in the Battledome.
*'''GEB''' - ''Garoo Elite Blaster'', a weapon which care be acquired from Rare Item Codes from the TCG.
*'''GHS''' - ''Greater Healing Scroll'', a healing item in the Battledome which is popular due to it's once per battle use.
*'''GLB''' - ''Grand Lightning Beam'', an old yet powerful weapon from Neopets' early years.
*'''GoC''' - ''Golden Compass''
*'''GSH''' - ''Green Sticky Hand''
*'''G-Shield''' - ''[[Ghostkershield]]'', a popular defense from the Hidden Tower.
*'''G-Staff''' - ''Greater Staff of the Earth Faerie''
*'''G-Sword''' - ''[[Ghostkersword]]'', a popular weapon from the Hidden Tower.
*'''GTA''' - ''Greater Tiki Amulet'', a weapon in the Battledome acquired as a prize from [[Mystery Island Volcano]]. Can also refer to ''[[Wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'', a popular series of video games.

==H==
*'''H4K''' - ''H4000 Helmet'', popular retired Space Armour capable of freezing the opponent once per battle in the Battledome.
*'''HATIC''' - ''Hannah and the Ice Caves'', referring to the [[Hannah and the Ice Caves (Plot)|plot]], the [[Hannah and the Ice Caves (Game)|game]], and sometimes to its respective [[NeoBoard]].
*'''HATPC''' - ''[[Hannah and the Pirate Caves]]''
*'''HC''' - The ''Help Chat'' of the [[NeoBoard]].
*'''HoD''' - The ''Halo of [[Devilpuss]]'', a weapon which can be rewarded in NeoQuest II.
*'''HoH''' - The ''[[Hall of Heroes]]'', an important location in the Altador Plot
*'''HP''' - ''Hit points'', the amount of total health you have. It is important in the [[Battledome]]. Can also refer to the ''Honey Potion'', a weapon given out in [[Illusen's Glade]].
*'''HPB''' - ''Hubrids Puzzle Box'', a special Battledome Equipment item sold at the Hidden Tower which can be constructed in the form of [[Hubrid Nox]].
*'''HPS''' - ''Hand Painted Scarab'', a once popular weapon in the Battledome capable of damaging with three different elements.
*'''HT''' - The ''[[Hidden Tower]]'', in [[Faerieland]], that sells many rare and expensive relics.
*'''HTML''' - ''[[Wikipedia: Hypertext Markup Language|Hypertext Markup Language]]'', the mark-up language in which all webpages are written.
*'''HTS''' - ''Hard to sell'', referring to an [[item]] that cannot be turned into [[NP]] quickly, due to low demand, despite what it may be perceived as being worth due to rarity.

==I==
*'''IDB''' - ''[[In-Depth Battlepedia]]'', a sub-site of [[PinkPT]] which is dedicated entirely to the [[Battledome]]. May also refer to ''Icy Battle Duck'', a air and water based version of the Battle Duck.
*'''IDNQ''' - ''[[In-Depth NeoQuest]]'', a sub-site of [[PinkPT]] dedicated entirely to the games [[NeoQuest]] and [[NeoQuest II]].
*'''IEP''' - ''Illusens Earth Potion'', a prize attainable from Illusen's Glade.
*'''ILB''' - ''Improved Lightning Beam'', a popular Battledome weapon from Neopets' early years.
*'''ILS''' - ''Iron Lupe Sword'', a popular Battledome weapon usable by Lupes.
*'''IQ''' - ''Intelligence Quotient'', of which is stated that [[Adam Powell]] has an IQ of 174.

==J==
*'''JP''' - ''Jhudoras Potion'', a prize attainable from [[Jhudora's Cloud]].
*'''JCB''' - ''Jhudoras Crystal Ball'', a prize attainable from Jhudora's Cloud.
*'''JSS''' - ''Jade Scorchstone'', a popular retired Battledome Equipment from the Hidden Tower which heals fully once per battle.

==K==
*'''K''' - A symbol following a number, meaning ''thousand'', from the [[Wikipedia: Systeme International|SI]] prefix [[Wikipedia: Kilo|kilo-]].
*'''KLP''' - ''Kacheek Life Potion'', a popular Battledome weapon usable by Kacheeks.
*'''KPL''' - ''Kacheek Pebble Lobber'', a popular Battledome weapon usable by Kacheeks.

==L==
*'''LDD''' - ''Lost Desert Dagger'', popular weapon in the Battledome.
*'''LDP''' - The ''[[Lost Desert Plot]]'', and sometimes its associated [[NeoBoard]].
*'''LDPBSTSCC''' - The [[Trading Card]] ''Lost Desert Paint Brush Stamp T-Shirt Collectable Card''.
*'''LEV''' - ''[[Leaded Elemental Vial]]'', popular one per battle full heal item.
*'''LRGoF''' - ''Lenny Ray Gun of Freezing'', popular freezing weapon used by Lennies in the Battledome.

==M==
*'''MFB''' - ''Mystery Fruit Bowl'', a Battledome Equipment item rewarded in the Mystery Island Volcano Plot. It's believed only 200 were released.
*'''MoC''' - ''Mask of Coltzan'', powerful dual attack and defense Battledome item used by [[King Coltzan III]].
*'''MM''' - ''Melting Mirror'', a once popular Battledome Equipment item rewarded from a [[scratchcard]].
*'''MMoM''' - ''Magical Marbles of Mystery'', a once per battle Battledome Equipment item from the Hidden Tower capable of freezing an opponent and giving slight damage.
*'''MP''' - ''[[Morphing Potion]]'', or ''My Price'' for an item.
*'''MSP''' - ''Malevolent Sentient Plushie'', a [[colour]] that only exists for [[Poogle]]s which resembles the MSPP (see below).
*'''MSPP''' - ''Malevolent Sentient Poogle Plushie'', a plushie that is shaped like a [[Poogle]] and is alive and evil. Refers specifically to the MSPP [[Neopets TCG|TCG]] Card.

==N==
*'''NF''' - ''[[Neofriends]]''
*'''NM''' - ''[[NeoMail]]''
*'''NP''' - ''[[Neopoints]]''
*'''NQ''' - ''[[NeoQuest]]''
*'''NQ1''' - ''[[NeoQuest I]]''
*'''NQ2''' - ''[[NeoQuest II]]''
*'''NQI''' - ''[[NeoQuest I]]''
*'''NQII''' - ''[[NeoQuest II]]''
*'''NST''' - ''[[Neopia Standard Time]]'', the clock [[Neopia]] follows, and the time [[The Neopets Team]] follows in their work day.
*'''NT''' - ''[[Neopian Times]]''

==P==
*'''PB''' - ''[[Paint Brush]]''
*'''PC''' - ''Plot Chat'', referring to the currently active [[Plot]] [[NeoBoard]].
*'''PHP''' - The [[Wikipedia:Recursive acronym|recursive acronym]] for ''PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor'', the programming language that makes [[Neopets]] possible.
*'''PPL''' - ''[[Petpet Protection League]]'', a league on [[Neopets]] that rewards [[Neopet]]s for taking good care of their [[Petpet]]s.
*'''PPPB''' - ''[[Petpet Paint Brush]]''.
*'''PPT''' - ''Pink Poogle Toy'', or [[PinkPT]]. One of the oldest [[Neopets]] help sites to exist on the internet. Home of all that is weird and wonderful.
*'''PPTer''' - The term given to a person who has become a member of [[PinkPT]] and considers themselves a part of the PPT community.
*'''PS2''' - The ''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]''. The [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] video game was released on the PS2.
*'''PSP''' - The ''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation Portable|Playstation Portable]]''.
*'''PTS''' - ''Points'', in reference to the score users receive in the [[:Category:Games|Games]] they play.

==R==
*'''R#''' - The ''[[Item Rarity|rarity]]'' of an item, e.g. ''r99''.
*'''RCG''' - Rainbow Clockwork Grundo, a popular bomb used in the [[Battledome]]
*'''RE''' - ''[[Random Event]]''
*'''RPG''' - ''Role Playing Game''. [[Neoquest]] and [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] are both considered RPGs.
*'''RS''' - ''Restock'', referring to the act of Neopet [[shop]]s filling their stores, or the method users use for their own shops.
*'''RSing''' - ''Restocking'', referring to Neopet [[shop]]s fulling their stores, or a method users use for their own shops.

==S==
*'''SAP''' - ''Seasonal Attack Pea'', a powerful weapon in the [[Battledome]], and a variation of the typical Super Attack Pea with a Santa hat.
*'''SC''' - ''[[Scratchcard]]''
*'''SDB''' - ''[[Safety Deposit Box]]''
*'''SHH''' - ''[[Something Has Happened]]'', a type of [[Random Event]].
*'''SOS''' - ''[[Sword of Skardsen]]''
*'''SS''' - ''[[Scorchstone]]'', referring to a collection of weapons used in the [[Battledome]].
*'''STP''' - ''Second to post'' on a [[Neoboard]].
*'''Str''' - ''Strength'', a statistic that determines how effective each icon of attack is for a [[Neopet]] in the [[Battledome]].
*'''SuAP''' - ''[[Super Attack Pea]]''

==T==
*'''TCG''' - ''Trading Card Game'', in reference to the [[Neopets TCG]].
*'''TDF''' - ''The Darkest Faerie'', referring to the [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie|game]] or the [[The Darkest Faerie|character]].
*'''TNT''' - ''[[The Neopets Team]]''. This initialism, shared by the explosive [[Wikipedia:Trinitrotoluene|Trinitrotoluene]], inspired the ''TNT'' [[Avatar]], which is used only by staff members. May also refer to ''The [[Neopian Times]]''.
*'''TOW''' - The ''[[The Tale of Woe|Tale of Woe]]'' [[plot]], or sometimes its associated [[NeoBoard]].
*'''TP''' - ''[[Trading Post]]'', or ''[[Transmogrification Potion]]''.
*'''Trans''' - ''[[Transmogrification Potion]]''
*'''TYS''' - ''[[Test Your Strength]]'', a game in the [[Haunted Woods]].

==U==
*'''UB''' - ''Unbuyable'', referring to an [[item]] which can't be bought through stores and only through the [[Trading Post]] due to its high price.

==W==
*'''WC''' - ''[[Werelupe]] Claw'', a powerful weapon of the [[Battledome]], or [[World Challenge]].
*'''WoE''' - ''[[Wheel of Excitement]]''
*'''WoK''' - ''[[Wheel of Knowledge]]''
*'''WoM''' - ''[[Wheel of Monotony]]'', ''[[Wheel of Misfortune]]'', or ''[[Wheel of Mediocrity]]''

==X==
*'''XHTML''' - ''Extensible Hypertext Markup Language'', the stricter, cleaner form of HTML.

==Z==
*'''ZDAP''' - ''[[Zafara Double Agent]] Plushie'', used to obtain an avatar

==External links==
*'''Selected Fansites:''' [http://sunnyneo.com/abbreviations.php SunnyNeo - ''Abbreviations'']

[[Category: Neopets Terminology]]

Ona

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[[Image:Ona blue.gif|right|The Ona]]

The '''Ona''' is a [[Petpet#Wintery Petpet|Wintery]] [[Petpet]] released on December 17, 2002 that resembles a blue teddy bear. It has a yellow star on the front of its head and two small yellow stars attached to the top of its head.

==Trivia==
*Because it was given as a gift by the [[Advent Calendar]], the White Ona cannot be painted, nor can other Onas be painted White.
*The Ona was chosen for Week 164 of the [[Petpet Protection League]], the Mutant Ona was chosen for Week 196, and the Halloween Ona was chosen for Week 214.

==External links==
*'''Petpet Puddle:''' [http://www.neopets.com/pool/petpet_colors.phtml?f_species=Ona Ona]
*[http://neopets.com/art/petpets/ona.phtml How to Draw - ''The Ona'']
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=20 Ona]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=348 #348], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=414 #414], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=546 #546], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=766 #766]
*'''Petpet Spotlight:''' [http://www.neopets.com/petpetspotlight.phtml?place=75 #75], [http://www.neopets.com/petpetspotlight.phtml?place=219 #219], [http://www.neopets.com/petpetspotlight.phtml?place=265 #265]

[[Category:Wintery Petpets]]

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Ona