Community Terminology

''This page contains information which is not detailed in the game. Although some terms here are not exclusive to Fortnite, or its community, as well as several mentions of them in official sources, the information presented here is non-factual, and not official information.''

This page details information which is not officially documented in Fortnite: Battle Royale or Fortnite: Save the World, such as game mechanics, community terminology, and fan concepts, but is notable in community as an existing concept. The information presented is unofficial, and serves purely as a fan dictionary for terms often used within the Fortnite Community. Many terms here are also not exclusive to Fortnite.

Fortnite: Battle Royale Terminology

 * Aimbot - This is a commonly used term, referring to hackers and cheaters who use a program that gives you perfect aim. These players are quickly detected and Banned permanently from Fortnite.
 * Blue - This is a term used to communicate to your teammates that you have damaged them for shield damage, not health damage.
 * Bot - This term can be in reference to two things, either using it as an insult or as a factual statement. If a player is facing an AI, they can be referred to as a bot which is factually correct. However, the term can be applied to players of low skill, in reference to their behavior being similar to that of an AI, which is programmed to be easily fought. The term existed before the actual implementation of AIs.
 * Bot Lobby - A Bot Lobby is a lobby in which the majority of players are either very low skilled, or AIs. A bot lobby is usually achieved by playing with a new account on a mobile device, which puts the player into a lobby of new players, or AI. This is usually done to achieve easy objective completion.
 * Cracked - This term refers to a player who exceedingly good at the game, and is used in a positive sense. This can also be used when talking to squadmates, signaling that you have "cracked" an opponent's shield, meaning they have no more.
 * Cranking 90s / 90s - A term used for the action of quickly building a ramp, two walls, and a floor, in order to gain quick vertical height, and offer substantial protection for the player. This term is referred to in game by a randomly generated bot name, in reference to the concept. This concept is called a 90 because the player turns 90 degrees to perform one "90".
 * Default - A term used to refer to a player without any outfits, aside from the Recruit outfits given to every player.
 * Double Pump - Double Pump is now a redundant term which was used to refer to the strategy of carrying multiple Pump Shotguns and quickly switching between them after each shot, in order to cancel the pumping animation and fire faster. The strategy was patched out with a cool-down between switching shotguns but was immortalized with the Double Pump Banner in Season X.
 * Getting the Dub / Dub - A term used to refer to winning a game and achieving a Victory Royale. The phrasing 'dub' refers to the letter 'W' (as in Double-U), used in the opposite way to using the letter 'L'.
 * Hitscan vs Projectile - Hitscan weapons are ones where the bullet fired instantly connects with a target, for example with an Assault Rifle. Projectile weapons are ones where the bullet has travel time, and sometimes falls downwards over range, for example a Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle.
 * Rocket Ride/Riding - This refers to the tactic of jumping on a rocket fired from a Rocket Launcher or Guided Missile by another player (usually a teammate). This is normally done in order to travel distances or to have high ground over enemies.
 * Outfit - This term refers to Outfits. As many other games refer to cosmetic alterations as outfits, the same often happens with Fortnite.
 * Solo Squad - This refers to the concept of playing a game of Battle Royale, without filling in the teammates slots, and purposely putting yourself at a disadvantage in a game. This can be done as a challenge, or due to other factors such as potentially requiring enemies to be knocked.
 * Stream Sniping - Stream Sniping is the concept of purposely queuing for a game at the same time as a streamer you are viewing, in order to get into their lobby. This is often malicious . A stream sniper could use the ability to locate the streamer and kill them prematurely as their exact location is known, or they can purposely die in order to aid the streamer. Due to this, many streamers use the built in setting to delay their matchmaking a random number of seconds to stop players from queuing into the same game as them.
 * Sweat / Tryhard - This refers to a player who appears to be exceedingly good at the game, but used in a negative sense, such as someone who demolishes a very bad player. The concept of being 'sweaty' is referred to in game with the location Sweaty Sands.
 * Teaming - Teaming is when you purposely play alongside an enemy, instead of attacking them or moving away from them. Teaming is malicious as it gives an unfair advantage to you and the other enemy against the rest of the lobby, as it can lead to squads of players larger than that of the enemy squads. Fortnite has a built in feature which kicks players out of a match after several minutes of being in close proximity to another player without attacking them.
 * Taking the L - Taking the L is a term used for someone who has failed at an objective. The term L refers to 'Loss', so for one to 'take the L' they are accepting a loss. The term is referenced in game by both text in the kill feed, and also with two emotes of similar names (Take the L, Take the Elf).
 * Stormtrooper Aim - This is a reference to Star Wars Stormtroopers who have bad aim. This also applies to players who have really bad aim.
 * W-Keying - This means that someone is pushing everyone they see. The term comes from keyboard and mouse players usually using their W Key to move forward, and pushing someone means going forward.
 * White - When you hit someone for health damage, it may be easier to say to your teammates that you hit them for a certain amount of damage white, as they will know to target that person.

Fortnite: Save the World Terminology

 * Alpha - Alpha is derived from the beta testers of Fortnite. Players who were able to gain access and test out the game during its early stages.
 * Trading - Trading is the idea of exchanging high level weaponry with another player in exchange for weaponry they do not possess. The idea is infamous in high level StW lobbies for contributing to inactivity and players not contributing to the objectives.
 * "Scamwood" - Additionally, players have changed the name of Stonewood due to the popularity of trade scams.
 * "Modded" - The term Modded comes from the weaponry side of STW. Players have gained access to Schematics/weapons that have unique stats that are unobtainable.
 * "Flex" - Players of the trading community who showcase their account. Usually in a way to overthrow doubters.