MapleStory Classic World Glossary: KPQ, KS, FM, Sindit, Dexless and Other Community Terms

New to MapleStory, or back after a long break? This is the vocabulary you'll see in Classic World chat, from "LF KPQ" to "S> clean W.ATK glove". Definitions only: for how the actual mechanics work in Classic, each entry links to the guide that covers it.

Most common five: KS = kill stealing. KPQ = Kerning City Party Quest. FM = Free Market. AP / SP = ability points / skill points. cc = change channel.

Definitions draw on community glossaries, written in our own words.

Chat shorthand

Term	Meaning
KS	Kill stealing: taking a monster someone else was already fighting. Bad manners, not against the rules. See spawn rate and KS etiquette.
cc	Change channel. Hop to another copy of the same map, usually to escape a crowd.
ch	Channel, as in "FM4 ch9" (Free Market room 4, channel 9).
LF	Looking for, as in "LF party".
B> / S> / T>	Buying / selling / trading. Same as WTB / WTS / WTT.
J> / R>	Joining a party / recruiting for one. "R> 2 more KPQ."
c/o, a/w	Current offer; autowin (the price that ends the sale on the spot).
ea	Each. The price is per item.
AFK / brb	Away from keyboard / be right back.
ding	You levelled up.
gg / rip	Good game / rest in peace (after a boomed item or a bad death).
noob	New player. Sometimes friendly, sometimes not.
vet	Returning player who played before the Big Bang update.
IGN	In-game name, your character's name.

Character terms

Term	Meaning
AP	Ability points, spent on STR, DEX, INT and LUK when you level. See starting stats and AP.
SP	Skill points, spent on your job's skills.
STR / DEX / INT / LUK	The four main stats. Warriors lean on STR, Bowmen DEX, Magicians INT, Thieves LUK.
Main stat / secondary stat	The stat your damage scales with, and the off-stat you add for weapon requirements or accuracy.
1st job / 2nd job	Job advancements at level 10 and level 30 (Nexon). See the job advancement guide.
Branch	Your 2nd job path inside a class, like Fighter, Page or Spearman for Warriors.
Beginner	The class every character starts as, before 1st job.
Pure	A build that puts every AP into the main stat ("pure LUK Bandit").
Dexless / strless / lukless	A build that skips the usual secondary stat and relies on gear to meet weapon requirements.
Hybrid	A build that splits AP between two stats to use certain gear earlier.
Sindit	A Bandit who levels as a star-throwing Thief with Lucky Seven, then moves to daggers and Savage Blow later, usually with an SP Reset. Community guides describe the build.
HP wash / HP washing	An old-GMS trick of putting AP into HP and then resetting it to build a bigger HP pool. In Classic, sources disagree: one calls it dead, another says no working method is confirmed. See HP and MP gain.
AP Reset / SP Reset	Cash Shop items that let you redo your stats or skills.
ACC / AVOID	Accuracy (whether you hit) and avoidability (whether you dodge). See accuracy.
W.ATK / M.ATK	Weapon Attack and Magic Attack. See the damage formula.
Crit	Critical hit, a hit that deals bonus damage.
Range	The min to max damage shown in your stat window.
Booster	A 2nd job buff that speeds up attacks with a matching weapon. See attack speed.
Mastery	A 2nd job passive that raises your minimum damage.
Buff	A temporary boost from a skill or item.
Prereq	A skill you have to level before another unlocks.

Training and party terms

Term	Meaning
Mob	A monster. Also used as a verb: "mobbing" means hitting many monsters at once.
Pots	Potions. "Refill pots" means go buy more.
Grind	Killing monsters over and over for EXP.
One-shot	Killing a monster in a single hit.
Train	A group grinding the same map together.
PQ	Party quest, a group-only multi-stage dungeon.
KPQ	Kerning City Party Quest, "First Time Together", from level 21 (Nexon). See our KPQ guide.
Party	A group that shares EXP and loot; up to 6 players.
Leech	A low-level player sitting in a high-level party to collect shared EXP.
Carry	The strong player doing the work for a party.
Power level / PL	Getting levelled fast by a stronger friend.
Spawn / respawn	A monster appearing, and coming back after it dies.
Lurk	Waiting at a boss spawn to tag it first.
Sniping	Taking a rare monster someone else was waiting for. Worse than a normal KS.
KB	Knockback, getting pushed back when hit.
Hidden street	A map you reach through a portal that doesn't show on the world map.
Ninja loot	Picking up an item meant for someone else without asking.

Items and economy

Term	Meaning
FM	Free Market, the player shop area. See the trading guide.
Mesos	The in-game currency.
NX	Nexon Cash, the Cash Shop currency.
Cash Shop	The real-money store.
Clean	An item with no scrolls used on it yet.
Slots	How many scrolls an item can still take.
Scroll	An item that upgrades gear. In Classic the tiers are Lesser (100%), Intermediate (60%), Greater (10%) and Chaos (10%).
Boomed / brick	An item destroyed by a failed Chaos scroll.
God roll	An item that hit lucky on every scroll.
Merchant / merching	Buying low and selling high in the FM.
Untradeable	Locked to the character that got it.
Safety Charm	A Cash item that prevents EXP loss when you die. See death and EXP loss.
Citizenship	The new town reputation system in Henesys and Kerning City. See the citizenship guide.

Version terms

Term	Meaning
pre-BB	Pre-Big Bang: MapleStory before its big 2010 overhaul. Classic World is built on that era but changes a lot of mechanics.
Old School MapleStory	A loose label for the early game.
GMS	Global MapleStory, the region Classic World runs in.
MSCW	MapleStory Classic World.
Founder's Access	The early-access period before Grand Launch. See what is Classic World.

Frequently asked questions

What does KS mean in MapleStory?

Kill stealing: hitting a monster someone else is already fighting and taking the kill. It's considered rude, not against the rules.

What is KPQ in MapleStory Classic?

The Kerning City Party Quest, called First Time Together. You can join from level 21.

What is a Sindit?

A Bandit who levels with Lucky Seven like a star-throwing Thief, then switches to daggers and Savage Blow later, usually after an SP Reset.

What does dexless mean?

A build that skips putting AP into DEX and relies on gear to meet weapon requirements. Check your accuracy before trying it in Classic.

What does cc mean in Maple chat?

Change channel. Someone asking you to cc usually wants the map to themselves.

What does B> and S> mean?

Buying and selling. You'll see them in the Free Market and in megaphone messages.

Sources: Nexon [1] · NiaMeowDB [1] [2] · Henesys.gg [1] [2] · MetaRoad [1]. Names and game content © Nexon, used for informational purposes. The explanations on this page are our own.