What are all these gamemodes?

[Swindal]

Im looking at all these gamemode abreviations on the servers list and would like to know what they mean. I already know the basic gamemode and a few others like arena and man vs machine for example but i would also like to know the rest. Here are some Id like to know:
-ph
-vsh
-ba
-tfbd
:and i know there are a lot more and if anybody knows more could you please type the abreviation and meaning? Thank You.

[Spider Lily]

Those are unofficial gamemodes you're looking at. Official maps will have an acronym in front of the map name indicating their gamemode (for example, ctf_well is Capture the Flag, while cp_well is Control Points). Here are all the official gamemode acronyms, in no particular order:

cp - Control/Capture Points
ad - Attack and Defense
ctf - Capture the Flag
pl - Payload
plr - Payload Race
koth - King of the Hill
arena - Arena
mvm - Mann vs. Machine
sd - Special Delivery (literally only Doomsday)
tc - Territory Control (literally only Hydro)
tr - Training

I'm sorry I couldn't answer your original question! Perhaps someone else will know what those specific acronyms are for.

e: For explanations of each type, you may feel free to ask further or refer to the TF2 wiki: http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Gamemodes. It is a helpful resource, even for veteran players; I recommend keeping it close at hand in case you ever feel confused!

e again: Found a page for some various fanmodes:

ph: Prop Hunt (players are disguised as props, have setup time to hide, then the other team goes to search for and kill them)
vsh: Vs. Saxton Hale (one player becomes a new class - Saxton Hale, or another fanmade "boss" class, such as the Vagineer[knowyourmeme.com], and the other players are placed on another team and must fight the boss player)

I can't find tfbd or ba, and a Google search doesn't turn up much of anything for either, so I'm afraid I can't answer those particular questions. Sorry!

[Swindal]

Thank you for your reply

[Vic]

ph- prop hunt
vsh- versus saxton hale
ba- jail break (yeah i don't understand why it isn't jb either)
tfdb- team fortress dodgeball
ff2- freak fortress 2
I guess that's all.
edit: no wait there is more
dm- death match
fw- fort wars
jump- rocket jumping maps
szf- super zombie fortress
zf- zombie fortress
trade- maps where you trade
surf- maps where you surf ramps
achievement- idle maps
slender- slender maps
toy/rats- maps where everything is giant
Now i guess that's really all.

[Swindal]

Alright thats pretty much all i needed. Thank you guys so much!