The Isle - A Dictionary of Vocabulary Terms

Many people do not know the slang terms the isle community uses to shorten what they say. I think its time someone stepped up to the plate and listed the extensive vocabulary list used by the isle players. Terms will be listed alphabetically from A to Z, with a definition. Please be sure to let me know if I have missed any terms or have made any mispellings.

A

Acro - short for acrocanthasaurus, a dinosaur species of the bleeder tree (added by Suchomimus65)

Alberto - short for albertosaurus, a rex cousin that will be playable in the near future

Allo - short for allosaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Ankle Biting - a form of combat often used by austroraptor's in which one player bites the other in the ankle regions until they die. Similar to circle jerking.

Anky - short for ankylosaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Austro - short for austroraptor, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Ava - short for avaceratops, a smaller cousin of triceratops and diabloceratops playable in the isle

Avacado - see Ava

B

Baby Food - small ferns that baby herbivores can eat.

Bary - short for baryonyx, a crocodile like dinosaur similar to sucho and spino

Bleed Level - a number that determines how much damage a player takes when bleeding. The higher the bleed level, the more damage. Can be seen by pressing insert in game.

Blood God - another deity of the isle. Some people, mainly rex players, claim that the blood god compels them to kill for blood and the reason why blood despawns is because the blood god is drinking it, but this is pure superstition.

Bridge Lake - also known as twins lake; has a bridge running through it; located on region 2 (outdated)

Broken Leg - The status condition of a dinosaur when it falls off a steep cliff or is bitte by a T. rex, causing the player to reduce into a limp until the bone is fully healed. (added by Innocent Bloodsplatter)

C

Camara - short for camarsaurus, a dinosaur species that will be out in the future (added by Suchomimus65)

Camera - see Camara (added by Suchomimus65)

Cancer - a term used by the community to refer to any carebaring, KoSing, or other disgraceful actions of a player or players

Cannonball - a lake on reigon 2 surrounded by cliffs famous for the ability to make cannonballs off of said cliffs into the water (outdated)

Canyon Lake - a V3 lake at -39, 266. Can also refer to a V4 lake at 135, -415

Carebear - a carnivore player protecting an herbivore player or vise versa; e.g. - a Triceratops protecting an austroraptor

Carn - short for carnivore, an animal that eats meat

Carni - see carn

Carno - short for carnotaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Carrot - a nickname for the austro skin that is orange with black stripes, due to its coloration that is similar to a carrot (outdated)

Center Lake - a lake found at (-64,30), the middle of the V3 map

Cera - short for ceratosaurus, a carnivorous dinosaur in The Isle

Char - short for Carcharodontosaurus (added by Beast of Stone)

Chicken - see danger floof (added by Ser Aison "Ironfist" Bold)

Choo Choo - a nickname for acro, because of the sounds it makes

Circle Jerking - a form of combat often used by carno's in which one player gets behind another, biting while "riding" them until they die. Similar to ankle biting.

CL - short for center lake. Also known as middle lake. Found at (-64,30)

Corner Lake - a lake found in the corner of V3 near the swamp

Coords - short for coordinates. Used by players to find their way around the map (added by Suchomimus65)

Corpseguarding - an action in which a player guards the corpse of a dead animal from another player. e.g. - a shantu guarding the corpse of a diablo from a carno.

Cory - short for corythosaurus, a hadrosaur expected to come out soon

Crater Lake - a V3 lake located at 72, -104. Can also refer to a V4 lake at 660, 470 inside a massive crater

D

Danger Floof - a nickname for therizinasaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Deino - a nickname given to deinosuchus, a large crocodilomorph that lived alongside the dinosaurs and will be added to the isle in the future (added by kechupcity)

Diablo - short for diabloceratops, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Dibble - see Diablo

Dinnerbell - Nickname for the juvi rex broadcast call, because larger carnivores always come rushing towards it for an easy meal

DOT - short for damage over time. Refers to the amount of damage one takes when bleeding.

Dryo - short for dryosaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

E

ETA - stands for estimated time of arrival. Do not ask for ETA's, because there could be delays. Any discussion regarding ETA's will be locked.

F

Floof - see danger floof

Facetank - The process of battling enemies or prey in which hits are traded face-to-face with each other until either dies (added by Shpeeno)

G

Galli - short for gallimimus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Giga - short for gigantosaurus (added by Beast of Stone)

Grandpa Rex - a nickname Predatoria gives to rexes because they take a very long time to get up, just like an old person.

Grandpaing - an action in which a rex sits down, and due to its animation, takes a very long time to get up, in a similar fashion to an old person

H

Handbreak maneuver - a technique used by many players to kill opponents who are chasing them. To perform it, simply run, and then stop abruptly, leaving the attacker still running. When your opponent gets in front of you, attack.

Heart Lake - a V4 lake at -440, -50

Herb - short for herbivore, an animal that eats plants

Herb Lake - a V4 lake at -555, 162

Herbi - see herb

Herra - short for herrarrasaurus, a dinosaur species in the isle

Hidden Lake - a lake on either reigon 1 or 2; They are both very out of the way, thus the name "hidden", can also now refer to a V4 lake at 160, 588

Hidden Pond - a V3 lake located at 144, -96

Honk - a nickname for ankylosaurus that has become a meme in the isle community

Horseshoe Lake - a V3 lake located outside the swamp at -263, 300

Hyper - short for hyperendocrin strain; one of the three strains an animal can have (added by Suchomimus65)

Hypo - see Hyper (added by Suchomimus65)

I

J

Juvi - short for juvenile rex, the first stage of the rex life cycle

K

Kidney Lakes - a pair of lakes located at 100, 252 on the V3 map

KoS - short for "kill on sight"; the action of a player killing another player just for the reason that they exist; e.g. - a shantungasaurus killing an allosaurus when it was minding its own business

L

Life Cycle - a form of the progression system in which the player starts of as a juvenile and grows to become an adult. Currently, only T-rex and Puertasaurus are expected to get life cycles, although the developers want to give all dinosaurs a life cycle.

Lemon - a nickname given to the default maia skin due to its yellow coloration (outdated)

M

Maia - short for maiasaura, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Marsh Lake - a V3 lake located in the marsh at -598, 143

Matriarch - a mythical carnivorous animal that starts out smaller than an austroraptor and grows to be bigger than a puertasaurus. Will be implemented in the future.

Middle Lake - see center lake

Mountain Lake - a V3 lake located at 264, -345

N

Neuro - short for nuerotenic strain; one of the three strains an animal can have (added by Suchomimus65)

Notabronto - short for puertasaurus (outdated)

O

Oasis - also known as ramp lake, on region 2 (added by thewingedporpoise)

Oreo - black and white rex skin (added by BlackenCynder). Can also be used as a nickname for orodromeus.

Oro - short for orodromeus, a small tier 0 herbivore playable in the isle.

P

Pachy - short for pachycephalasaurus or pachyrhinosaurus

Pachyrhino - short for pachyrhinosaurus, a ceratopsian that will be added to the game soon (added by Innocent Bloodsplatter)

Para - short for parasaurolophus, a survival hadrosaur

Police - a nickname for Diablo, particularly one that joins a fight for no reason (added by OctoSharkTasaurus)

PoPo - see Police (added by OctoSharkTasaurus)

Potato - a nickname for the diabloceratops, given becuase its short and stocky shape resembles a potato

PP - short for progression point(s), which are used to unlock new dinosaurs

Pride Rock - A large rock near to SL, reminiscent of the gathering point of the lions in Disney's 'The Lion King', 'Pride Rock' (added by ScalesForever) (outdated)

Progression System - a system in which the player gains points for surving in order to exchange for higher tiers, and thus better dinosaurs. Will be implemented in the near future.

Progression Plant - a dark green plant that can be used to gain 1pp per plant (added by Sirce)

Psittaco - short for psittacosaurus, the tier 0 of the herbivore branch.

Ptera - short for pteranodon, a flying reptile that will be coming out soon

Puddle - A shallow area of water near a monolith that's not deep enough to swim in (added by ScalesForever) (outdated)

Pue - short for puertasaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle (added by Suchomimus65)

Pue Pue - see pue (added by DapperSpino)

Puerta - see pue

Q

Quetz - short for quetzacoatlus, a flying reptile species in the isle

Quetza - see quetz

R

Rap - short for any meat-eating therapod dinosaur species with a sickle like claw on its foot that is similar to that of modern raptors such as eagles; e.g. austroraptor

Raptor - see Rap

Realism - the idea that the isle should be played as realistically as possible, with carebearing and KoSing strictly prohibited. Several servers and groups favor realism. However, one of the most popular is the Isla Sorna Realism Group.

Redwoods - a redwood forest found at the center of the V3 map. Center lake is located in this forest.

Redwood North Lake - a V4 lake located in the northern redwoods at -330, 270

Redwood South Lake - a V4 lake located in the southern redwoods at 450, -260

Revenge rex - a player that uses the t-rex in order to get revenge for being killed by another player. (outdated)

Rex - short for Tyrannosaurus rex, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Rhino - see pachyrhino (added by Innocent Bloodsplatter)

Rocky Lake - a V4 lake located at 670, 80

Ruins - found at (40, 20) on reigon 2. A structure that looks like a temple that was once used by humans. Now, only austroraptors use it as a hang out point. (outdated)

S

Sad Whale - nickname for camara, since it has no attack it can only wait for death to come after it is attacked.

Saurian - a game centered more on realism still in development in which you can play as either t-rex, triceratops, pachycepalasaurus, or Dakotaraptor. The devs of the isle are good friends with the devs of saurian.

Scrub Pond - a V4 lake located in the scrub biome at -50, -517

Shant - short for shantungasaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Shantu - see shant

SL - short for spawn lake (outdated)

Spawn - see SL (outdated)

Spawn Lake - a name given to a lake on both reigon 1 and reigon 2. Both lakes have coordinates of (-50, 120). Spawn lake on reigon 1 is somewhat circular, while on reigon 2 it is long and slender. Spawn Lake on reigon 2 is infamous for the large number of carebears that gather at the fat end of the lake. At the skinny end, herbivores gather to feed on the edible trees. (outdated)

Spino - short for spinosaurus, a tier 5 of the fisher tree (added by Suchomimus65)

Spoon - see spino.

Stick - a baby pue, usually under .6 in growth

Strain - a form of any animal species that is more powerful. An animal can have several different strains, or just one. There are three types: Tissoplastic, Nuerotenic, and Hyperendocrin.

Sub - short for sub-adult rex

Sucho - short for suchomimus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Sun God/Goddess - the supposed deity worshiped by the extinct human civilization at the temple and ruins. Some people claim to be the sun god/goddess, or claim that this deity tells them to kill, but this is pure superstition.

Swamp - found to the east of the redwood forest on V3. Corner lake is near it. Can also refer to a swamp on the V4 map at -15, 430

T

Taco - see Psittaco

Taco Pond - a V4 lake that is a common taco spawn point, located at 715, -640

Temple - a small structure found in reigon 2 by twins lake. Built with a similar design to the ruins. (outdated)

Theri - short for therizinosaurus, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Tisso - short for tissoplastic strain; one of the three strains an animal can have (added by Suchomimus65)

Toothpaste - a nickname for the blue rex skin due to its coloration, which is similar to toothpaste (outdated)

Trike - short for triceratops, a playable dinosaur species in the isle

Triplets - a V3 lake where many carnivores gather. Not a recommended location for smaller dinosaurs.

Trollimimus - a galli player who uses its weak kick attack to kill other, way stronger, dinosaurs, mainly t-rex.

TSL - short for The Stomping Land; a game that some of the developers of the isle had previously worked on before abandoning it. Many of the models in the isle come from The Stomping Land, but will eventually be replaced.

Turkey - see Danger Floof

Tux - see Oreo (added by BlackenCynder) (outdated)

Twins - short for Twins Lake (outdated)

Twins Lake - found on both reigon 1 and reigon 2. On reigon 1, it is 2 seperate lakes, while on reigon 2 it is one lake divided into two parts by a bridge. Twins lake on reigon 2 is also known as Bridge Lake due to the bridge running through it. (outdated)

Twin Pond - a pair of V4 lakes located at 546, 650 and 555, 660 in the savannah biome

U

Utah - short for utahraptor, the apex of the pouncer tree (added by Suchomimus65)

Utha - see Utah (added by Suchomimus65)

V

V3 - a map covered with pine forest with a redwood forest in the middle. Also has a large swamp to the east of the redwoods.

V4 - the map due to replace V3, due to an error in programming.

Velo - see veloci (added by Shpeeno)

Veloci - short for velociraptor, a raptor dinosaur that spawns near corpses

W

Weight class - A system that included the tiny, extra small, small, medium, large, extra large, titan, and collosal weight classes. Dinos in a certian weight class would do more raw damage, but not bleed, to those in lower weight classes, and would do less raw damage to those in higher weight classes. Dinos would not be able to do any damage to those more than 3 weight classes higher than them. This system has been scrapped for a more dynamic system (added by Shpeeno)

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Z

[CrarkTheSeaMonster]

btw there's a spelling mistake in W, Certain*
sorry, I had to point it out lol

[Tisty]

What a useless guide. Goodness gracious.

[Astabolt]

beipi - Beipiaosaurus, an upcoming omnivorous bird-like dinosaur adapted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle in Evrima

beipia - see beipi

penguin - a nickname for Orodromeus due to its black-and-whie colors

carnie - see carn

carno - While this is often used to refer to Carnotaurus, it's also used to refer to carnivores

Rappie - see rap

Rappy - also see rap

[Astabolt]

got a few more terms:

bod - a corpse that has not turned to ribs yet, especially a glitched one.
e.g. you see a full grown Bary corpse glitching around, and say "man that bod is having a stroke"

rexy - a nickname for Tyrannosaurus

Stego - Stegosaurus. Noticed this species isn't on the guide, so I thought I'd suggest it.

Dilo - Dilophosaurus

Poisonous rat - a nickname for Troodon, a soon-to-be-playable night hunter

Venomous rat - see Poisonous rat

albert - see Alberto

[nightengate32]

I personally call Giga's "Giggles" but, I haven't seen anyone else do it so I just use Giga.

[Astabolt]

Melon - a nickname for Avaceratops due to its round appearance and coloration
Watermelon - see melon

Melon Puppy Dog - apparently this is another nickname for avaceratops.

Gigoo - another weird nickname, this time for Giganotosaurus

Teno - a nickname for Tenontosaurus

Tenonto - see Teno

Tento - misspelling of Teno

[Astabolt]

Kookaburra is a nickname for Austroraptor due to its calls being reminiscent of those of the laughing kookaburra bird.

[LapisOre The Mothman]

Also apparently, "uwutah" is a term for Utahraptor

[LapisOre The Mothman]

Giggle is also a term for the Austroraptor, due to the giggle-like calls it can make

[Guacamole]

Melon Pupper - See Ava
Le Fat Potat - See Diablo