Petz Words & Acronyms (Upd. April 21, 2022)
Jul 2, 2004 14:10:56 GMT -5
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Post by Breeze on Jul 2, 2004 14:10:56 GMT -5
This is a list of commonly and less commonly used words and acronyms used in the Petz Community. If there are any other words or acronyms you can't find on this list, let the staff know and we'll add them.
A
AAC -- Auto Adoption Center
AC -- Alley Cat cat breed
B
C
CA -- Calico cat breed
Cali -- Calico cat breed
H
HB -- Honey Bear cat breed
Hex -- Hexidecimal (I believe?) editing of a pet, breed, toy, etc. to make something new. (Modifying)
Hexer -- One who hexes (edits/creates) petz, breedz, toyz, clothez, etc.
Hexie -- A hexed pet, normally either hexed by itself (AKA. .pet file hexing), or coming from a hexed breed
Q
R
RB -- Russian Blue cat breed
S
V
W
Wildz -- Petz files that have been hexed to look like wild animals
WIP - Work In Progress, term commonly used by hexers
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A
AAC -- Auto Adoption Center
AC -- Alley Cat cat breed
B
Base-swapping -- Swapping the base personality in a breed file for another. Also called SCP-swapping.
BIS -- Best in Show placement, worth 5 show points
.BMP -- type of picture, not allowed due to large file size
Brexie -- a brexed (hexed) pet
Brexing -- Hexing a bred .pet file, often done to fix issues such as mismatched eyelids but can also be done creatively in the same manner as hexing.
Brexie -- a brexed (hexed) pet
Brexing -- Hexing a bred .pet file, often done to fix issues such as mismatched eyelids but can also be done creatively in the same manner as hexing.
BW, B+W -- B&W Shorthair Catz breed
C
CA -- Calico cat breed
Cali -- Calico cat breed
Cally -- Ally cat/Calico Mix
Ch -- Champion, a title obtained when a pet reaches 10 show points.
Chatspeak -- Use of R, U, 2, 4 etc as words.
CP -- Chinchilla Persian cat breed
D
Dali -- Short for Dalmatian
Dali Pose -- For dogz, in shows, legs aligned, head facing you and aligned with front legs as much as possible
Dane Pose -- For dogz, in shows, legs aligned, one eye showing on head, good carriage of head
DL -- Desert Lynx cat breed
Double-posting -- process of posting two posts one right after another, regardless of whether they say the same thing or not
E
Chatspeak -- Use of R, U, 2, 4 etc as words.
CP -- Chinchilla Persian cat breed
D
Dali -- Short for Dalmatian
Dali Pose -- For dogz, in shows, legs aligned, head facing you and aligned with front legs as much as possible
Dane Pose -- For dogz, in shows, legs aligned, one eye showing on head, good carriage of head
DL -- Desert Lynx cat breed
Double-posting -- process of posting two posts one right after another, regardless of whether they say the same thing or not
E
EBW -- Everybody Wins (a show with only 5 entries from 5 different people, so they all place)
EM -- Egyptian Mau cat breed
F
Furfile -- file made by hexer to add texture to a breed.
G
F
Furfile -- file made by hexer to add texture to a breed.
G
GCh -- Grand Champion, a title obtained when a pet reaches 15 show points.
.GIF -- A type of picture that only supports up to 256 colors, small file size, often doesn't distort anything (preferred for Petz).
Global Mods, G-Mods -- Global Moderators. Those nice blue people who help take care of the board.
Grayscale -- Cat or dog with Black/White/Grey colouring.
Global Mods, G-Mods -- Global Moderators. Those nice blue people who help take care of the board.
Grayscale -- Cat or dog with Black/White/Grey colouring.
GSD -- German Shepherd Dog
GS -- Variation of GSD, German Shepherd.
GS -- Variation of GSD, German Shepherd.
Gypsy -- A mixie cat that is a solid colour except for one ear, jowl, front paw and part of the tail only, which is another single colour.
Gypsy Markings -- The markings on a gypsy cat. Catz with these markings are said to have gypsy markings, whether they have additional markings or not.
Gypsy Markings -- The markings on a gypsy cat. Catz with these markings are said to have gypsy markings, whether they have additional markings or not.
H
HB -- Honey Bear cat breed
Hex -- Hexidecimal (I believe?) editing of a pet, breed, toy, etc. to make something new. (Modifying)
Hexer -- One who hexes (edits/creates) petz, breedz, toyz, clothez, etc.
Hexie -- A hexed pet, normally either hexed by itself (AKA. .pet file hexing), or coming from a hexed breed
HM -- Honorable Mention placement, worth 1 show point
Hound -- A dane mixie with dali ears.
I
Inbreeding - When members of the same Petz family are bred together.
J
JB -- Japanese Bobtail cat breed
.JPG -- A type of compressed image format, usually not allowed in shows because it can be blurry.
JRT -- Jack Russel Terrier
K
L
Leppie -- Leopard Shepherd, a hexed dogz breed from Moonoracle
Locking/Locked Threads -- done by administrator so no more posts/modifications can be done; always done with a reason
M
MC -- Maine Coon cat breed
Meez -- Siamese
Meez Pose -- special Siamese cat pose
Meezer -- Siamese
I
Inbreeding - When members of the same Petz family are bred together.
J
JB -- Japanese Bobtail cat breed
.JPG -- A type of compressed image format, usually not allowed in shows because it can be blurry.
JRT -- Jack Russel Terrier
K
L
Leppie -- Leopard Shepherd, a hexed dogz breed from Moonoracle
Locking/Locked Threads -- done by administrator so no more posts/modifications can be done; always done with a reason
M
MC -- Maine Coon cat breed
Meez -- Siamese
Meez Pose -- special Siamese cat pose
Meezer -- Siamese
MGCh -- Master Grand Champion, a title obtained when a pet reaches 20 show points.
Mindscape -- Lose -- I mean creators of Petz 4 and Babyz
Mixie -- a pet born of mixed breedz, the opposite of a purebred.
Mods -- Moderators. Those nice green people who help take care of the board.
MPA -- My Petz Adoptions / My Personal Adoptions
MPC-- Meezer Pointed Calico
N
Non-OW -- Non-overwriting, which means a breed file with its own individual breed name and ID, thus NOT replacing an original Petz breed.
O
Mixie -- a pet born of mixed breedz, the opposite of a purebred.
Mods -- Moderators. Those nice green people who help take care of the board.
MPA -- My Petz Adoptions / My Personal Adoptions
MPC-- Meezer Pointed Calico
N
Non-OW -- Non-overwriting, which means a breed file with its own individual breed name and ID, thus NOT replacing an original Petz breed.
O
OB -- Original Breeds
Orange Wirehair - Another name for Orange Shorthairs
OS, OSH -- Orange Shorthair cat breed
Oshie -- Orange Shorthair cat breed
OW -- Overwrite/Overwriting, which means a breed file with the same file name and ID as an original Petz breed, thus overwriting/replacing it.
P
PA -- Petz Auctions
PC -- Petz Community, NOT Personal Computer.
PCA -- Petz Cards Adoptions, where Petz Cards are given away as a gift for adopting
OW -- Overwrite/Overwriting, which means a breed file with the same file name and ID as an original Petz breed, thus overwriting/replacing it.
P
PA -- Petz Auctions
PC -- Petz Community, NOT Personal Computer.
PCA -- Petz Cards Adoptions, where Petz Cards are given away as a gift for adopting
PKC -- Petz Kennel Club
PCS -- Petz Cards Shows, where Petz Cards are given away as a gift for winning a show
P.F. Magic -- original makers of the Petz series. Bought out by Mindscape, I believe
.pet file -- the file format for all petz files. Your precious pet is one of these.
P.F. Magic -- original makers of the Petz series. Bought out by Mindscape, I believe
.pet file -- the file format for all petz files. Your precious pet is one of these.
.PNG -- type of picture format, smallish file size, doesn't distort images
POL -- Pick Of The Litter, the best pet from a litter
Prefix -- used in shows to show who owns/bred/created the pet. ex. RKC/Breeze's Show Name Here
Prefix -- used in shows to show who owns/bred/created the pet. ex. RKC/Breeze's Show Name Here
PR -- Persian cat breed
Purebred -- a pet that only as one pet breed, not mixed with others.
PWS -- Petz Workshop
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R
RB -- Russian Blue cat breed
RCh or Rc -- Reserved Champion, a title obtained when a pet reaches 5 show points.
RKC -- Ratqueen Kennel & Cattery
RL -- Real Life
RQ -- Ratqueen
RKC -- Ratqueen Kennel & Cattery
RL -- Real Life
RQ -- Ratqueen
Ruskies - Russian Blue
S
SCP -- A section in a pet file that contains a petz breed personality, for instance Calico.
SCP-swapping -- Swapping the base personality in a breed file for another. Also called base-swapping.
Selfie Eyelids -- Eyelids that match the color of the pet fur.
SGCh -- Supreme Grand Champion, a title obtained when a pet reaches 30 show points.
SF -- Scottish Fold cat breed
Si -- Siamese cat breed
Si -- Siamese cat breed
Sleepy Sickness / Sleepy Syndrome -- Some petz fall asleep every time you pick them up. This can easily be fixed with Sherlock Software's LNZPro.
Smudgie -- A petz picture that has been smudged to give the effect of real fur.
Standard Pose -- For Catz, in shows, front legs aligned, eyelids even, tail curved toward the body
T
Tamsin -- Mutt/Dalmatian mix with special standards
T
Tamsin -- Mutt/Dalmatian mix with special standards
TB -- Tabby cat breed
Taggy -- Tag-board
Title -- Something you put in front of a Petz show name that shows how many show points they have. Eg. Grand Champion when the pet has 15 or more points.
U
UBI Soft -- The creators of Petz 5
Title -- Something you put in front of a Petz show name that shows how many show points they have. Eg. Grand Champion when the pet has 15 or more points.
U
UBI Soft -- The creators of Petz 5
Unmute -- Due to a bug in Petz 5, some bred petz can be born mute. They can easily be fixed with Speedwagon's UnMute Utility.
V
Velveteen -- A selective Catz breed.
W
Wildz -- Petz files that have been hexed to look like wild animals
WIP - Work In Progress, term commonly used by hexers
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