A Complete Guide to everything VRChat Players Say!

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VRChat DEFINITELY has its own lingo, sayings, terms, and must-know phrases for anyone playing social VR- new or experienced players alike! I made a list of 75 terms, including the basics AND the things most players might not know… what else would you add to the list?
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FULL LIST:
1) Avi
2) FBT
3) IK
4) "Just got Legs"
5) 11-Point Tracking
6) Rippers
7) "on blue"
8) "Everyone change to orange"
9) Booth Models
10) Gumroad
11) LPD
12) Phantom Sense
13) Nuisance Ranks
14) "Take a shot"
15) Play-space dragging
16) Squeakers
17) Questies
18) Quest Compatible
19) PC-Only
20) Headpatting
21) Desktop Crouch
22) Portalportalportalportalportal
23) Fingies
24) World Hopping
25) Audiolink
26) Blender
27) Unity
28) Shaders
29) Dynamic Bones
30) Physbones
31) Avatar Dynamics
32) Jiggle Physics
33) Mirror Dweller
34) Cuddle Puddle
35) Mutes
36) Brush
37) Forb
38) Kon-chan
39) Rex
40) Protogen
41) VRoid
42) Tris/polys
43) EAC
44) Ugandan Knuckles
45) RP
46) RP Worlds
47) ERP
48) NSFW Toggles
49) VRCDN
50) Crashers
51) Gang Monkeys
52) Visemes
53) Blendshapes
54) OSC
55) Face-tracking
56) "Touch Grass"
57) Porting
58) Udon
59) Particle Worlds
60) Tupper
61) Snowflakes
62) Privates
63) "Can I clone?"
64) Eboys/Egirls
65) CVR & Neos
66) VRChat Open Beta
67) Cross-Reality
68) Avatar Color
69) Fallback
70) VRM & FBX
71) Kitbashing
72) TDA
73) Default Avi
74) Metaverse
75) TVRS
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[@TheVirtualRealityShow]

Download Opera GX for free: operagx.gg/TheVirtualRealityShow reply/comment your ideas for VRChat slang I might have missed :)

[@Color_Productions]

Ive been using opera for about a year now. its super amazing the ad block and lag reduction makes it all worth while I 100% recommend!

[@SkyEver1]

I haven't tried it in a few years. I'll give it another look.

[@TheCrystalFrogs]

@@SkyEver1 please do! it's amazing!

[@yunori5426]

You make it sound as if Opera GX isnt free

[@davidboss2160]

opera gx is a very respectable browser that i recently switched back to. the only reason i stopped using it was cause there is no linux version. (im back on windows 11 because the oculus app doesnt support linux either)

[@CapnJTP]

not gonna lie, hearing PORTALPORTALPORTALPORTAL made me look around my room anxiously for a moment.

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

Dying laughing, this is the funniest "I forgot which reality I'm in" moments I've heard since I started VR!

[@ConalFlood]

Vr deffo changed my perception slightly as well 😅 I started getting this problem when I get out of my car for a second I think my car has moved example no handbrake on, but this is not the case. I am under the beliefs this is a result of long-term VR exposure, it stops after I haven’t used VR for 24/48 hours.

[@CapnJTP]

Agreed. For the first few weeks I caught myself trying to force grab things out of my reach, and I'd drop things in the middle of the air thinking they'd stay floating 😂 Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can see the old microphone symbol there.

[@littlenuni]

ITS SUCH A HABIT NOW XD

[@snappa_tv]

Same lmao

[@Rollthered]

Some correction for the default Avi's on the fallback section. VRChat doesn't give them to you, users who have given VRChat the permission to use their avatars on a featured list give them to you. I wanted to clarify that because a lot of avatar creators featured on the fallback list seem to get thrown under the bus and lumped in with VRChat.

[@Rollthered]

You can confirm this by checking the avatar author in game.

[@DoctorWhom]

related to the default section I wonder what the missing avatar is at 10:41 next to Himiko

[@alphalunablue8918]

Omg, next time I play I'll have to check out who made my fallback avi. The shark girl avi is so cute!

[@kaejuka6249]

really? thats actually really cool, I didn't know that. I thought they were made by the devs to give people default options. I'll have to look to see who made my favorite ones next time im on

[@gobit7852]

76: Pretzel:- when a player goes afk and deforms into the most athletic wonders. Commented this on the tweet but forgot I had protected tweets on ^^;

[@DrPipedream]

I was just telling a friend how the hardest part of starting something new is acquiring the vocabulary to even talk about it. Not understanding the lingo. Just gathering it all together at first. This kind of tutorial should be standard in all fields. Thank you for this.

[@ChunkyWaterisReal]

This is true for just about everything. That's the hardest part about getting into ORs. Not even learning the job, just what everything is called. whats a TURP? ECMO? trocars obturators etc. Sometimes something has a real name, but everyone calls it a clickity clack.

[@kcchiefsproductions8687]

A year late, but I 100% agree. It makes some fields embarrassing to even attempt because the experienced people will treat you like your less.

[@crimson-foxtwitch2581]

10:21 TDA also has a VERY stacked history when it comes to the stuff they’ve modeled for the MMD community. For example, they did the 3D model for a V4X figure(that you can buy by the way) and the Miku Append model, a design that would later be used in every Project DIVA game from 2nd onward. Also they did Kizuna Ai’s model.

[@trentos]

As much as I'm not a fan of the TDA MMD bases since edits of those are about as basic and dollar store variety as BoredApe NFTs...that's amazing.

[@umberbeastie]

TDA did not make the PD models, he made the TDA Style Append model, which was later made into a module for PD.

[@crimson-foxtwitch2581]

@@umberbeastie adjusted

[@HakanaiVR]

And of course their name is pronounced "tee-duh", not "tee dee eh". It's also written with lowercase d and a. Tda.

[@marthinus.x]

You’ve done such a great job explaining and showcasing just how amazing (and strange) VR can be, it’s made me decide to save up for my very first headset and even learn how to build my own avatar. Thank you!

[@gines6234]

Welcome to the VR community then! :)

[@THE_SOSC]

Please don't someone that bashes furries. You'll find we're mostly pretty chill. I will warn you that there are some extremely toxic groups.

[@staydeadly3835]

Thank you 🙏 Someone else that acknowledges 90% of people that say “take a shot” are just sipping. My entire group drinks heavily and legitimately takes shots pretty much every time we hear “take a shot” so some nights get pretty bad lmao

[@barry3834]

so cool alcohol consumption without self control 🤩

[@lonely-sammy]

I love when people just make noises and people just understand it.

[@inkstock]

language in a nutshell

[@apc3559]

speaking?

[@lonely-sammy]

@@apc3559 yes

[@lonely-sammy]

@eclecticbadger6380 I don't know what that means but yeah

[@OguraToasty]

You pretty much got all the English terms. The Japanese terms surprisingly use the whole words, not acronyms. I personally use the term "henshin avatars" quite often. These are avatars that transform. Think of Power Rangers or Magical Girls. Sadly we too are victims of rippers.

[@wolfie_vrc6721]

4000+ hours later and got myself a valve index

[@Red_Planet]

Nice! I really like mine. I wish the reliability wasn’t a meme, though. Had to RMA my knuckles after 2 months.

[@Tooterbooter]

Literally same.

[@namegoeshere197]

@@Red_Planet Rookie numbers im on my 9. RMA get gut xD

[@LilyNaahma]

rookie numbers

[@wolfie_vrc6721]

@@LilyNaahma thats on one of my steam accounts

[@dwightlee4315]

I look forward to all TVRS, Phia does a great job

[@Spidoc]

When you realize that slang means “short language.”

[@j80s1]

This is good for anyone who's starting VRC and most people that started to slowly remember these terms since the game became popular around 2017!!! ✨✨✨✨

[@SparkxxVRC]

I always find it funny with the "PORTALPORTALPORTALPORTAL" because we all just run right to it

[@DoctorWhom]

The timer resets whenever someone walks in, is that recent-ish? the video makes it sound like there is 30 seconds and then its gone. I occasionally wait til the last second if I see someone afk before jumping in.

[@RaealTheProtogen]

Wasn't expecting to see myself representing the Protogens but here I am! This is a great video :O

[@ReasonablyRetro]

I’ve been watching your videos for about a month now and finally had a friend show me around VRChat. It was so much fun I put aside some money and just purchased a headset. I’m terrified to play alone but I feel like I’m learning so much due to your videos. Basically… THANK YOU and keep up the good work :3

[@dracofoxgaming1149]

Phia has the best of this kind of vrchat content good job Phia

[@viken3368]

I really love the LPD being named. Makes sense though as everyone will get inspected by them at one point or another

[@animaster58]

I haven't seen them around for awhile. Last time I saw them I was on their most wanted list.

[@Cneq]

I'm surprised I've never seen them lol especially considering I'm constantly drunk taking straight shots of absinthe in public lobbies, maybe I should go to the LPD world and turn myself in lmao

[@sanaltdelete]

Never had the pleasure of meeting them.

[@clover4051]

​@@Cneq They open a prison world available to the public twice a day (usually) if you ever wanna turn yourself in!

[@Notion752]

@@animaster58somethings wrong I can feel it

[@chloe-sunshine7]

We need more videos like this. There are a lot of interests I've had where trying to learn about it was difficult because everything is abbreviated and context isn't helpful, so sometimes I find myself googling multiple things to translate one sentence

[@LittleColteee]

2:33 Doing crazy things is what I’m all about! Thank for featuring me! ❤️😊

[@TheVirtualRealityShow]

Your videos were really helpful references!!! 🙇‍♀️

[@LittleColteee]

@@TheVirtualRealityShow Glad to hear!

[@dumbdeerthing]

@@LittleColteee lol whats up snoggy

[@Snogwritts]

@@dumbdeerthinghi OwO

[@MethosOhio]

This is great. Even after being in VRChat a little while, I still learned a few new things. I wish I could give it more than one like.

[@LillyValentineFGC]

Thanks for being an incredible resource for people to get into VR, you and thrillseeker are one of my favorite youtube channels by far. The content you both output is of staggering quality always. Looking forward to gettting a VR headset myself so I can hop into the world of VR but for now, I'll stay a desktop fiend that makes avis for free :)

[@paolaanimator]

Learning a new language is always tough but it's rewarding ✨️ Thanks Phia for the vocab slang video!

[@CrusadingJello]

4:45 Definitely feels like a warzone with "portalportalportal" in large groups. A few people pointing and making had gestures, and then fifteen more 'running' to the portal. And the one or two unlucky folks whose PC's couldn't handle loading everything at once and crash.

[@Drakestorm87]

6:29 I can’t believe you added Reael the protogen as your protogen example

[@alexismorales6680]

Your channel is the reason I’m getting into VR content for the first time❣️

[@GachaDemonLlama]

Vrchat beginners need to see this

[@trilliumbloom4211]

Commenting to boost engagement. Always grateful for a new video. I'm new to the community, so some of these were a big help.

[@fivemonkey]

These are kinda terms in the game. But they have other context 'Respawn', or 'everyone respawn' Particularly useful when a group is world hoping and all the participants need to be wrangled back into one place before the next portal is placed. Related but different: 'Rejoin' leaving and rejoining a world. Normally to deal with a bug (I had to do this yesterday because of a chair related bug) 'Chair' a fixed point that your avatar can jump to and sit in space. Sometimes you can accidentally click on a chair while in mid-conversation and find yourself accidentally warped across the map. Also it's possible for some avatars to have chairs built into the. This is fun and can allow you to break the accessible locations of some maps through creative uses of chairs.

[@MaxFerney]

When you mentioned take a shot is everyone just taking a sip - for years, I sorta just believed I wasnt the only one taking a sip. but glad you mentioned it!

[@AlwaysOnline2001]

its actually crazy how internet slang is becoming relevant to even ordinary people who may not be online. awesome video.

[@quipsilvervr]

Good video dude! There were some I wasn't even aware of either and I use VRC all the time.

[@mirichiivr]

You help make VRC so inviting, thank you sm for this video. You rock Phia! There are just some things yah hear in VRC but get too embarrassed to ask the meaning/origin of the term lmao

[@Luzian21]

I had to replay a couple times, but I'm now sure there's someone snoring in the background while Phia is doing the Opera GX promo xD 1:40

[@TheVirtualRealityShow]

OMG THATS OUR CAT 😂 I didn’t even notice that

[@Luzian21]

@@TheVirtualRealityShow aww, kitty snores, the best kind of snores

[@Spencer067]

In VRchat its hilarious when someone falls asleep. Especially in a full lobby.

[@burntmahsoup6269]

Great Video, useful terms, much needed. Thanks for throwing something like this up there!

[@ImaginaryX]

THIS WAS BRILLIANT! I enjoy these type of fast-paced explanatory videos. Put all 75 points in alphabetical order and we'll have ourselves a Fun VRChat Dictionary! 😜📖

[@arcticwerewolf2]

I already know all these terms after playing for so long, but it's crazy realising how many words you'll actually pick up and start using just because of this game. :)

[@sembalo1776]

Oh hey thass me! Wasnt expecting that xD. Great vid for showcasing these terms, and i learned something! Very interesting did not know kitbashing was also used as a term for digital things. Also holy hell you got together 75 for this very nice

[@Johnggernaut]

Thank you for all the wonderful videos. I just got into CR and was planning on avoiding VRChat but you’ve convinced me to give it a shot :)

[@MysticNessly]

Never tried VR, but it looks like a whole new world of fun! can't wait to try it out sometime, had no idea t here was so much complexity to it

[@DatBisa]

Havn't been able to play nearly as much VRC as I've wanted, but man, your videos just keep pushing me back in. Such an amazing place~ Also helloooooo? PHIA video recorded in Solar Cabins?!

[@greatdefeater56]

Loving your content keep it up Phia!

[@siregotastic2127]

This has been a very informative video. Thank you for making such a good video. Also, the references to that *one video*

[@annaengler7540]

Cheers! - an alternative I hear a lot to take a shot, often said when in large groups of people you might not know but are also drinking letting everyone know you're drinking and they should tok

[@rindoisumairu1194]

I didn't know about "OVR Advanced Settings" before so thank you!!

[@Ratboycure]

Niceone Phia! feel like a nerd because I had heard almost all of them and that suprised me.

[@Zombuu]

ive only been on vrchat for awhile but im trusted and made my own avis! im so glad i decided to download it one day lol

[@Twortles]

Nice to see that I've subscribed to the TVRS Language Bible 😂 Another banger by Phia and team!

[@nickbensema3045]

so there are 75 neologisms and I've been around about a year and that was long enough to already know most of them. wow.

[@chris_is_here_oh_no]

Awesome video, great reference video!

[@graahbrains]

I tried to do an IK calculation on paper once, it was like 8 pages long and I couldn't even finish it. Good times.

[@John-qo9hw]

This video should be added to a evolution of language course haha. Found this very insightful about language evolution in the most unexpected place

[@NITROBEARRR]

Your channel is a great place to chill

[@arkadyborys5545]

Awesome video Phia!!!

[@TylerKoester]

im so excited to get my Valve Index! Ive been saving up for a while and I'm ordering for my birthday this month! See you in game!!!

[@Dollie_Babie]

Legandary Users! - Users who had VRChat accounts before the ranking system. Sometimes also refers specifically to users from 2017, before the ugandan knuckles craze.

[@blindvegan]

I’m new to vrchat your making it a lot easier, thank you for that and little kids running around. I didn’t know they were called something other than screamers.

[@sounddrone8]

1000 hours in and still learning

[@kosetsu1497]

Never before has the good o’l “portal portal portal” grabbed my attention so fast 😭😭

[@QueenA.G.]

Yeah I found myself saying “portal portal portal portal!!” since day one of VR 😂 I kinda knew what some of these terms were already because it was kinda easy to get used to things here. I also noticed in my group we often say is “get off red” 😂 and we also often do a thing called “booping” where we softly tap each other on the nose as a sigh of friendship 😂

[@Fangoat_8]

Fallbacks can be ssen by PC as well if there is a Quest only but I don't think you may have know that because of how rare on is. Also thanks for this video and have a great time.

[@ember_vr]

6:55 "Clients" is another important slang term to know

[@randomness4272]

im pretty early on this vid! list was very well-put together, even as someone getting into blender very informative!

[@MeatMaster22]

I can’t wait to “get my legs” man

[@wackpool1491]

I would personally add the term club event on it, which refers to specific events that are hosted in vrc, but for members of CERTAIN discord servers

[@tonytheofficer]

having about 850 hours in VRchat as a mute desktop, then finally getting a laptop that can run my rift S, really made me realizing VR is a hard thing to try to get used to Eyes keep hurting if I play more than an hour, and I don't even do anything extreme. Just sit in world(s), quietly, usually alone.

[@Konshu]

Another great one to drop to new people!

[@knucklesgrym]

I actually have been using that browser for awhile now on my desktop. Hands down best one so far.

[@lhyuniez9144]

omg corridor crew, love their channel so much

[@Strip4Dreezy]

That thought pops into my head quite often how over the years the internet just creates new words and we all assimilate and use em like they've been here since the roman times

[@kittipaulovits7722]

Holy shit! I've been looking for that one app but i was way too shy to ask those people, OVR. I'm so glad i watched this video ;w;

[@chrisnobody9181]

I was so happy to see that "take a shot" was in this. It's hilarious to me when I teach someone how to play shitty and they're like "WAIT I DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTUAL SHOTS THIS ENTIRE TIME???"

[@ingy421]

people do drinking songs and are drinking 40 or 50%, pretty sure 99.99% of the world wouldn't live after 1 min xD

[@VREmirate]

I know a lot of those terms but it was still very fun to watch 😭😭 I VRChat is so deep

[@mileonaslionclaw2525]

Number 34 is the only kind of mirror dweller that actually makes sense to me so far

[@JojoAi]

it's an honor to be featured in your video 🧡

[@SimplyDisintegrates]

Phia!!!! :D This is really cool!!

[@NoelmIsAlive]

Omg thank you so so much, I never knew for the longest time what vr meant

[@JAYZ999]

LMAOOOOOO “tupper” being one of the terms that need definition is hilarious.

[@ಇLiv]

its really funny looking back at all the lingo after playing cyberpunk. Also forgot "This one has DPS! Lessgoo!!"

[@imagunner7164]

4:44 you missed a great opportunity to mention the nickname for desktop users "deskie." Overall great summary video for the most common sayings.

[@digitalpanther]

You forgot Flunarb!!!! hehe sorry couldn't resist. There were several I hadn't heard before. Thank you for sharing this Phia!

[@sarkandrago3222]

Ha oh its cool to see Rael being used as the explanation of proto!

[@willaviax4802]

I’ve barely been playing for 3 months and I’ve already heard all of these terms which is honestly kinda surprising 😭

[@tufif]

I've been using opera gx for a while now, but I had no idea I could access it from within vr chat, I've gotta look more into that. Thanks!

[@HumAiClub]

Thank you so much for all you do ❤❤❤❤❤

[@moon_phaser_410]

hehehe fingies. I finally got mine btw. I am so happy! the controllers battery life is amazing and the headset it SO comfortable lol.

[@TysonTHL]

I think the most surprising thing is the PMD music at the end, lol

[@joshadamik6131]

As always nice work! Joshosh approves lol

[@SaphireOcilot]

I’m so glad you threw Go Touch Grass in there. Cause I say that a lot

[@gungrave0021]

love your channel all the best 😘

[@norman5917]

I use 2 terms jiggle and wiggle physics jiggle is where you can move it with your hands via touch but wiggle is where you can’t touch it it’s just moving while you move

[@ghhungyaaaghjust.6819]

Daaaaaaaamnnn ... that's a lllot to have put together. I am glad your channel exists. Your videos are just so appealing.

[@Wilfoe]

I'm surprised I knew so many of these already!

[@sharpgamern1967]

Yesterday I got on vr with my friends for the first time now after watching this I realize what they mean by there is a lot to understand

[@brotpilot9077]

I am going to show this to my grandma. She doesn't even know the concept of vr. This way she will finally be able to understand me. :D

[@ki2348]

Don't play VR anymore, but it's nice to get a recap on VR culture :)

[@RyzawaVT]

Crazy that you could fit 75 terms and an ad read in a 12 minute video but you did it at no cost of quality.

[@sassysora1435]

This is very accurate. Especially the "portalportalportalportal"

[@ghostxmnx_vr]

Definitely Heard at least everything on this list XD