TeenNicktionary

There's a lot of Slanguage that can be confusing for new users (and old users) on TeenNick.com. Allow me to define:]

@Dixie/The-Dixie – Editorial Director. Writing a book about Dames, loves vintage stuff, has a chandelier that looks like an octopus.

@Lisa/The-Lisa – Sometimes does movie reviews in the @TeenNick Blog. Likes Robots, rescued a one eyed dog, and really has pink hair.

@M-A - The Senior Moderator of the site, people ask him why their posts were removed or why their accounts were disabled by either mailing him, or posting something on the Talk to Teen Nick board.

@Mary/The-Mary – One of the first bloggers/writers for The-N.com. Lives in Philadelphia, loves puppies and commonly refers to Shia Labeouf as “MyShia”

@TeenNick Blog – Blog that features updates about the channel and website. Also discusses other topics relating to teens.

/me - What to type in Screening Parties to change the color of the talk bubble.

24/7 Switch – When The-N went from being a timeshare on Noggin (airing from 6pm to 6am) to being its own 24/7 channel. The-N took over the Nick GAS: Games and Sports channel. The transition went relatively smooth for most, but there was an issue with Direct TV not having the channel in some TV packages, the issue was resolved a few months later. The switch also resulted in The-N deciding to focus on younger viewers (Which resulted in several of their original shows being canceled) and fill airtime with many shows from Nickelodeon.

A

AaG – Acronym for About A Girl

About A Girl – One of The-N’s first original comedies – The show was about Amy, a college student who ends up living with 5 guys.

“Accidents Will Happen” -  Episode of Degrassi that The-N refused to air for 2 years because it dealt with the controversial topic of abortion.
Account Sharing - Allowing more than one person to use an account. Will get said account disabled.

Avatar/Avi - Pixelated people that are shown next to users' message board posts, comments and on their profiles. Can be customized to look like the user in real life or not.

Avatar High - Game on TeenNick's Gamepony where users control a virtual high school. There are a series of events to complete, like an art show and a big game, before reaching Graduation at the end of the game
Avatar Prom -A Gamepony game where users run their own Prom comittie and try to cheer up a prom full of haters.
Avatar U -Technically the sequel to Avatar High, Gamepony users control students at their own University
Avi Mall/Avatar Mall – Place where users can purchase clothing and accessories for their avatars on TeenNick.com

B

Bang On! - Game in Gamepony where users match two icons to gain points. A lot like the game "memory" only you can see the icons and they switch every few seconds.

Badges -  Small pictures that display your result after you take a quiz. You can upload them to your pictures by right clicking on them and saving them to your computer.
Best/"The Best" - Game in Screening Parties where users vote for the "Best Friend" "Funniest" etc. Winner gets 20 creds, 2nd place - 15 creds, 3rd place - 10 creds. It's usually standard to vote the host into 1st place so they can earn back the creds they spent on the game.

Best Friend’s Date – Reality show where a teen would be set up on a date by their best friend.

Best Spam Ever - Monthly newsletter sent to TeenNick subscribers via email. Used to include exclusive avatar items, but many people complained of not recieveing the email, despite being signed up for it. Now the newsletter contains a basic description of happenings on the channel and website. 

Beyond the Break – Show revolving around a group of teen surfers in Hawaii. Season 3 was delayed being aired due to the 24/7 switch.

Black Friday Sale –Annual sale at the Avatar Mall occurring on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Typically, everything in the Avi Mall is 33% off.
Box/Boxie/Boxeh -  Former default avatar for users on The-N.

BtB – Beyond the Break, one of TeenNick’s shows about a group of surfers in Hawaii.

BUMP - Bring Up My Post (used to "bump" up a thread on the message board so that it'll be seen by more people)

BUTT - Bring Up This Thread (Same as BUMP but for a thread that you didn't start)

C

Choose – Game commonly played by characters on Radio Free Roscoe, may have inspired the game Rank.
Clueless - TV series based off of the movie about a girl living in Beverly Hills. The-N used to air reruns of the show.
Clueless Name Generator -Generates a name for you that's more suitable for the Clueless TV show's Beverly Hills world.
Codes -  Numbers that when place in the proper URL can allow people to buy unreleased or sold out items from the Avatar mall. Sometimes referred to as "cheats" but they're really just item numbers. Also, giving out codes on teennick.com's Message Boards or through a blog post [on teennick.com] is against the rules. 
Compatomatic Lovebot 3000 -  Quiz-like game that evaluates the compatibility level of your relationship. Also features cute robots. 
Cranny - Relationship name for Craig and Manny from Degrassi.

Creds – Currency on Teen Nick

Cred Fairy – being that rewards users for utterly amazing posts on the Message Boards with a “buttload of creds.”

Cred Scam – Message that promises creds if it’s posted a certain number of times. Against the rules. They tend to come in waves particularly around holidays or when new items are released in the Avatar Mall.  
CrEllie- Relationship name for Craig & Ellie from Degrassi.

Crystal Cascade - Gamepony game where you move crystals into groups of three before the time runs out. Also has shiny colors and nice sound effects.

D

DTNG – acronym for Degrassi: The Next Generation

Daily Cred Dispenser - Daily lottery for teennick.com for each person that enters 1 cred is added to the total amount, which is randomly given away at midnight. Occasionally the DCD has a sponsor who doubles the cred amount - therefore the winner would receive 2000 creds if 1000 people entered. 

Daria – animated MTV comedy from the late 90s about a cynical & sarcastic teen name Daria. The-N aired reruns a few years ago.

Darco - Relationship name for Dylan and Marco from Degrassi.  
Degrassi Mega-Match - Card game in Gamepony where users click on pairs of Degrassi themed cards to clear the board.  
Degrassi, Old School – The original Degrassi High and Degrassi Jr. High series’ that debuted in the 80s.

Degrassi Rummy Solitaire - Card game on Gamepony - Rummy Solitare Degrassi style.
Degrassi Sign Generator - Program in Gamepony where users can write their own message on the Degrassi Sign.
Degrassi Soundboard: Spinner -page where users can play different quotes from Spinner on Degrassi.

Degrassi Unscripted - Special on The-N that went behind the scenes of Degrassi and followed some of the stars in their daily activities.

DelPop - Relationship name for Del and Poppi from The Best Years.
Disabled/Account Disablement - Accounts that have broken the rules either too much or they broke a major rule (being underage, sharing password etc.) and the mods have deleted the account. Not something you want to happen, nor something to be proud of. If you are confused as to why your account was disable send something to @M-A or post something on the Talk to TeenNick Message Board.

Drake & Josh Word Search -Word Search game in Gamepony.

E

Ellco - Relationship name for Ellie and Marco from Degrassi.

F

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions page on TeenNick.com where people refer newbies to when they as how to get creds. Read it here. 

Feed - the part of your profile that keeps track of where you've posted, commented, or when friends are added.  You can change the privacy settings for your feed, or disable it all together in "Settings and Privacy." 
Flaming/Flame War - Hostile argument on the Message Boards, usually involves directly insulting the other users in the argument (Usually any and all that have opposing viewpoints.) Sometimes debates end up crossing over into Flame war territory - when this happens posts or even the entire thread is removed by the mods.

Flood Control - Gamepony puzzle game where one tries to build a path for a flood. Complicated, and more interesting than it sounds, when it's working anyway.
Flooding -Action of posting a bunch of messages (typically in Screening Parties) so that no one else can say anything. Message Boards can also be flooded - If one posted 20 new topics on the movies board about the Wizard of Oz they would be flooding the board with their posts, pushing down others'. Flooding is against the rules (not to mention really annoying) and doing it can result in getting warnings, suspended, and/or disabled.

Friday Freebie – A temporary feature on The-N.com in 2009 where one item from the mall would be free each week. Caused controversy when more expensive items (like a 500 cred puppy) were selected to be a freebie.
Full House - Show about a group of guys raising 3 girls, TeenNick airs reruns.

G

Gamepony – Name of the game site affiliated with TeenNick. When it was launched, some users took issue with “girls games” being in the description of the page. Although girls have been the majority of users on the website for many years – this was one of the first instances where something on the site had a gender label attached to it.

Gift-o-Mat – Application that would appear on The-N around the holidays where users could send each other holiday themed items for their avatars. Assumed to be replaced by givies.

Gigantic -Forthcoming series from TeenNick about the kids of celebrities. Production Company site here. 

givie – Small items that can be sent to other users on TeenNick.com and displayed on their profile. Some items cost creds while some seasonal or sponsored items are typically free. Like Gifts or Free Gifts on Facebook. 

GvB – Girls vs. Boys, Reality show on The-N where groups of Teens would compete against each other for a thousand dollar prize.

H
Hacked/Being Hacked - When someone who is not you is on your account without your knowlege.

Halo Awards -Event where teens that make a difference in their communities are given awards from celebrities. Set to premiere on TeenNick December 11, 2009.

Hand/The Hand -  Old logo for The-N.
Heartpounder -Gamepony game where users try to crush as many hearts as they can. Hearts make squealy noises when they're broken.

Hotshot -Game in Gamepony that involves clearing away shapes before they crush you.

I

Instant Star – Series on The-N that follows 15 year-old singer song writer Jude Harrison after she wins an American Idol-like talent competition.

J

Jalli - Relationship name for Johnny and Alli form Degrassi 

Jemma - Relationship name for Jay and Emma from Degrassi.  

Jiberty - Relationship name for J.T. and Liberty from Degrassi 

Jommy - Relationship name for Jude and Tommy from Instant Star.

K
Kenan and Kel - Half-hour comedy on Nickelodeon in the '90s, follows the misadventures of friends Kenan and Kel. The-N aired reruns for awhile. Watching may induce cravings for Orange Soda.
Kmart Mix & Mash Dress Up -Gamepony game where users could dress up a "model" in clothing available from Kmart's children's clothing line. The game features some clothing with Hannah Montana on it, which was odd, given that Nickelodeon and Disney are rivals.

M
Mail - TeenNick's messaging system - the sites version of email.

Mods- People who work for @M-A they review posts that have been reported and remove them if the break the rules. 
Moesha -  Dramedy from the 90s, following Moesha and her family while addressing "teen social issues."
Moesha: Reunited -  Puzzel connection game in Gamepony. 
Miracle’s Boys – Mini-Series produced and aired on The-N about a group of brothers who’s parents die. Received critical acclaim and had at least one episode directed by Spike Lee. 

My So-Called Life – Short-lived 90s drama on ABC following the life of angst ridden Angela. The critically acclaimed show aired re-runs on The-N

N

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - Nickelodeon show that airs reruns on TeenNick about a group of friends in middle school who dispense helpful tips.

Newbie - New person.

Nick Cannon – Chairman of TeenNick

Nmail – Orginal name for “Mail” TeenNick’s messaging system.

N00b/Noob -New person that doesn't know the rules, and goes around breaking them and annoying people. A lot like a Troll - but N00b typically refers to someone who participates in annoying/rule-breaking activity out of ignorance rather than purposefully, unlike a troll who is aware they’re breaking the rules. Urban Dictionary definition.

Notes from The N’Sider – Name of the @TeenNick blog before the TeenNick rebrand, The-Mary was the orginal poster. Later The-Seth, The-Lisa became regular contributors, with other The-s, like The-Alison sometimes filling in for them.

O

O’Grady – Original animated comedy about a town plagued by weird happenings known as “The Weirdness”
O'Grady: Clones Gone Wild - Game based on the "Clones" episode of "O'Grady" users have to clump clones together and avoid getting caught by the fire marshal.
One on One -Show starring Kyla Pratt who moves in with her sportscaster father. TeenNick airs reruns.

OP- Original Poster, the person who started a thread. A handy nickname to use when you want to refer to the person who started a thread, but don’t remember their username.
Outbreak - Gamepony game where you blast through a chain, trying to hit stars to advance to the next round. (Despite this description it's nothing like a Beverly Hills version of Grand Theft Auto.)

P

PAlex – Relationship name for Paige and Alex on Degrassi. 

Parcy - Relationship name for Peter and Darcy from Degrassi. 

Perma-banned – Being permanently banned by the site. Happens to users who knowingly continue to break the rules on the site. Perma-banned users can no longer create accounts on the site – they’re essentially “permanently banned.” Rumor has it perma-bans are enforced by IP addresses, but has stated they can go beyond that.@M-A
Photo Hunt - Gamepony game where you look at two pictures from various TeenNick shows 
PII - Personally Identifying Information, stuff like full names, AIM, email addresses, myspace info, phone numbers etc. Revealing PII on teennick.com results in your account being automatically and permanently disabled. It's also really unsafe, as evidenced by a few Degrassi episodes.

Pixel Pop - Users in Gamepony type numbers to "pop"floating avatars. Reminiscent of those games that teach you how to type....
Pizza Quest '77 - A Gamepony game based off of "That '70s Show" where one completes a series of tasks in hopes of a reward of sweet pizza. 
PMS - Post More Soon! Used on Fan Fiction and Random Story Generator boards, among others. Also the name of the all-girl band on Degrassi, which was short for Paige Michalchuk and the Sex-kittens.

Power House - Game released as part of the Big Green Help, users try to make a virtual house more energy efficient.

Punk Rock Aerobics -Ad champaign run by The-N that gave exercise tips with a Punk Rock Twist Ex. Water bottle torture sit-ups, Air Guitar aerobics etc.

Q

Queen Bees – Reality show on The-N where a group of “mean girls” were essentially taken to mean girl rehab. The girl that changed the most by the end of the competition won a cash prize.

R

Radio Free Roscoe – Half hour show on The-N about a group of teens that start their own indie radio station.

Rank - Game on the site where users choose between two things (songs, Degrassi episodes, hairstyles etc.) the game is never ending, and also a good way to earn creds because the page refreshes so much. 

Report/Reporting - Action of reporting posts, pictures or other comments to the moderators because you suspect said post breaks the rules. Contrary to what some believe, @M-A has stated that the mods read every report that comes through, to see if it really break the rules. If a post you reported was breaking the rules, you're rewarded with 2 creds, if it was actually OK, you lose 1 cred. Continuously reporting things that don't break the rules can result in receiving a warning from @M-A. 

RFR – acronym for Radio Free Roscoe.

Role Player -Basically an application for Role Playing Games. Also has items that are unreleased, see how to get them here.  Has had a reputation for lots of rule-breaking cybering to go on, it appears TeenNick has fixed a few glitches and is doing a better job at keeping the game a bit cleaner these days.

S
Sabrina the Teenage Witch -TV show following a teen witch, her two aunts and their talking cat. Sometimes airs on TeenNick/The-N.
Samarang -Word game in Gamepony.
Saved by the Bell - Half hour comedy from the late '80s early '90s about a group of high school kids. The-N aired reruns after going 24/7.

Screening Parties – Feature on TeenNick.com where users can watch videos and chat with other users in real time. Screening parties also have games that can be played for creds. They also have a reputation for attracting cybering and flame wars. (Both of which are against site rules.) Screening parties are also only available to users in the United States for legal reasons. 

Secret Avatar – Pixelized image of characters from TeenNick/The-N’s shows that can be used in place of a regular avatar. 

SEllie - Relationship name for Sean and Ellie from Degrassi.  

SEmma – Relationship name for Sean and Emma from Degrassi.

Shirtless Cole - Boy featured in commercials where Nick Cannon answers messages from a user asking for more shirtless guys.
Shrunken Heads - Gamepony game. Skulls pile up, you try to stop it. Has a bit of a Tetris vibe... with skulls.

Siggy/Signature - Something posted at the bottom of every post a user makes. They can include lyrics, quotes, little pictures/designs etc. You can have one made or learn how to make one on the The Lounge Message Board.

Slasher! – Game on the site that might be more known for it’s technical issues than for the game itself. Troubles started when there were so many people playing the game it would overload the server. The-N/TeenNick still runs ads on the channel for Slasher! depite the technical complications the game's been experiencing. More server space was added but people would make multiple games and the server would still get jammed. The game can still be played – if you can get into one before it fills up or manage to make one. A Facebook application version of Slasher has also been created.
Smack-An-Avatar - Game in screening parties where users "smack" avatars, like a virtual wack-a-mole. the top three scores win creds.
Snaggables - Short video clips you can snag for your blog, myspace page, website, whatever.

SoN – acronym for South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere - One of The-N’s first original shows. Received critical acclaim, GLAAD award nominations and a dedicated cult following. The show focused around the Carlin family after they moved to L.A. from Ohio, and deal with issues ranging from sexuality and religion to death and drugs.
South of Nowhere Soundboard- page where users can play/listen to soundbites from the show South of Nowhere.

Spaige - Relationship name for Spinner and Paige from Degrassi.

Sparco - Name for the relationsip of Spinner and Marco from Degrassi. (Though the relationship really only exists in Fan Fic, the two are only friends on the show.) 

SpAshley – Relationship name for Spencer and Ashley on South of Nowhere.
Spin Cycle -  Users click on groups of like-colored balls to gain points and keep the chutes from clogging. Also really addicting. And - oh come on stop giggling! None of that was meant in a dirty way! 
Spoiler – Information that gives away details of episodes that haven’t aired on the channel yet. Can only be posted on the Spoilers Message Board on TeenNick.com 

Student Body – Reality show on The-N that focused on overweight tens from rival schools in a weight loss competition.
Suspended/Account Suspension -Happens when a user breaks a bunch of rules within a short time span, their posting privileges may be temporarily revoked or they may be unable to enter screening parties. Suspension is only temporary, typically a user is told how long it will last. Continuing to break the break the rules may result in the account being disabled.

T

TBY – Acronym for show “The Best Years”

That 70s’ Show – Half-hour comedy following a group of teenagers living in Wisconsin in the 70s. Where Ashton Kutcher became famous.

The-s – former prefixes of employee accounts on The-N. Ex. @Mary used to be The-Mary

The-Bouncer – avatar/robot in every Screening Party. Dishes out wisdom and random information. Doesn't have a profile on TeenNick.com

The-Click – TeenNick.com’s video player

The-Meredith – Former intern turned employee at TeenNick. Sometimes judged the contests in the @TeenNick blog.

The-N – What the channel was called before being rebranded as “TeenNick.”

The-Seth – Former N’Sider blogger and podcaster. Left to travel around the world.

The-Tony - Former top Techie at The-N, left to be a techie at MTV  

The Assistants – Sitcom produced by Tom Lynch (the guy behind South of Nowhere) That follows a group of assistants to a Hollywood film producer. Production started in 2007 but the show wasn’t aired until Summer 2009 due to the 24/7 switch.

The Best Years – College drama following Samantha Best’s bumpy ride through Freshman & Sophomore years. Was canceled after the first season for not fitting in with The-N’s “new direction” after going 24/7.  Thanks to fan support, the producers negotiated with The-N and an 8 episode second season premiered in April 2009. No official word had been given on the status of a 3^rd Season.
The Hook-Up -Users play the new girl in town as they get into intense conversations and backstab their BFF and steal their guys in this Gamepony game.

Thing du Jour – Daily item posted by an employee of TeenNick.

Thread - a particular topic/post on the Message Board. Like a post about The Wizard of Oz on the movies board ex. "This is the best thread ever! I love talking about cinematography of films made in the 30s!"
Trendetta - Users pick a trend to play for and try to dominate the "world" by connecting their pieces to cover the most space on the board. 
Trilly – Relationship name for Travis and Lilly on Radio Free Roscoe

Trolling/Troll - Trying to make trouble/start arguments/cause controversy/etc. for the sole purpose of pissing people off and getting a reaction out of them. Troll is the user, Trolling is the action. Trolling is against the rules, and people who participate in it usually get their accounts disabled. Urban Dictionary definition.

U

Underage User - User that is under the age of 13 but lied about it when they signed up for an account. These accounts are disabled automatically because it's illegal for TeenNick to collect any personal info (email address, zip code etc.) from people under 13 without parents' permission. People under 13 can still have accounts, they just won't be able to participate in interactive parts of the site and TeenNick doesn't collect info from them.
Unverified Account - an account that can't participate in any of the interactive parts of the site because the user hasn't verified their email yet.

V

Vet -Person who's been on the site a while and knows what they're doing. (Short for Veteran.) The black and white qualifications to be a vet are somewhat sketchy - some say it's once you know, understand and follow all the rules, some say it's based on time, others by post count. Just remember, a person could have been on the site for years, and have an account with a low post count. A person could also be a member for a day and have a high post count.

Video Masher - Application on TeenNick.com where you can make your own video mash-up using clips from TeenNick's shows.

Vomment – Video Comment – left on videos in The Click.

W

Warning/Warning Level – What one receives when they post something on Teennick.com that breaks the rules. Having your warning level over 100% will result in your account being temporarily suspended, or occasionally disabled, depending on the rule that was broken. Warning levels go down 11% each day. If you haven’t received a mail from TeenNick – your warning level is assumed to be at 0%. 
Wearing It -  Fashion oriented articles in the Trends section of the site. 
What Goes On – Originally titled “The Block”, a half hour drama following the lives of several teens living in the suburbs. It was made for The-N and set to premiere in 2007, but never aired due to the 24/7 switch. 

What I Like About This Game - Gamepony game based off of the show "What I Like About You" where you do things the "Holly way" 
What I Like About You -Half hour comedy starring Amanda Bynes as Holly, a teen girl living with her older sister in New York City. 

Whistler – Show following the aftermath of gold medal snowboarder Beck McKay’s suspicious death. The last few episodes were moved to odd late night time slots on The-N, presumably due to low ratings. Season 2 was never shown on The-N.
What's the Deal? Tarot Card Reader -  Virtual Tarot Card reader in Gamepony that will predict your future. Accuracy of prediction is debatable.
Who You Gonna Get With? -Gamepony game that will tell you the name of who you'll end up with. (Typically they have a fairly strange name.)

 
Z 
Zoey 101 - Children's TV show following Zoey Brooks and her friends at a boarding school in California. Caused a bit of controversy for TeenNick when the show's star, Jamie Lynn Spears, revealed she was pregnant at the age of 16. Occasionally airs on TeenNick.
Zoey 101 Fill Ins -  Gamepony game that's essentially a Zoey 101 version of Mad Libs.
Zoey 101 Hangman - Hangman with a Zoey 101 theme in Gamepony.

Zombie thread – Thread that was on the verge of being deleted, due to no one posting on it for a long time, that has been “brought back to life” by someone posting on it. Can be problematic if the thread involved an argument. Typically created by N00bs.