Commonly Used Language on AoPS

Here is a list of commonly used forum language on AoPS.

Bump

"Bumping" means to post on a thread simply to make the thread appear at the top of a forum, usually via posting "bumping" or "\bump". It is commonly used when a thread on a major forum is dead in the hopes of reviving it.

Troll

Trolling is the act of posting overly difficult problems or problems with too many calculations on forums. It is commonly used when someone posts a question from, for example, the International Math Olympiad, on the Middle School Math Forum. When problems are considered trolls, it is usually the consensus that they are too hard to do. Also, a troll likes to mess around on forums.

Snipe

Sniping is the act of posting to a thread right before another user posted, usually when the posts are of similar content. AoPSers tend to edit their post and add things like "EDIT: sniped!" at the end to signify this.

It is also used in reaper when 2 or more AoPSers reap at around the same time (5 seconds or so) by accident, usually giving one a large score and the other a smaller one.

Postfarming

Literally what the name says. People post randomly to get posts. Also, the number under their name will be larger, and it looks cool.

Upvotefarming

Upvoting people really fast, randomly and like post farming but an upvote version.

orz

"orz" means that a user is well-respected or famous for some sort of achievement, such as topping the Alcumus Hall of Fame or creating a major forum. It is meant to look like a person bowing down, with the "o" being the head, the "r" being the arms and torso, and the "z" being the legs.

xook

xook means xonk.

xoonk

xonk means xook.