What Is 'L2P'? What Does L2P Stand For?

Question: What Is 'L2P'? What Does L2P Stand For?

You see this weird "L2P" expression in online gaming. Players are posting "L2P" to each other in game chat, and you don't know what it means. About.com explains the L2P expression here...

Answer: "L2P", or lowercase "l2p", means "Learn to Play". It is a type of insult or catcall used by online gamers when another player displays poor gaming skill or judgment. While it can be used as a sarcastic jab at a personal friend, the L2P expression is most often used in a negative manner to accuse someone of having poor gaming abilities.

Examples of L2P as an insult:

• "L2P, moron. You'll never get to level 80 if you keep doing that."
• "Ha, you got pwned! L2P!"
• "I only have one word for you and your lame character: L2P"

Examples of L2P as a sarcastic jab between friends:

• "Oh, man. Mark fell of the ledge because he was talking on the phone. L2P!"
• "Wadeed, l2p! You need to use your mouse more in that fight!"
• "Heh, you guys are clownshoes! L2P!"

Like many language curiousities, L2P is part of Internet culture. Many other abbreviations and slang terms are used together with L2P, especially in the world of online gaming.

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