hk speedrun abbreviations

Below is a list of acronyms that are commonly used in the hollow knight speedrun community.
Please note that some acronyms may be combined (for example GHNMMS - godhome no main menu storage)
Acronyms with * have multiple definitions, use context to tell which one it means. If you don't know you can always ask!


**general speedrun terms**
HKC - Hollow knight community
SR - speedrun
HK - hollow knight
SRC - speedrun.com
Cat - speedrun category
PB - personal best
LP - latest patch
NMG* - no major glitches
SOB* - sum of best
RTA - real time attack (used for speedrun timing)
IGT - In game time
NLDG - no load dependent glitches
CP* - current patch
COMSOB - community sum of best
BPT - best possible time
LRT - load-removed time (interchangeable with IGT)
SS* - silk song/shade skip
TFT - physics frames and graphics deviating to various results aka dev-unintended rng
AB - all bindings

**general rando terms**
3L = 3 lines
BOTE = blackout true ending
RMM - rando map mod

**speed tech**
WCS - wall cling storage
QGA - queens gardens acid skip
NTA - nail turnaround
OOB - out of bounds
SS* - super slide
FCA - forgotten crossroads acid skip

**in game areas**
WP - white palace
QG - queens gardens
POP - path of pain
KP - kings pass
GH - godhome
P1/2/3/4/5 - pantheon 1/2/3/4/5
R1/2/3/4 - Radiant pantheon 1/2/3/4 or Path of Pain room 1/2/3/4
GP - greenpath
COT - city of tears
Amound, Cmound, Omound - ancestral mound, crystalized mound, overgrown mound
RG - resting grounds
WW - royal waterways
KS* - king's station
QS* - queen's station
KE - kingdom's edge
COF - colosseum of fools
FC* - forgotten crossroads, fog canyon, fungal core
CP* - crystal peaks
SWPIR - Scruffy White Palace Incident Room (https://youtu.be/l9go3_8JP7Q?t=9902 timestamp: 2:45:02)

**speedrun categories**
NMMS - no main menu storage
AS - all skills
RX(AB) -radiant (i.e. hitless) pantheon x all bindings
TE - true ending
4MS - 4 mask shards
IL - individual level
SBRCO - Salubra's blessing random charm order
SBICO - salubras blessing inventory charm order
SBACO - Alphabetical charm order
APB - all pantheon bosses
CSC - clawless shade cloak
P5BO - pantheon 5 boss order
GE - godhome ending
AB - all bosses
ASS - all stag stations
AWR - all whispering roots
ACN - all charm notches
AGAG - all grubs all glitches
NSOOB - No Storage Out of Bounds
RMG - Restricted Major Glitches
AG - all glitches
GGG - gaslight gatekeep girlboss

**bosses and enemies**
THK - the hollow knight (final boss)
NKG - nightmare king grimm
FC* - failed champion
SOB* - sisters of battle
TMG - troop master grimm
GPZ - grey prince zote
VK/VFK - vengefly king
WK - watcher knights
MMC - massive moss charger
CG1/2 - crystal guardian 1/2
H1/2 - hornet 1/2
FK - false knight
BV - broken vessel
frogs - loodles
ABS RAD - absolute radiance
Ghusk - gorgeous husk
PV - pure vessel
MK - moss knight(s)
LK - lost kin
WD - white defender
GHS - great husk sentry
Jennifer - the leaping husk right outside the left entrance to gruzzmother room
Jankie - second vengefly in kings pass
Eric/Erik - squit in greenpath fireball room after the bench that is pogoed on if the fireball is missed
Norman 1 - soul warrior in soul sanctum
Norman 2 - soul warrior guarding shade soul
Beast den spiders - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/890203516268847114/1100786612696268871/Den_Spiders.png

**items, charms, spells, and upgrades**
MOP - mark of pride
SS* - shaman stone/shade soul/shade cloak
E-key - elegant key
D-dive/dark - Desolate dive/descending dark
VS - vengeful spirit
MS - mask shards
VF - vessel fragments
FOTF - fury of the fallen
MWC - mothwing cloak
LN - longnail
SB - steady body
DW - dream wielder
DG - dream gate
LBC - lifeblood core
VH - void heart
NMG* - nailmasters glory
KS* - kingsoul
QS* - quick slash