Slang dictionary/D
D
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| D/Drag (weapon/armour name) | Dragons, Dragon equipment |
| D2H | Dragon 2h sword |
| DA | Former Duel Arena, Desert amulets (e.g. DA4) |
| Dag, Dagg | Dagannoth, dagger |
| DB | Deathbanking, a method of banking/storing items in an Item Retrieval Service (IRS) by intentionally dying in an activity or to a boss which has said IRS mechanic. When done by Ultimate Ironman players, it's usually intentional. |
| Dbolts, D bolts | Dragon bolts |
| Dbones, D bones | Dragon bones |
| Dbow | Dark bow |
| DC | Disconnected, Death Charge |
| Dced, Dc, Dc'd | Disconnected |
| DCB | Dragon crossbow |
| Dchain | Dragon chainbody |
| Dclaws | Dragon claws |
| DD | Asking players to stand on one specific tile (see Death dot below); Dragon dagger, Dragon defender |
| Ddarts | Dragon darts |
| Ddef | Dragon defender |
| DDP | Dragon dagger (p) |
| DDP+ | Dragon dagger (p+) — sometimes mistakenly used instead of DDP++. |
| DDS, DDP++ | Dragon dagger (p++) |
| Dead content | Content or aspects of gameplay that are rarely utilised due to being outclassed or giving no rewards. |
| Death dot, DD | A multicombat player killing tactic where a number of players stand on the same square, making them appear as one player on the minimap. |
| Def | Defence, Defender |
| Def tank, Defence tank | Player with a Defence level of upwards of 90 or higher. Usually a player who is not pure and has Defence as one of their highest combat skills. See tanking. |
| Dex | Dexterous prayer scroll |
| DFH | Dragon full helm |
| DFS | Dragonfire shield. Sometimes erroneously used for Anti-dragon shield. |
| DFW, DFWard | Dragonfire ward |
| Dh | Dharok the Wretched's equipment |
| Dhally | Dragon halberd |
| Dharok'ing, Dh'ing | Getting one's Hitpoints as low as possible while in full Dharok the Wretched's equipment to maximise damage inflicted in battle. Often accompanied with protection prayers. |
| Dh axe | Dharok's greataxe |
| DHCB, DHC | Dragon hunter crossbow |
| Dhide, D hide, D'hide | Dragonhide |
| DHL | Dragon hunter lance |
| DK(s) | Dagannoth Kings |
| Dinh's, Dinny B, Dinny, Door | Dinh's bulwark |
| Disgraceful | A full graceful outfit with intentionally mismatched and clashing colours, usually with a different colour for each piece |
| Dlegs | Dragon platelegs |
| DM | Deathmatch |
| Dmed | Dragon med helm |
| Dmg | Damage |
| DMM | Deadman Mode |
| Dolo | A method of boosting xp/hr or boss kills/hr by playing two accounts at once. Combination of the words "duo" and "solo". |
| DP | Drop party, drop potential, death potential, door partner (to get past the doors in the Waterbirth Island Dungeon), Death Plateau |
| Dplate | Dragon platebody |
| DPS | Damage per Second (amount of damage dealt over time) |
| Dry | To not obtain a desired drop for a long time, usually going over the item's drop rate. Antonym: see spooned. |
| DS | Dragon spear, Double shot (mainly used in reference to the dark bow and magic shortbow), dragon scimitar |
| DS1/DS, DS2 | Dragon Slayer I and Dragon Slayer II, respectively |
| Dskirt | Dragon plateskirt |
| DT1/DT, DT2 | Desert Treasure I and Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire, respectively, DT2 can also refer to bosses or rings Desert Treasure II unlocks. |
| Duel | Ring of dueling, former Duel Arena |
| Duke | Duke Sucellus |
| Dusts, Dusties | Dust devils |
| DWH, DWar | Dragon warhammer |