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 *'''Counterpicking''' (stage): The act of picking the next stage after losing, usually with the intent to give the counterpicking player an advantage.
 **'''Counterpicking''' (character): The act of a player choosing their character after the opponent chooses theirs, also usually done to give themself an advantage.
-*'''[[Dave's Stupid Rule]]''': A tournament rule that prevents one from counterpicking to a stage he/she already won on/last won on depending on which version is used.
+*'''[[Dave's Stupid Rule]]''': (abbreviate as DSR) A tournament rule that prevents one from counterpicking to a stage he/she already won on/last won on depending on which version is used.
 *'''[[Ditto match]]''' / '''Mirror match''' : A match where all players chose the same character.
 *'''[[Doubles]] / Teams''': The portion of a tournament where matches involve teams of two players each.
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 *'''Hype''': Analagous to "excitement", such as "they're hyped for the next match".
 *'''[[John]]''': A "justification" for one underperforming or an error in performance.
+*'''Kappa''': A word used at the end of a clause or sentence that expresses sarcasm. Originates with the fighting game community
 *'''[[Main]]''': A Smasher's preferred character, and the one they play and train with the majority of the time; some Smashers may have more than one main, though competent players will never have more than about three true mains.
 *'''[[Matchup]]''': The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another character, with both played at high, equal skill. For example, [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario in ''Brawl'']] has a +1 matchup against {{SSBB|Link}}, meaning Mario is expected to fare slightly better and win more often than not. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing {{SSBB|Yoshi}} however, and thus Mario is considered to be at a slight disadvantage.
 *'''Ruleset''': Guidelines that participants must follow when fighting in a tournament. Typically, this includes rules such as limiting stage selection or controlling who must choose their character first.
-*'''[[Money match]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players, who each wager an amount of money, that will then be taken by the winner of the match. Often played with additional stipulations (such as the players having to use a specific character), and the players may wager something other than money as well.
+*'''[[Money match]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players, who each wager an amount of money, that will then be taken by the winner of the match. Sometimes played with additional stipulations (such as the players having to use a specific character), and the players may wager something other than money as well, such as the "rights" to a particular color scheme
 *'''[[Pocket character]]''': A secondary character the player doesn't properly practise with, who they explicitly use when it will give them a significant advantage over the opponent's character.
 *'''Salty''': Analagous to "being upset, disappointed, and/or angry", such as "he's real salty he lost".
 *'''Salty runback''': The act of, upon losing a match, quickly selecting the same stage for the next match.
 *'''[[Sandbagging]]''': The act of intentionally under-performing, whether through purposely playing poorly or using a character the player knows they will perform worse with.
-*'''[[Secondary]]''': A character that a player often plays and trains with, though much less so than with their main(s), and will usually not be the first character the player goes to when trying to win. Typically used in tournament matches in specific matchups, where the player's main is hard countered, or when the player simply heavily dislikes fighting the opposing character with their main.
+*'''[[Secondary]]''': A character that a player often plays and trains with, though much less so than with their main(s), and will usually not be the first character the player goes to when trying to win. Typically used in tournament matches in specific [[matchup]]s, where the player's main is hard countered, or when the player simply heavily dislikes fighting the opposing character with their main.
+*'''Set''': A set or match is a series of games played between two opponents. Sets more most commonly played in a best-of-three (Bo3) or best-of-five (Bo5) series.
 *'''[[Side event]]''': An additional, less serious event at a tourney played on the side of the tournament's primary event. Is typically another tournament bracket run under non-standard conditions or with additional stipulations.
 *'''Singles''': The portion of a tournament where matches involve one-on-ones. Typically used in contrast to "doubles".
 *'''[[Smasher]]''': A term used to refer to people who play Smash with any sort of dedication.
 *'''[[Split]]ting''': The of act of two or more players sharing their tournament winnings between each other, often in conjunction with one agreeing to lose or other means of bracket manipulation.
-*'''Stream''': Tournaments may record matches for viewers on the internet to watch live; this is called streaming.
+*'''Stream''': Tournaments may record matches for viewers on the internet to watch live; this is called streaming or livestreaming.
 *'''[[Tournament legal]]''': Settings and regulations widely accepted for playing competitively.