Colloquial language

Jargon are a term that were used by a lot of people, usually in the form of abbreviation (e.g. FC stands for Fast Castle) or in the form of word shortening (e.g. Chuks is a shortening of Chu Ko Nu's). While there are two types of jargon, the latter was much more used. Here's a list for jargons that were mostly used by AoE II players:

Jargons

 * Chuks: meaning for Chu Ko Nu
 * FC: stands for Fast Castle, a type of strategy commonly used in multiplayer. Commonly used by pocket players (players whose positions in the middle) by stocking up economy in the Dark Age to advance to Castle Age quickly.
 * Elite Berserks: meaning Elite Berserker.
 * Beserks: Same as above.
 * Drush: stands for Dark Age Rush, one of the strategies commonly used in multplayer by rushing your opponent during the Dark Age , usually with 3 Militias.
 * Halbs: meaning Halberdier, the last upgrade for the Spearman line, commonly used in Trash wars.
 * Cav Archers: meaning Cavalry Archer, though also used interchangeably with Elite Cav Archers.
 * Elite Cav Archers: meaning Elite Cavalry Archer.
 * Champs: meaning Champion, the last upgrade in the Militia line, available in Imperial Age.
 * TBD