AWP is short for Arctic Warfare Police. Though the term
Arctic Warfare Magnum is used more commonly.
AWP Whoring is only really possible if you are both an
LPB, and a very good shot. If you aren't that good of a shot, I would suggest playing through
Quake 2 with nothing but a
rail gun, or playing
Instagib on
Unreal Tournament for a while. Normal
FPS skills like
circle strafing normally do not apply to AWP Whores since they are to be a sniping and should normally not be in the middle of combat. If someone does manage to get close to an AWP Whore, it is advisable for the whore to pull out a
Desert Eagle and then put their circle strafing skills to the test.
For a very few amount of people with extremely good aim, the AWP can be used as an
assault gun. I have seen a few people be able to run into a mass of enemies and kill someone with every shot they take. This is not advisable, and should only be done by people who know they can do it.
While the
term AWP Whore may not make much sense (Exactly how is the player a
whore?), it probably came about from people who like to say, "I abhor AWP Whores."