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With only the beginning, I am an abbreviation of the whole word (Commonly found in games)

In the middle, I can be considered as an abbreviation of a school subject

While with the ending, I may be used as a very rude abbreviation

My Whole is a noun

Additional Hint :

The word consists of just 8 letters

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  • I have just three questions: 1. (ROT13) Qbrf gur ortvaavat ersre gb n ZNC? 2. (ROT13) Ol n "fhowrpg", qb lbh zrna n fpubby fhowrpg yvxr Zngu, Fpvrapr, Uvfgbel, rgp? 3. (ROT13) Ubj qb lbh znxr fhpu vagrerfgvat Evyrl Evqqyrf? :D – Mr Pie Aug 20 '18 at 05:06
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    Answer : 1. Yes it does 2. Yes, that is what I meant 3. Is it really? I thought mine was quite bad? :) @user477343 – Kevin L Aug 20 '18 at 05:17
  • Well, I find all Riley Riddles interesting. It shows off interesting properties about whatever word the answer is. In fact, I tend to be curious most of the time, so I can find anything interesting. You have made heaps of Riley Riddles, and thus far, I have not grown bored yet, hahah! – Mr Pie Aug 20 '18 at 05:24
  • Lol. I may not be as active once I start school in October but I'll still try to make some :) @user477343. Btw, have found anything yet? – Kevin L Aug 20 '18 at 05:26
  • Yeah, lucky I'm doing fine in school, otherwise I'd might have to temporarily stop making riddles. I have stopped here and there just to study for tests and things, but I'm good now. Edit: Also, doing a little bit of research, it seems like (ROT13) gurer ner bayl guerr rvtug-yrggre jbeqf fgnegvat jvgu ZNC. V nz tbvat sbe ZNCZNXRE, ohg V pna'g svaq gur fpubby fhowrpg uvqqra va vg. V gubhtug NCZN zvtug unir fgbbq sbe Nccyvrq Zngurzngvpf, ohg V qba'g guvax gung vf va fpubby (cevznel / frpbaqnel). – Mr Pie Aug 20 '18 at 05:28
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    Vg qbrfa'g fgneg jvgu gur jbeq ZNC. Lbh znl unir gb tb onpx gb gur qenjvat obneq :) @user477343 – Kevin L Aug 20 '18 at 05:36
  • @user477343 Why call "Riley Riddle" what is merely a charade? – xhienne Aug 20 '18 at 09:39
  • @xhienne Hmm... good point. But I think charades is more physical, like how a person must act the word out, whereas this is just a simple riddle. Perhaps a charade riddle? I think "Riley Riddle" has a bit of a touch to it, though :) – Mr Pie Aug 20 '18 at 09:53
  • @user477343 I think you are talking about what is called "Acted charades" in the WP article. I'm talking about "Literary charades", a kind of riddle which has existed for more than two centuries. Riley riddles seem quite different to me (if memory serves, the whole is not given and the infix overlaps the prefix and the suffix). – xhienne Aug 20 '18 at 10:11
  • @xhienne oh, so sorry for not looking down at more of the WP article. Yes, it does seem it is quite a literary charade. And yes, Riley Riddles are different as you said, especially when comparing their average format, but reading through the entire literary charades article, they are indeed very similar. I suppose that for this specific question, I think it is a bit of both, but intended to be more of a Riley Riddle... though apparently this creepy video disagrees with WP's definition of a literary charade... – Mr Pie Aug 20 '18 at 10:18
  • @user477343 Well, this is just a video. WP definition is exact. And if you look at an original Riley riddle you'll notice that it is quite different from a charade, literary or not, because of the overlapping infix. – xhienne Aug 20 '18 at 10:23

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Are you

STRENGTH?

With only the beginning, I am an abbreviation of the whole word (Commonly found in games)

Strength is often shortened to STR in RPGs

In the middle, I can be considered as an abbreviation of a school subject

ENG is short for English

While with the ending, I may be used as a very rude abbreviation

GTH, as in "Go to hell!" (Thanks @mrdeadsven!)

My Whole is a noun

'Strength' is a noun

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First thing that came to my mind was

DUNGEONS

With only the beginning, I am an abbreviation of the whole word

If I go back to my Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) times D was abbreviation of Dungeons

Commonly found in some games

Lots of games have dungeons

In the middle, I can be considered as an abbreviation of a school subject

GEO from geography

While with the ending, I may be used as a very rude abbreviation

not sure was thinking of NS for No Shit?

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