Bingo Chat Terms
Communicating with other players while you are playing bingo is part of the fun, as bingo is a very social game. In the online bingo halls this interaction goes through the bingo chat that almost every online bingo hall offers. You can either chat in private or with many people, and the chat moderator monitors that the chat is fun for everyone and that everyone feels welcomed.
Players who have never chatted in an online bingo hall and are not familiar with the terms that are used in chat rooms may find the chat experience very confusing. Not many people can speed type, and if you want to participate you must type what you want to say as quickly as possible, otherwise the conversation will continue without you. For this reason most players use abbreviations while chatting to make the conversations go quicker. It is of prime importance you understand what these abbreviations mean to be able to involve yourself in the conversation and have fun.
Here is an extent list of the most commonly used abbreviations that every bingo player should read before joining the chat community.
Abbreviation/Term
Meaning
1TG, 2TG
—
Number of balls needed to go to bingo
?
—
What do you mean?
?4U
—
Question for you
*G*
—
Giggle or grin
*H*
—
Hug
*K*
—
Kiss
*S*
—
Smile
*W*
—
Wink
((name))
—
Hugs
a/s/l
—
Age/Sex/Location
AFIK
—
As far as I know
AFK
—
Away from keyboard
AFK2P
—
Away from keyboard (to pee)
AKA
—
Also know as
ASAP
—
As soon as possible
B4N
—
Bye For Now
BAK
—
Back At Keyboard
BBIAM
—
Be back in a minute
BBL
—
Be back later
BBS
—
Be back soon
BDT
—
'Bout darn time
BF
—
Boyfriend
BLNT
—
Better luck next time
BRB
—
Be right back
BTW
—
By the way
CM
—
Chat Master/Monitor/Moderator
CYA
—
See ya
CYAL8R
—
See ya later
CU
—
See you
EMSG
—
Email message
E1
—
Everyone
FCOL
—
For crying out loud!
FAQ
—
Frequently Asked Questions
FWIW
—
For what it's worth
FYI
—
For your information
G2G
—
Got to go
GF
—
Girlfriend
GG
—
Good game
GL
—
Good luck
GLA
—
Good luck all
GLE
—
Good luck everyone
GM
—
Good morning
GN
—
Good night
GR8
—
Great
GTSY
—
Glad to see you
H&A
—
Hug and kiss
HAGD
—
Have a good day
HB
—
Hurry back
HHIS
—
Hanging head in shame
IC
—
I see
IYKWIM
—
If you know what I mean
IGP
—
I gotta pee
IGPI
—
In my opinion
IRL
—
In real life
JJ
—
Just joking
JK
—
Just kidding
JMO
—
Just my opinion
JTLYK
—
Just to let you know
K
—
Okay
KIT
—
Keep in touch
KOTC
—
Kiss on the cheek
L8R
—
Later
L8R G8R
—
Later gator
LMAO
—
Laughing my a** off
LOL
—
Laughing out loud
LOFTING
—
Talking in private (Loft)
LTNS
—
Long time no see
LY
—
Love ya
LU
—
Love you
NP
—
No problem
OIC
—
Oh, I see
OMG
—
Oh my goodness/gosh
OTOH
—
On the other hand
PITA
—
Pain in the a**
PLS/PLZ
—
Please
PM
—
Private message
PMSL
—
Peeing myself laughing
POOF
—
I have left the chat
PPL
—
People
QT
—
Cutie
RE
—
Hi again
ROFL
—
Rolling on floor laughing
ROOMIE
—
Player in the chat room
RTF
—
Read the FAQ
SAC
—
Sorry all close
SO
—
Significant other
SOHF
—
Sense of humour failure
SOZ/SRY
—
Sorry
SWL
—
Screaming with laughter
SYS
—
See you soon
TC
—
Take care
TMI
—
Too much information
TOY
—
Thinking of you
TPTB
—
The powers that be
TTFN
—
Ta ta for now
TTYL
—
Talk to you later
TX
—
Thanx
TY
—
Thank you
TYVM
—
Thank you very much
UL
—
Unlucky
VEG
—
Very evil grin
WB
—
Welcome back
WD
—
Well done
WTG
—
Way to go
WTH
—
What/who the heck
YBS
—
You'll be sorry
YSR
—
Yeah… sure… right
YVW
—
You're very welcome
YW
—
You're welcome