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

—

Boyfriend

BLNT

—

Better luck next time

BRB

—

Be right back

BTW

—

By the way

—

Chat Master/Monitor/Moderator

CYA

—

See ya

CYAL8R

—

See ya later

—

See you

EMSG

—

Email message

—

Everyone

FCOL

—

For crying out loud!

FAQ

—

Frequently Asked Questions

FWIW

—

For what it's worth

FYI

—

For your information

G2G

—

Got to go

—

Girlfriend

—

Good game

—

Good luck

GLA

—

Good luck all

GLE

—

Good luck everyone

—

Good morning

—

Good night

GR8

—

Great

GTSY

—

Glad to see you

H&A

—

Hug and kiss

HAGD

—

Have a good day

—

Hurry back

HHIS

—

Hanging head in shame

—

I see

IYKWIM

—

If you know what I mean

IGP

—

I gotta pee

IGPI

—

In my opinion

IRL

—

In real life

—

Just joking

—

Just kidding

JMO

—

Just my opinion

JTLYK

—

Just to let you know

—

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

—

Love ya

—

Love you

—

No problem

OIC

—

Oh, I see

OMG

—

Oh my goodness/gosh

OTOH

—

On the other hand

PITA

—

Pain in the a**

PLS/PLZ

—

Please

—

Private message

PMSL

—

Peeing myself laughing

POOF

—

I have left the chat

PPL

—

People

—

Cutie

—

Hi again

ROFL

—

Rolling on floor laughing

ROOMIE

—

Player in the chat room

RTF

—

Read the FAQ

SAC

—

Sorry all close

—

Significant other

SOHF

—

Sense of humour failure

SOZ/SRY

—

Sorry

SWL

—

Screaming with laughter

SYS

—

See you soon

—

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

—

Thanx

—

Thank you

TYVM

—

Thank you very much

—

Unlucky

VEG

—

Very evil grin

—

Welcome back

—

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

—

You're welcome

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