Online Bingo Lingo: A Guide
- Updated: June 9th, 2017
If you’re new to online bingo, one of the first major differences you’ll see between online and real-life bingo is the community. Most online bingo rooms have chat rooms, and because the game is automated, there’s no worry about missing a number if you’re chatting with friends! But if you’ve never used a bingo chat room before, you could stick out like a sore thumb as a newbie! Chat rooms are often full of text speak and bingo slang, and if you’re not familiar with the acronyms, you might struggle to understand what’s being said – a definite no-no if you want to take part in chat room games, as the chat hosts on some bingo sites may offer prizes like bingo bonuses in the chat room. We’ve compiled a list of the most common online bingo chat room acronyms, so you can get participating in those discussions like a pro straight away! You might be familiar with some of them already – chat rooms use a lot of common text speak that you might already use for texting or Facebook messaging – but if you have no clue what ‘1TG’ or ‘GLA’ mean, you might just find this list helpful!
- AFAIK – As Far As I Know
- AFK – Away From Keyboard
- ASAP – As Soon As Possible
- ASL – Age, Sex, Location
- BAC – Back At Computer
- BBL – Be Back Later
- BDT – ‘Bout Darn Time
- BF – Boyfriend
- BFF – Best Friend Forever
- BK – I’m Back
- BLNT – Better Luck Next Time
- BRB – Be Right Back
- BTW – By The Way
- B4N – Bye For Now
- CM/CH/CL – Chat Moderator/Chat Host/Chat Leader
- CU – See You
- CYA – See You Later
- FCOL – For Crying Out Loud
- GF – Girlfriend
- GG – Good Game
- GJ – Good Job
- GL – Good Luck
- GLA – Good Luck All
- GLE – Good Luck Everyone
- GLNG – Good Luck Next Game
- GM – Good Morning
- GR8 – Great
- GTSY – Glad To See You
- G2G – Got To Go
- HAGD – Have A Good Day
- HB – Hurry Back
- IC – I See
- IGP – I Gotta Pee
- IMO – In My Opinion
- IRL – In Real Life
- JK – Just Kidding
- JMO – Just My Opinion
- JP – Jackpot
- JTLYK – Just To Let You Know
- K – OK
- KK – OK
- KIT – Keep In Touch
- LOL – Laughing Out Loud
- LMAO – Laughing My @$$ Off
- LY – Love You
- LYK – Let You Know
- L8R – Later
- MNC – Mother Nature Calls
- NOYB – None Of Your Business
- NP – No Problem
- OMG – Oh My God
- OTOH – On The Other Hand
- PLZ – Please
- PM – Private Message
- PPL – People
- R – Are
- RE – Hi Again
- ROFL – Rolling On the Floor Laughing
- RTSM – Read The Stupid Manual
- SO – Significant Other
- SOHF – Sense Of Humour Failure
- SS – So Sorry
- SYS – See You Soon
- S2R – Send To Receive
- TC – Take Care
- TIA – Thanks In Advance
- TMA – Take My Advice
- TMI – Too Much Information
- TTFN – Ta Ta For Now
- TX – Thanks
- TY – Thank You
- TYVM – Thank You Very Much
- U – You
- UR – Your
- U2 – You Too
- WB – Welcome Back
- WD – Well Done
- WDW – Well Done Winners
- WOT – Waste Of Time
- WTG – Way To Go
- W8 – Wait
- Y – Why
- YVW – You’re Very Welcome
- YW – You’re Welcome
- ? – Please Explain
- ?4U – Question For You
- 1TG – One To Go
- 2TG – Two To Go
- 3TG – Three To Go
Sources: Bingoport, Bingobase, JackpotLiner, William Hill