Online Bingo Lingo: A Guide

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