Most bingo websites nowadays have a dedicated live chat stream located in each bingo room. It’s a great way to keep the social aspect that is associated with bingo even though you are not actually in a bingo hall. However, when a player is watching the performance of their tickets it can be very difficult to participate in the chat room because it takes so long to type what you want to say.
Most bingo providers know that participation is key to forming a community and therefore have developed a list of chat terms. Each one only takes a user a couple of seconds to type but can convey a whole sentence’s worth of conversation. Some bingo providers have taken this one step further by adding emotions and animations to the slang terms, which is a lot of fun.
We have been trawling the chat rooms of bingo sites around the web to make sure that nothing is left out of our bingo chat glossary which you can find below. Some sites may have their own unique terms but the following should be understood everywhere,
| 1TG, 2TG | 1/2 to go. Number of balls needed for a line/full house |
| ? | 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 |
So now you know how to talk the talk!