Online Bingo Chat Terms

Some of the more common ones are listed here

  • ^5  – High Five
  • AFK – Away from Keyboard (sometimes used as ‘AFC for away from computer)
  • ASL  – Age, Sex, Location?
  • ATM – At The Moment
  • BB – Bye Bye
  • BBL – Be Back Later
  • BLNG  – Better Luck Next Game
  • BRB – Be Right Back
  • CFN – Ciao For Now
  • CM – Chat Moderators
  • CYA L8R – See You Later
  • DK – Don’t Know
  • DLN – Don’t Leave now
  • DTS – Don’t Think So
  • DWBH – Don’t Worry Be Happy
  • E1 – Everyone
  • EMML – Email Me Later
  • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
  • FIO – Figure It Outstanding
  • G/G – Gotta Go
  • GG – Good Game (sometimes written as GGA for ‘Good Game All’)
  • GL – Good Luck
  • HABO – Have a Better One
  • HF – Have Fun
  • HLTCR – Has Left The Chat Room
  • IMHO -  In My Humble Opinion
  • J/K – Joke (To indicate someone is joking)
  • JFF – Just For Fun
  • LOL -  Laughing Out Loud
  • LTNS – Long Time No See
  • NP – No Problem
  • PLZ – Please
  • PM – Private Message
  • QT – Cutie
  • ROFL -  Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  • SRY – Sorry
  • TC – Take Care
  • TY – Thank You
  • TTFN – Ta Ta For Now
  • WAM – Wait A Minute
  • WB – Welcome Back
  • WD – Well Done
  • WTG – Way To Go (Congratulations)
  • YW -  You’re Welcome

There are lots of other abbreviations used – if you see one you are not sure about, don’t hesitate to ask, your fellow bingo players are usually more than happy to help a new player.