Below are a few of the bingo terms and chat abbreviations you may find. I thought this might be useful. Feel free to add any that I have no doubt missed.
A
AFK - Away from keyboard (chat abv)
B
BAK - Back at keyboard (chat abv)
BBL - Be back later (chat abv)
BBS - Be back soon (chat abv)
BBs - Non cash prize offered by bingo sites, effectively tokens.
BRB - Be right back (chat abv)
BTU - Back to you (chat abv)
BTW - By the way (chat abv)
BOGOF - Buy one-get one free
Bonus - Cash incentive offered by all online bingo sites to entice player participation
Bingo card/ticket - Grid with random numbers purchased to play in a bingo game.
C
Chat- Communications between bingo players during and between bingo games on a chat board usually next to the players bingo cards.
CM - Chat moderator,the person who regulates online bingo chat.
D
Dabber - Large, usually felt pen used to cross out the numbers on a bingo ticket at a bricks and mortar bingo hall. Online bingo - you can choose color and shape of the dabber (the mark made to cover a number)
Daub - To cross off a number on your bingo ticket/card
Deposit bonus - A bonus paid to bingo players who make a cash deposit at an online bingo site
F
FYI - For your information (chat abv)
Full house - Bingo game where you have to cross off all of the numbers on the bingo card to win.
G
GL - Good luck (chat abv)
GL2U - Good luck to you (chat abv)
GLANG - Good luck all next game (chat abv)
GNA - Goodnight all (chat abv)
GR8 - Great (chat abv)
GG - "Good game." This usually comes from a player who's being a good sport. (chat abv)
GJ - "Good job!" An alternative to "wtg." (chat abv)
H
HB - Hurry back (chat abv)
J
JK - Just kidding (chat abv)
JP - Jackpot
L
LOL - Laughing out loud (chat abv)
LMAO - Laughing My A*** Off (chat abv.)
N
No deposit bonus - Free bonus requiring no deposit or commitment from the player, usually a cash amount or free bingo games.
O
OTFL - On the floor laughing (chat abv)
One to go, two to go etc The number of numbers you require to win (chat)
P
PMSL - P***ing Myself Lauging (chat abv)
PLS - "Please!" If somebody is close to getting a bingo on a big jackpot, they may type this. If the number they need is I-17, they may write "17 pls." (chat abv)
Pattern game - Bingo game where the objective is to tick off the numbers on your bingo ticket in a pre defined pattern. First player to achieve this is the winner.
R
Re-load bonus - A cash bonus paid at some bingo sites to players making their second and subsequent deposits.
Re-deposit bonus- see above
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing. (chat abv)
S
SAC - Sorry all close (chat abv)
T
TC - Take care (chat abv)
TY - Thank you (chat abv)
TYVM Thank you very much. (chat abv)
W
WD - well done (chat abv)
WB - Welcome back (chat abv)
WTG - Way to go (chat abv)
Y
YW - Your welcome (chat abv)
Miscellaneous
1tg, 2tg, 3tg etc.- one/two/three numbers to go (to win the bingo game ) (chat abv)
28 (or any other number). If a player just needs one number to win, he or she may simply type "28" in the chat area to let everyone they only need that number (chat abv)
90 ball bingo game - Bingo game played in 3 steps. First step is to get any one single line completed. The second step is to cross off all the numbers on two horizontal lines on one bingo card and lastly to cross off all numbers on one card. The first players to achieve each goal will win the cash prizes.
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