Bingo Lingo – Speak the Language of Online Bingo

Bingo lingo has been around for as long as the game of bingo has been around and been popular. However with the advent of online bingo, “bingo lingo” has taken on a whole new dimension. There are many aspects which go into the definition of bingo lingo, and these aspects concern: The language used to describe types of games or part of the gaming process and this applies also to promotions and specials. Then there is another aspect of bingo lingo in terms of the type of language and short forms used for chatting in online bingo chat rooms.

Bingo Lingo, Chat Slang

 

 L8R - later
 L8R G8R - later gator
 LMAO - laughing my @$$ off
 LOL - laughing out loud
 LOFTING - talking in private chat (the loft)
 LTNS - long time no see
 LUWAMH - love you with all my heart
 LY - love ya
 GG - good going (good game)
 GL - good luck
 GLA - good luck all
 GLE - good luck everyone
 GM - good morning
 GN - good night
 AKA - also known as
 ASAP - as soon as possible
 BBL - be back later
 BBS - be back soon
 BLNT - better luck next time
 BRB - be right back
 BTW - by the way
 CYA - see ya
 FAQ - frequently asked questions
 1TG - one number to go
 2TG - two numbers to go
 3TG - three numbers to go
 HB - hurry back
 IC - I see
 IMHO - in my honest opinion
 IRL - in real life
 JK - just kidding
 JMO - just my opinion
 JTLYK - just to let you know
 KIT - keep in touch
 KOTC - kiss on the cheek
 KOTL - kiss on the lips
 NETUA - nobody ever tells us anything
 NP - no problem
 OIC - oh, I see
 OMG - oh my goodness (gawd)
 OTOH - on the other hand
 PM - private message
 PMSL - pissing myself laughing
 POOF - I have left the chat
 PPL - people
 QT - cutie
 ROFL - rolling on floor laughing
 ROFLMAO - rolling on floor laughing my @$$ off
 SOHF - sense of humor failure
 SRY - sorry
 WB - welcome back
 WTG - way to go
 WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get
 YVW - you’re very welcome
 YW - you’re welcome
 TC - take care
 TTYL - talk to you later
 TY - thank you
 TYVM - thank you very much




Don’t let any of this scare you off, it is all very easy to understand and the best way to learn is actually by participating in the fun. The chat hosts are in the room to help you, and you will also find that many of the more experienced roomies will also help you out.

For starters bingo lingo on the site soon becomes familiar and regular terms such as “tourneys” and “team bingo” are self explanatory. But when it comes to nabors and bogof, confusion can reign. But it is also pretty simple, nabors are the two people on either side of you in the chat, and the reason why they are important is because sometimes if you win, they also win. So these are the chat alias which appears above and below yours at the point of winning. BOGOF is not a swear word we use to chase you away, it means “buy one get one free” and so on.

Bingo ling on the chat rooms is a who load of shortened forms of the English language or acronyms. If you are new, most good online bingo sites provide you with a dictionary of most of these, so you can familiarize yourself with them. At first it feels a bit stupid using them but you soon get used to it, cause everyone else does. For example BRB, means be right back, LOL, means laugh out loud, GL means good luck and so on…simple really. But don’t use capitals like I did, these are reserved for the chat hosts, just have fun!

 

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