Your local bingo centre has its own lingo, but there’s more of that to come online!
If you’ve ever spent any time playing at a bingo centre, you know there’s a few terms to know so you can keep up with what’s going on. When it comes to online bingo in Ontario, using the chat rooms while you play might look a bit different than chatting with your friends at the bingo table.
At places like Casino Time, online bingo comes with its own chat feature so you can talk to other players in the same game. It’s a great way to stay engaged and have a laugh while you play, but if you’re not so familiar with some of the language, jargon and acronyms that people use on the internet you might be left scratching your head.
At Casino Time, we’ve got all the info you’ll need to learn the lingo and start slinging bingo slang with confidence!
The ropes of online bingo lingo
If you’re using the chat room while you play online bingo, you’ll find the way people talk is a mix of your regular bingo language and the way people communicate when they’re in online chat rooms, online forums, multiplayer video games or even live streams.
In particular, you will see a lot of acronyms showing up in the chatroom. They may stand for something specifically bingo related, be a way of speaking with other people like wishing them well or just be a quick way to chit-chat.
Key differences with online bingo lingo
The main reason people will use all these acronyms and different ways of speaking when they play online bingo is in big part because of the history of talking through text messages that has developed in the computer age.
Whether you want to use these ways of chatting is entirely up to you. It might seem a bit overwhelming at first when you see it all happening, but people use these acronyms to stay involved and save time typing!
What every online bingo term means
Here at Casino Time, we’ve prepared a handy list of nearly all the terms you’ll come across while playing online bingo in Ontario.
Online there’s always going to be something new, so while we think we’ve got your most common ones covered, there’s always a chance you come across something new while you play.
| ASAP – As soon as possible | 1TG – One ball to go until bingo |
| 2TG – Two balls to go until bingo | BRB – Be right back |
| AFC – Away from computer | AFK – Away from keyboard |
| AFAIK – As far as I know | B4 – Before |
| BBL – Be back later | BBS – Be back soon |
| BFF – Best friend forever | BLNT – Better luck next time |
| BTW – By the way | CH – Chat host |
| CM – Chat moderator/manager | COI – Come on in |
| CYA – See you later | CU – See you |
| DM – Direct message | Dabber/Dauber – The virtual marker you use to mark off your numbers when they’re called |
| Eyes down – The game is about to start, look at your ticket | Full house (FH) – When you mark all the numbers on your bingo ticket |
| FAQ – Frequently asked questions | FFH – For full house (numbers needed) |
| FYI – For your information | GG – Good game |
| GGA – Good game all | GL – Good luck |
| GLEVI – Good luck everyone | GM – Good morning |
| HAGD – Have a good day | HB – Hurry back |
| HHIS – Hangs head in shame | ICYMI – In case you missed it |
| IMHO – In my honest opinion | JK – Just kidding |
| JP – Jackpot | KK – Ok, cool |
| L8R – Later | LOL – Laughing out loud |
| LMAO – laughing my ass off | NP – No problem |
| NSFW – Not safe for work | NVM – Nevermind |
| OAR – On a roll | OIC – Oh I see |
| OMG – Oh my god/goodness | On – When you’re one square away from winning |
| PM – Private message | PLS/PLZ – Please |
| PMSL – Peed myself laughing | Postage stamp – When you get a square of four numbers in the corner of your ticket |
| PPL – People | ROFL – Rolling on the floor laughing |
| Roomies – Other players in the chat room | SMH – Shaking my head |
| SO – Significant other | SOHF – Sense of humour failure |
| SRY – Sorry | SWL – Screaming with laughter |
| SYS – See you soon | TC – Take care |
| THX/TX/TY – Thanks/thank you | TMI – Too much information |
| TTFN – Tata for now | TTYL – Talk to you later |
| TYVM – Thank you very much | U2 – You too |
| UL – Unlucky | WD/WP – Well done/Well played |
| WDW – Well done winner | WTG – Way to go |
| WTH – What the hell/heck | WYSIWYG – What you see is what you get |
| XOXO – Hugs and kisses | (( )) – Hugs |
| YAW – You’re a winner |
