If you play online bingo, you are going to end up having a chat with your fellow players at some point. That´s half the fun!

But this being online, the chat will be full of shortened words, abbreviations, acronyms and bingo lingo (or TLAs- Three Letter Abbreviations or even FLAs- Four Letter Abbreviations). If you are a dab hand at chatting online- skip this section, but just in case you aren´t...read on.

It´s just the nature of chatting and texting- it´s just quicker, that´s all: abbreviations speed up your typing while gossiping with mates.

Just in case you don´t know all of the acronyms (and this isn´t an exhaustive compilation), we have pulled together a pretty long list of many of the abbreviations you are likely to come across while you are chatting. So you won´t look like a Doe Eyed Labrador.......

2MI- Too much information
A/S, A/S/L- age/sex age/sex/location
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - away from keyboard
AKA - Also known as
ASAP - As soon as possible
BAK - back at keyboard
BBIAM - Be back in a minute
BBL - be back later
BBS - Be back soon
BDT – Bout darn time
BFT- Bout F´n time
BF – Boyfriend
BGB- Big Girl´s Blouse
BHD- Bad Hair Day
BHM- Big Handsome Man
BKAK- Big Hug and Kiss
BOB- Battery Operated Boyfriend
BOGOF – Buy one get one free
BRB - be right back
BTU - back to you
BTW - By the way
CYA - See ya
DGYKIAT - Don´t Get Your knickers in a Twist
EG – Evil Grin
EMSG - E-mail message
FAQ - Frequently asked questions               
FWIW- for what it's worth
G2G- Got to Go
GF – Girlfriend
GG – Good game
GGP - gotta go pee
Gl - good luck
GL2U - good luck to you
GLNG – Good luck next game
GMLPO- Got My Lucky Pants On
GMTA – Great minds think alike                  
GR8 - great
GTPI- Got the Painters In
GTSY – Glad to see you
HB - hurry back
HG - Hey Girlfriend
HLAD- Hung like a donkey
IMHO- In My Humble Opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IRL - in real life
ISWYM- I See What You Mean
JAm- Just a minute
JAS- Just a second
JK – Just kidding
JTLYK - Just to let you know
KOTL – Kiss on the lips
KYKO- Keep Your Knickers On
KYLS- Keep Your Legs Shut
L8R- Later
L8RS- Laters
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LOFTING - Talking in private chat (the loft)
LOL - laughing out loud
LTNS - Long time no see
LUWAMH - Love you with all my heart         
LY - Love ya
MNC – Mother nature calls
NETUA - Nobody ever tells us anything
NFW! - No Feckin´Way!
ODMPWC- One day my prince will come.
OH- Other Half
OIC - Oh
OMG - Oh my Gawd
OTFL - on the floor laughing
OTOH - On the other hand
PITA - Pain in the a***
PM - Private message
PMF- Pardon My French
PMP - P*ssing My Pants
POOF - I have left the chat
PPL – People
QT - Cutie
R – are
RE - Hi again (as as re's)
ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing              
RTF - Read the FAQ
RTMS - Read the manual stupid
S - Smile
SAC - Sorry all close
SEC- Wait a Second
SO - Significant other
SOHF - Sense of humor failure
SPAM - Stupid Person's Advertisement
T4N- Ta For Now
TIC Tongue in Cheek   
TOTM- Time of The Month  
TTYL – Talk to you later
TX - thank you
U - you
UT! - You Tart!
VBS – Very big smile
WAC- What a sow
WAH- What a hunk
WAS- What a stud
WB - welcome back
WG – Wicked grin
WMP- Wetting My Pants
WTG - way to go
XOXOXO- Kisses & Hugs
XXXXXXX- Kisses
YABA- Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YBS - You'll be sorry
YMMV - Your mileage may vary
YSR - Yeah… sure… right
YVW- you're very welcome
YW - you're welcome