Bingo Lingo

Bingo has a language all of its own – from chat room jargon through to the British numerical nicknames used by callers. WizBingo is here to help you tune in to the chat!

Online Chat Room Bingo Lingo

As with text talk, Bingo chat rooms use a variety of shorthand and jargon to communicate quickly during games. If you are not aware of these it can all seem a little bewildering. In order to get in on the act and become part of the Bingo crowd, WizBingo presents for you a short guide to chat room bingo lingo.

gl: ‘good luck!’
pls: ‘please!’ – used when someone is close to a jackpot
any number: used to show which number they are waiting for
brb: ‘be right back’ – used when someone leaves the pc for a while
lol: ‘laughing out loud’ – used to show that you think something is funny
rotfl: ‘rolling on the floor laughing’ – used to stress how funny something is
wtg: ‘way to go!’ – used when someone wins
gj: ‘good job!’ – also used when someone wins
tyvm: ‘thank you very much’ – used to thank others for good wishes or encouragement

But bingo lingo does not stop there. Perhaps one of the quaintest and most traditional things about British bingo is the lingo used to call out the numbers. These are called out as written below, for example, to call the number ten, the caller would say, “Tony’s Den, number ten”.