Online Chat Lingo

With the advent of online chat rooms at increasingly more online casinos – in addition to email and instant phone messaging – the use of acronyms, abbreviations and initials in our daily communications are being used – and dreamed up – more and more each day. So, to help you comprehend this evolving cyber-speak, we’ve compiled a list of just some of the more common codes, along with their corresponding meanings:

AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
AFK2P away from keyboard to pee
AKA also known as
ASAP as soon as possible
BBIAM be back in a minute
BBL be back later
BBS be back soon
BDT 'bout darn time
BF boyfriend
BLNT better luck next time
BRB be right back
BTW by the way
CYA see ya
CYAL8R see ya later
EMSG e-mail message
FAQ frequently asked questions
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
GF girlfriend
GG good going (good game)
GL good luck
GLA good luck all
GLE good luck everyone
GM good morning
GMTA great minds think alike
GN good night
GTSY glad to see you
H&K hug & kiss
HB hurry back
HHIS hanging head in shame
IC I see
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
IGP I gotta pee
IMO in my 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
L8R later
L8R G8R later gator
LMAO laughing my @ss 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
NETUA nobody ever tells us anything
NP no problem
OIC oh, I see
OMG oh my goodness/god
OTOH on the other hand
PITA pain in the @ss
PM private message
POOF I have left the chat
PPL people
QT cutie
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my @ss off
RTF read the FAQ
RTSM read the stupid manual
SAC sorry all close
SO significant other
SOHF sense of humor failure
SPAM stupid person's advertisement
SRY sorry
SWAK sealed with a kiss
SWL screaming with laughter
SYS see you soon
TC take care
TOY thinking of you
TPTB the powers that be
TTFN ta ta for now
TTYL talk to you later
TX thanks
TY thank you
TYVM thank you very much
VEG very evil grin
WB welcome back
WTG way to go
WTH what/who the heck/hell
WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
YBS you'll be sorry
YSR yeah... sure... right
YVW you're very welcome
YW you're welcome
*G* giggle/grin
*H* hug
*K* kiss
*S* smile
*W* wink
(((your name))) hugs