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For all of those online Bridge Players, who also chat with others, a new and shortened digital language has been developed to spare the fingers from typing out the entire words. Instead, abbreviations have formed to relay the identical information in short form.
Below is a list, definitely not complete, of several terms. Please be aware of the fact that individual online members may have developed their own abbreviations and they have been adopted by an individual online group and may therefore not correspond to another online group.
Any and all printable contributions of online text-messaging or abbreviations from Online Bridgers will be welcomed and appreciated. We shall also attempt to keep this list updated as technology improves and the game of bridge becomes more virtual.
Printable Version in .pdf file format.
Whether or not the text or abbreviated form is uppercase or lowercase is really not significant. Some recipients may, however, feel shouted at when the sender uses all uppercase letters. Texting in bold letters, regarding of upper or lowercase is considered to be shouting.
Usenet Bridge Abbreviation - Update 2008
Abbreviations Translations ABF Australian Bridge Federation AC Appeals Committee ACBL American Contract Bridge League AI Authorised information ArtAS Artificial Adjusted Score ArtAS Artificial Adjusted Score AssAS Assigned Adjusted Score ATF Across-the-field (matchpointing) ATTNA Appeal to the National Authority BBL British Bridge League (now defunct) BGB Bridge Great Britain BIT Break in Tempo BLML Bridge-Laws Mailing List BoD Board of Directors (ACBL) BoG Board of Governors (ACBL) BOOT Bid-Out-Of-Turn BTW By the way CD Convention Disruption C&E Conduct and Ethics (often hearings) CC Convention card CHO Center Hand Opponent CoC Conditions of Contest COOT Call-Out-Of-Turn CoP Code of Practice CPU Concealed Partnership Understanding CTD Chief Tournament Director DBF Danish Bridge Federation DIC Director in Charge DP Disciplinary Penalty EBL European Bridge League EBU English Bridge Union EHAA Every Hand an Adventure (a system) F2F Face-to-Face (to distinguish from Online bridge) FOLOOT Faced Opening-Lead-Out-Of-Turn FSF Fourth Suit Forcing GCC General Convention Chart (ACBL) HTH Hope this Helps HUM Highly Unusual Method IB Insufficient Bid IBLF International Bridge Laws Forum IIRC If I remember correctly IMHO In my humble opinion LA Logical Alternative L&EC Laws & Ethics Committee (English, Welsh or Scottish) LHO Left Hand Opponent Lnn Law Number nn LOL Little Old Lady (may be of either sex) LOOT Lead-Out-Of-Turn MB Misbid ME Misexplanation MI Misinformation MPC Major Penalty Card mPC Minor Penalty Card MSC Master Solvers' Club (The Bridge World) NA National Authority NABC ACBL North American Bridge Championships NBB Nederlandse Bridge Bond (Dutch Bridge League) NBO National Bridge Organisation NCBO National Contract Bridge Organisation NG Newsgroup NIBU Northern Ireland Bridge Union NO Non-Offender NOs Non-Offenders NOS Non-Offending Side NP No Problem OBOOT Opening-Bid-Out-Of-Turn OKB OKBridge OLB Online Bridge (to distinguish from Face-to-face bridge) OLOOT Opening-Lead-Out-Of-Turn OOT Out-Of-Turn Os Offenders OS Offending Side OTOH On the other hand pd Partner PLOOT Play-Out-Of-Turn POOT Pass/Play-Out-Of-Turn PH Passed Hand PP Procedural Penalty RA Regulating Authority RGB rec.games.bridge (newsgroup) RGBO rec.games.bridge.okbridge (newsgroup) RHO Right Hand Opponent RLB Real Life Bridge (to distinguish from Online bridge) RoC Rule of Coincidence RotG Rub-of-the-Green (meaning to be lucky, Irish luck) RoW Rest of World (apart from North America) RTFLB Read the fabulous Law book SBU Scottish Bridge Union SO Sponsoring Organisation TBW The Bridge World Magazine TD Tournament Director TFLB The fabulous Law book UI Unauthorised Information UPH Un-Passed Hand WBF World Bridge Federation WBFLC WBF Laws Committee WBU Welsh Bridge Union WTP What's the problem ZO Zonal Organisation ZT Zero Tolerance (for unacceptable behaviour)
Hand Diagrams: 3m 3 Clubs or 3 Diamonds (Minor suits) 3M 3 Hearts or 3 Spades (Major suits) ..3H 3 Hearts after a hesitation, etc. 3H! 3H Alerted, etc. Cards and Bids: H3 A card (for example, the 3 of Hearts, etc.) 3H A bid (for example 3 Hearts, etc.)
The Coded Language of the Keyboard
The coded language of the keyboard is not a mystery, since most of these signs are self-explanatory. Their number is increasing and any contributions will be greatly appreciated. The attempt has been made to provide the most accurate explanation, or translation, but such online symbols change with the times. We hope that the visitor finds them interesting, innovative, and creative.
:-) Smiling, agreeing, compatible :-D Laughing |-) Ho, ho; he-haw; tiny giggle |-D Same as above, only louder :-] Smiling blockhead, dolt :-> Hey, dude; friendly greeting :-( Sad, unhappy, boo hoo :( Sad only :-< Truly sad or unhappy :-c Very sad and unhappy :-C Saddest and most unhappy &-| Teary-eyed, tearful :' To cry, crying, shedding tears :'-( Crying and sad at the same time :-| Grim, dismal, gloomy :[ Truly down, stressed out :-[ Pouting, sulking :'-) Crying, shedding tears of joy and happiness '-) Winking or just kidding ;-> Evil or, more mildly, devilish winking ;-) Very happy with a little tear; teary-eyed from happiness. Also winking or just kidding \~/ My glass is full :*) Clowning, foolery :-T The attempt to keep a straight face, to remain poker-faced :^D Wonderful, marvelous, great, I like it! 8-] Amazement, sort of wow, man! great! ^ A thumbs up. Well done. ^5 High Five ;] Gleep, or a 'small-time theft'. Also may mean a friendly person wishing to befriend you >:-< Angry, mad, enraged, livid :-|| Angry, truly angry, doubly angry :-@ Screaming, screaming mad, angriest :-r Action of sticking the tongue out :-, Smirk, grinning action :~/ To be confused, mixed up %-) Tired, brain-dead, blonde-moment :-6 Tired, exhausted, brain-dead (:| Academic, egghead, intellectual |-O Yawning, falling asleep (::()::) Bandaid, or the offered intention of assisting or helping "> What? As in incredulous :@ What? As in wassup? :Q What? As in seriously, what's up? :-o oh .... that. As in being surprised :O Being shocked, or in a state of shock 8-| With eyes wide open with shock or surprise :-/ Skeptical, non-believeing :-C Totally unbelieving, utterly non-convincing |-{ Charlies Brown's Good Grief!! :-* Oops, as in sorry \-o State of being bored, not interested ][ Feeling separate, not together ] [ Totally apart, completely separated ) ( Completely separated, not on the same wave-length {} Face to face, person to person () Feeling together, being in sync and harmony
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