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Internet Bridge Terms - A shorthand set of abbreviations to quickly and simply relay messages during online play

AFK - Away From Keyboard

B - (I am) Back

BRB - Be Right Back

BTW - By The Way

CC - Convention Card

DIC - Director In Charge

F2F - Face to Face (as opposed to Internet Bridge)

FFTQ - Feel Free To Quote

GL - Good Luck

GLP - Good Luck Partner

IIRC - If I Remember/Recall Correctly

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

NABC - North America Bridge Championships

NTR - No Thought Required

NP/P - No Problem/Partner

O/E - Odd/Even discarding

Opp/s - Opponent/s

RE/REHI - (hello again, usually said after a disconnect)

RKC - Roman Key Card Blackwood

ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing

SP - Sorry Partner (often said when failing to make a contract)

SAYC - Standard American Yellow Card conventions

TD - Tournament Director

THX/TX - Thanks

TY/TU - Thank You

TYP/TUP - Thank You Partner (usually said when looking at partner's dummy hand)

UD/UDCA - Upside Down/Upside Down Count and Attitude discarding

WD/WDP - Well Done/Well Done Partner

WDO - Well Done Opponents

WTP? - What's The Problem?

WTG - Way To Go

ZT - Zero Tolerance (for unacceptable behavior)

Note: Typing full words in uppercase is considered YELLING

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