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bingo.

A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/UK/ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/US
  1. A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

    uncountable
    He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.
  2. A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance

    uncountable
  3. A win in such a game.

    countable
    There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.
  4. A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.

    US · countable
  5. Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.

intj/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/UK/ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/US
  1. Used by players of bingo to claim a win.

  2. Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.

    informal
  3. Used to enthusiastically confirm or validate another speaker's point.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.

adj/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/UK/ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/US
  1. Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)

    US · not-comparable · slang
Where this word comes from

Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.

verb/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/UK/ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/US
  1. To play the game of bingo.

    intransitive
  2. To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.

    intransitive
  3. To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.

    intransitive
  4. To return to base.

    US · intransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.

noun
  1. Brandy.

    obsolete · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Perhaps related to stingo.

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