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.
Meaning & usage
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.
He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.
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
A win in such a game.
There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.
A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.
Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot.
Where this word comes from
Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.
Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.
Used to enthusiastically confirm or validate another speaker's point.
Where this word comes from
Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.
Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)
Where this word comes from
Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.
To play the game of bingo.
To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.
To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.
To return to base.
Where this word comes from
Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.
Brandy.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps related to stingo.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.