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Etymology
Alternate form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound (1925).

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�ɡ��|-ɪ�ɡ��

Noun
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1. A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are called out by another person (the caller); the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" on crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
2. A fictional dog owned by a farmer in a children's song.

#context|Scrabble A play where all seven letter tiles are played.

Synonyms
housey-housey, lotto

Translations
trans-top|game
German: Bingo n
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Kurdish KUchar|د�ب��ڵ��
Spanish: bingo m
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Interjection
bingo!

1. Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
2. colloquial Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall.
3. colloquial Similarly, used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!".

Synonyms
(used by players of bingo to claim a win): house!
(when finding something) aha!, eureka!, got it!, that's it!, yes!

Translations
trans-top|to claim a win in bingo
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trans-top|when finding something
French: ça y est
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Derived terms
bingo caller
bingo hall
bingo wings
bullshit bingo

See also
top3
Kelly's eye
man alive<!--5-->
lucky for some<!--7-->
Maggie's den, Major's den, Tony's den<!--10, in the UK, referring to the Number 10, Downing Street, the prime minister's residence-->
one fat lady<!--8-->
doctor's orders<!--9-->
legs eleven<!--11-->
unlucky for some
on its own<!--followed by the number: any single-digit number-->
mid3
sweet sixteen<!--16-->
key of the door, key to the door<!--21; both forms seem to exist-->
two little ducks<!--22-->
thee and me<!--23-->
dirty Gertie<!--30-->
more than eleven<!--37-->
halfway there<!--45-->
tweak of the thumb<!--51-->
Brighton line<!--59-->
mid3
red raw<!--64-->
clickety-click<!--66-->
bang on the drum<!--71-->
trombones<!--76-->
one more time<!--79-->
stop and run<!--81-->
between the sticks<!--86-->
two fat ladies<!--88-->
top of the shop<!--90-->

German

Noun
Bingo n

1. bingo (game)

Spanish

Noun
bingo m

1. bingo (game)

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