bingo
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbɪŋɡoʊ/
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bingo
- Every Friday, we enjoy a lively game of bingo at the community center.
- a bingo card
- a bingo game
- a bingo night
You know, I'm outside of playing cards and going to bingo and reading.
- You know, I'm outside of playing cards and going to bingo and reading.
- Now, I personally like to up the stakes on narcissist bingo and give myself a prize.
- Bingo halls, we may laugh at bingo halls.
- Hello and welcome to Sidemen Real Life Bingo.
Examples
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We depend on Wednesday night bingo for the salary of two of our lay teachers.
Fiction book (1994) -
OK, so I used to be a bingo caller at a caravan park.
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We are playing Christmas bingo every single year.
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We're about to play bingo for another prize.
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My parents had gone to a bingo game in a tent set up on the next block.
Fiction book (1996) -
Last year, we tried to jazz things up a bit and added a bingo game after students filled out the map.
Academic text (2014) -
I used to host Bingo for seniors over Zoom at my local Senior Center.
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Meanwhile, he calls bingo for the local Marine Corps League in his off-hours.
Academic text (2000) -
The Seminole case paved the way for Coushatta bingo legally, and Louisiana offered a promising environment.
Academic text (2017) -
Currently, there are 240 Indian tribes operating more than 400 casinos and bingo halls in 28 states.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
49
4.4
A game where players mark numbers on a card and hope to win money
4
8.5
A game where players pick numbers and win money when they match numbers drawn
1
9.9
A game where numbered balls are drawn and players mark the matching numbers on a card
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Etymology
Bingo comes from an older game called beano, where players used beans to mark numbers and shouted beano when they won; one player once shouted 'bingo' by mistake and the new name stuck. That's why today bingo is the name of the number game and why players shout 'bingo' to show they have won.