bingo
/ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/
Frequency: 3.71 in modern English
Meaning
noun
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
noun
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
noun
A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.
American usage; Countable
intj
Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays."
- "animal bingo (animal pictures), ABBA bingo (titles or lyrics of ABBA songs), buzzword bingo"
- "There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money."
- "An explosion of gay male movies has hit the U.S. in the past few months. Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Parting Glances and My Beautiful Laundrette, among others, have not only demonstrateed that the coming out story can be surpassed, they've also shown the movie industry that substantive gay portrayals can mean box office bingo."
- "‘Some big, hard-boiled egg meets up with a pretty face, and bingo! He cracks up and melts.’"
- "Just have to pick the bfast, lunch and dinner I feel most like eating today and – bingo!"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/
- British English: /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/