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bingo

/ˈbɪŋgoʊ/
/ˈbɪŋgəʊ/
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Other forms: bingos

Bingo is a game in which players cover numbers on a scorecard as they're randomly called out. If you're lucky enough to cover all the numbers in a row, you win — and you get to shout "Bingo!"

Etymologists aren't positive about the origins of bingo, but they think the word was originally an exclamation of surprise or success. This enthusiastic interjection was borrowed to name the popular game of chance around 1924. You can use it either way today: "I was looking online for the closest bingo hall, and bingo! There it was, right in my neighborhood!"

Definitions of bingo
  1. noun
    a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
    synonyms: beano, keno, lotto
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    type of:
    board game
    a game played on a specially designed board
  2. interjection
    used to announce a win or to express delight or agreement
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbɪŋgoʊ/
UK
/ˈbɪŋgəʊ/
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