bingo
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
binggohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɪŋɡoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
uncountable
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
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
countable
A win in such a game.
Alternative letter-case form of bingo ("game of chance").
Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot.
verb
intransitive
To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.
intransitive
To play the game of bingo.
intransitive
To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.
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This meaning: 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.
Used this way, bingo is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- beano , rarer, so it draws attention
- keno , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use bingo
- “We played bingo last night and my grandma won two games.”
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