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bin⋅go
[bing-goh] 
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter
)
) | 1. | a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card. |
–interjection
| 2. | (used to call a win in bingo.) |
| 3. | (used to express suddenness or swiftness, as of an action): He waved his hand, and, bingo, the card reappeared. |
| 4. | (used to acknowledge someone's sudden understanding or correct response): Bingo! That's just what I meant! |
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| bin·go (bĭng'gō) n. pl. bin·gos A game of chance in which each player has one or more cards printed with differently numbered squares on which to place markers when the respective numbers are drawn and announced by a caller. The first player to mark a complete row of numbers is the winner. interj. Used to express the sudden completion of an event, occurrence of an idea, or confirmation of a guess. [Origin unknown.] |
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bingo
1936, as a lotto-like game of chance; many theories about its origin, none satisfying; the most likely is bingo! as an exclamation of sudden realization or surprise (attested from 1927). Uncertain connection to the slang word for "brandy" (1699); attested as "liquor" in Amer.Eng., 1861.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : bingo
Spanish:
bingo,
German:
das Bingo,
Japanese:
ビンゴゲーム
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