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bingo

[ bing-goh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

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.

(used to call a win in bingo.)
(used to express suddenness or swiftness, as of an action):
He waved his hand, and, bingo, the card reappeared.
(used to acknowledge someone's sudden understanding or correct response):
Bingo! That's just what I meant!

bingo

/ ˈbɪŋɡəʊ /

a gambling game, usually played with several people, in which numbers selected at random are called out and the players cover the numbers on their individual cards. The first to cover a given arrangement of numbers is the winner Compare lotto

a cry by the winner of a game of bingo
an expression of surprise at a sudden occurrence or the successful completion of something
and bingo! the lights went out

Origin of bingo¹

First recorded in 1935–40; apparently alteration of beano ¹

Origin of bingo¹

C19: perhaps from bing , imitative of a bell ringing to mark the win

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Folks come from all over to play bingo, make their political views known — often in awesome and ridiculous ways — and eat.

Because bingo and bingo-like activities are harmless and fun, Boghossian urges atheists to focus instead on the problem of faith.

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Lawless said he found the fair punctuated with games like Orgasm Bingo, Pin the Clitoris on the Vulva, and the Tent of Consent.

And Bingo answered with a sigh, "I suppose a fellow has to go to bed even after a Freshman fire."

Just imagine, a little suggestion and, bingo, all this is the result.

Binks (Sir Bingo), a fox-hunting baronet, and visitor at the Spa.

Bingo galloped on, and she fell to the ground, striking her head against the iron-bound stake at the edge of the ring.

The "tumblers" arranged themselves around the ring with paper hoops; Bingo was fairly racing.

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