Definition of bingo Bingo

/bɪˈŋgow/ - [binggow] - bin•go

We found 8 definitions of bingo from 6 different sources.

What does bingo mean?

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bingo - a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
		lotto, beano, keno

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bingo (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.
bingo (Noun)
A win in such a game.
bingo (Noun)
A play where all seven letter tiles are played.

Bingo or Housie is a game where people try to match numbers drawn at ramdom with numbers on a card. When someone does this, they call "BINGO!" or "HOUSE!" as loud as they can.

In the United Kingdom, the game is played by marking a card. The card has 27 squares in 3 rows of 9. 15 squares have a numbers between 1 and 90. 5 numbers on each row. The winner is the first player to mark the 5 numbers in one line or all fifteen numbers on the card.

Bingo cards are normally printed in strips of six. A strip of six cards has every number between 1 and 90. Many people buy only 4 cards, so that the other two cards were usually wasted. Edward Thompson and Company, the largest printer of bingo tickets in the UK worked out a way to print strips of 12 so that there would be less waste, and so that any 6 tickets had all of the numbers 1 to 90.

In the UK, all money used to buy the bingo ticket must be given back in prize money. The owner of a bingo club is allowed to charge an entrance fee and also a "participation fee" (a fee to be allowed to take part in the bingo game).

In the United States, the game is played by a group of people. All of the group has cards and tokens. When a number is called that you have on your card, you place a token on that spot. The first person to make a line of 5 tokens up or down, across, or diagonally wins the game. This game is played for prizes usually.

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bingo in sign language