bingo

Definitions


[ˈbɪŋɡəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a game in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers
(e.g: a bingo hall)


Phrases:

Origin:
1920s (as exclamation): of unknown origin


[ˈbɪŋɡəʊ], (Interjection)

Definitions:
- a call by someone who wins a game of bingo

- used to express satisfaction at a sudden positive event or outcome
(e.g: Just swipe the pen over a bar code and bingo! The recorder's programmed itself)


Phrases:

Origin:
1920s (as exclamation): of unknown origin




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