BINGO
What does "BINGO" mean?
A game of chance in which players mark off numbers on cards as they are randomly called.
Meanings
- A game in which players cover numbers on a grid as they are drawn, winning when a full line or pattern is completed. She won the church bingo with a full house.
- An expression of sudden success, discovery, or a perfect match. Bingo - that's the missing receipt! informal
Did you know?
- The game got its name by accident: toy seller Edwin Lowe heard an excited player blurt 'Bingo!' instead of the game's old cry 'Beano', and the slip of the tongue stuck as the name.
Word origin
Of uncertain origin in the early 20th century; the winning shout 'Bingo!' is said to have replaced the earlier cry 'Beano' for a similar bean-marker game, popularized in the United States around 1929-1930.
Remember it
BINGO: there's a famous farmer's dog whose name spells B-I-N-G-O - five letters, just like the word.
A little poem
Numbers fall like rain on a paper field-
one stranger's grid fills first, and luck is sealed.
couplet
Wordplay
- The man shouted 'Beano!' but the prize went to whoever yelled 'Bingo!' - one slip of the tongue and a whole game changed its name.
What it teaches
Some names are born from a happy accident; not every win is the one you planned to call.
Quick facts
What does BINGO mean?
A game of chance in which players mark off numbers on cards as they are randomly called.
Is BINGO a valid word?
Yes — BINGO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BINGO?
BINGO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BINGO come from?
Of uncertain origin in the early 20th century; the winning shout 'Bingo!' is said to have replaced the earlier cry 'Beano' for a similar bean-marker game, popularized in the United States around 1929-1930.
What can BINGO teach us?
Some names are born from a happy accident; not every win is the one you planned to call.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.