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bingo

bin·go
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bing-goh]
    • /ˈbɪŋ goʊ/
    • /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bing-goh]
    • /ˈbɪŋ goʊ/

Definitions of bingo word

  • uncountable noun bingo Bingo is a game in which each player has a card with numbers on. Someone calls out numbers and if you are the first person to have all your numbers called out, you win the game. 3
  • exclamation bingo You can say 'bingo!' when something pleasant happens, especially in a surprising, unexpected, or sudden way. 3
  • noun bingo 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 3
  • noun bingo (in Scrabble) the playing of all seven of a player's tiles in a single turn 3
  • sentence substitute bingo a cry by the winner of a game of bingo 3
  • sentence substitute bingo an expression of surprise at a sudden occurrence or the successful completion of something 3

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Origin of bingo

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; apparently alteration of beano1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bingo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bingo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bingo usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bingo

noun bingo

  • poker — a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.
  • bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
  • lottery — a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
  • roulette — a game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the center a revolving, dishlike device (roulette wheel) into which a small ball is spun to come to rest finally in one of the 37 or 38 compartments, indicating the winning number and its characteristics, as odd or even, red or black, and between 1 and 18 or 19 and 36.
  • wheel of fortune — wheel (def 9).

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