bingo

¹bin·go

interjection \ˈbiŋ-(ˌ)gō\

Definition of BINGO

1

—used to announce an unexpected event or instantaneous result

2

—used to announce a winning position in bingo

3

—used to express endorsement of a correct assertion

Origin of BINGO

alteration of bing (interjection suggestive of a ringing sound)

First Known Use: 1925

²bingo

noun

plural bingos

Definition of BINGO

: a game of chance played with cards having numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random and won by covering five such squares in a row; also : a social gathering at which bingo is played

Examples of BINGO

1. She plays bingo twice a week.

First Known Use of BINGO

1923

Rhymes with BINGO

jingo

bingo

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Game of chance played with cards having a grid of numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random. When a number on the card is drawn, the players cover that number (should they have it); the game is won by covering a certain number of squares in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally). Cards are purchased and proceeds are placed into a common “pot”; winning cards are awarded a portion of the pot. Wildly popular in the mid 20th century, bingo has in recent decades suffered a decline in America but has increased in popularity in other parts of the world. The earliest name for bingo—lotto—was recorded in Britain in 1776; the game is sometimes called keno in the U.S.