bingo card

noun

variants or less commonly Bingo card

plural bingo cards also Bingo cards

1

: a card that is used in the game of bingo and that has numbered squares which are covered as corresponding numbered balls are drawn at random until one of the players wins by covering five such squares in a row

2

slang : a list of possible, expected, or likely scenarios

—usually used in the phrase on one's bingo card

I'm pretty sure nobody had "global pandemic" on their bingo cards back in 2016 …

—Mollie Taylor

As always I am writing this whilst re-reading my predictions from the previous year. I was partially right about continued struggles around talent and supply, but I didn't have major data breaches on my bingo card.

—Jasmin Bedir

Who had "Bulls winning the East" on their preseason Bingo card? Not I.

—Cole Huff

Examples of bingo card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Open and play along in a new tab: Debate bingo card one, card two, card three, or card four. —James Powel, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2024

Plus, use our presidential debate bingo card to play during the Biden-Trump showdown. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024

Guests can also upgrade their brunch tickets to bingo cards for the chance to win special prizes. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024

Fee includes general admission, 1 alcoholic beverage (ages under 21 get soda of choice), 10 bingo cards per round, and unlimited bingo chips. —Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1