bin·go
ˈbiŋ-(ˌ)gō 
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
variants
or less commonly Bingo
plural bingos also Bingos
: a game of chance played with cards having numbered squares corresponding to numbers drawn at random (as by a game host or computer program) and won by covering a specified number, sequence, or position of squares
enjoys playing bingo
—often used before another nounWhen I worked at the Village Nursing Home, one of my favorite responsibilities … was calling the weekly bingo games.—
Karen Duffy
Karen Duffy
also
: a social gathering at which bingo is played
About 50% of a volunteer fire department's budget comes from fundraising activities like bingos, hall rentals and fish fries … —Hallie Lauer
see also bingo card
Hallie Lauer Examples of bingo in a Sentence
Noun
She plays bingo twice a week.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Roberta Rodriguez, site manager for the Northeast Minneapolis Lions Club, runs the charitable gambling operation at the bar, which like Post 150 also includes other games, like bingo and pull-tabs.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The brewery also has food trucks, trivia, bingo, and live music.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Those casinos limit games to slot machines that operate on a mechanism based on bingo, a game that is legal in Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Thaddea Graham’s Susie, supportive roommate to Elle Fanning’s titular Margo in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, does not have meeting her favorite professional wrestler on her bingo cart as a result of Margo having a baby.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Roberta Rodriguez, site manager for the Northeast Minneapolis Lions Club, runs the charitable gambling operation at the bar, which like Post 150 also includes other games, like bingo and pull-tabs.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The brewery also has food trucks, trivia, bingo, and live music.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Those casinos limit games to slot machines that operate on a mechanism based on bingo, a game that is legal in Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Bingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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