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

And directing Brandy was certainly not something that was on my bingo card two years ago. —Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 22 July 2025

Creating tech that resembles her best friend wasn’t on Riri’s 2025 bingo card. —Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025

However, those looking for something a little more convenient and travel-sized can find options where the caller draws from a shuffled deck of bingo cards. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

Some tweaks have been a little more subtle, but there were plenty on the bingo card in Chelsea’s semi-final clash with Fluminense on Tuesday. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bingo card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard