bingo

CEFRB1

/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance

Examples

  • Monkey Bingo is the exciting new way to play bingo.

  • Bingo is something that grandmothers play.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A win in such a game.

  2. A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

  3. A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.

More examples

In context

  • He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.

  • There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.

  • animal bingo (animal pictures), ABBA bingo (titles or lyrics of ABBA songs), buzzword bingo

Synonyms

Quick test

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At the community hall, players shouted blank when they filled their cards with numbers.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. Attested since 1925.