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bingo1 nounbingo2 interjection bingobin‧go1 /ˈbɪŋɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ noun [uncountable]  - He plays bingo three or four times a week, and he reads a lot.
- I didn't know what it was, and they had to play in-between bingo sets.
- In it they found and pocketed several thousand pounds, the takings of the bingo hall, then left.
- Permission was sought to use the new bingo machine at meetings of the club and this was granted. 5.
- The casino offers just bingo and 200 slot machines.
- The pictures are long gone here, replaced by the inevitable bingo hall.
► Gamblingback, verbbank, nounbanker, nounbet, verbbet, nounbid, verbbingo, nounbookie, nounbookmaker, nouncasino, nounchip, nouncroupier, noundividend, noundraw, nouneach way, adverbfruit machine, noungamble, verbgaming, nounlottery, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveone-armed bandit, nounparimutuel, nounplace, verbraffle, nounraffle, verbroulette, nounslot machine, nounstakeholder, nounsweepstake, nountombola, nountout, verbwager, nounwager, verb NOUN► hall· In it they found and pocketed several thousand pounds, the takings of the bingo hall, then left.· The pictures are long gone here, replaced by the inevitable bingo hall.· He worked as a sports salesman, a bingo hall caller and a fruit seller before joining the Royal Navy.· It had been successful up to the 1960s, but had latterly declined to being used as a bingo hall. VERB► play· The residents go to the pub, the local corner shop, the club and they go and play bingo.· He plays bingo three or four times a week, and he reads a lot.· I didn't know what it was, and they had to play in-between bingo sets.· Their mums are both nurses at St Ita's Hospital and they play bingo together on Saturdays.· We played bingo and had a cup of tea and a laugh. a game played for money or prizes, in which numbers are chosen by chance and called out, and if you have the right numbers on your card, you win: Vera won £20 at bingo.bingo1 nounbingo2 interjection bingobingo2 interjection  bingo2Origin: 1900-2000 bing ‘sound of something being hit’ (1900-2000) used when you have just done something successfully and are pleased: Bingo! That’s the one I’ve been looking for. |