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bingo

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪŋgəʊ/
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Definition of bingo

noun

  • a game in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers: [as modifier]:a bingo hall

exclamation

  • 1a call by someone who wins a game of bingo.
  • 2used to express satisfaction at a sudden positive event or outcome:Just swipe the pen over a bar code and bingo! The recorder’s programmed itself

Origin:

1920s (as exclamation): of unknown origin

bingo in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of bingo in the US English dictionary