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bingo
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bin·go  (bngg)
n. pl. bin·gos
A game of chance in which each player has one or more cards printed with differently numbered squares on which to place markers when the respective numbers are drawn and announced by a caller. The first player to mark a complete row of numbers is the winner.
interj.
Used to express the sudden completion of an event, occurrence of an idea, or confirmation of a guess.

[Origin unknown.]

bingo
Noun
a gambling game in which numbers called out are covered by players on their individual cards. The first to cover a given arrangement is the winner [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bingobingo - a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
board game - a game played on a specially designed board
Translations
bingo [ˈbɪŋgəu] nbingo m

bingo [ˈbɪŋgəu] nsorte de jeu de loto pratiqué dans des établissements publics

bingo [ˈbɪŋgəu] nBingo nt

bingo [ˈbɪŋgəu] ngioco simile alla tombola

bingo
n bingo [ˈbiŋgəu]
a gambling game using cards with numbered squares. bingo لُعْبَة البنغو хазартна игра, подобна на лото, бинго bingo bingo das Bingo μπίγκο bingo bingo بازی لوتو؛ بینگو bingo bingo בִּינגוֹ ताश का एक खेल tombola tombola bingo bingó bingo ビンゴゲーム -빙고 loto bingo bingo lotto bingo lotto bingo bingo бинго bingo tombola tombola bingo เกมบิงโก tombala (oyunu) 一种賭博游戲 бінго جوئے کا ایک کھیل bài bingo


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Canon Buchner had been known as "The Vicar of Edson" in his early days out West, but he was "often seen calling numbers at bingos in his red Trinity jacket," wrote Trinity Alumni Magazine in its account of the anniversary celebration.
In April 2004, Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary told all parishes in his diocese to discontinue such fundraisers as bingos and casinos within 3 to 5 years (National Post, April 14, 2004).
Most tribes opened bingos in the '80s, but the state squashed every effort to add Class III games.
 
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