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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 [ˈbɪŋgəʊ]
n pl -gos
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a gambling game, usually played with several people, in which numbers selected at random are called out and the players cover the numbers on their individual cards. The first to cover a given arrangement of numbers is the winner Compare lotto
sentence substitute
1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a cry by the winner of a game of bingo
2. an expression of surprise at a sudden occurrence or the successful completion of something and bingo! the lights went out
[perhaps from bing, imitative of a bell ringing to mark the win]
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 [ˈbɪŋgəʊ]
A. Nbingo m
B. EXCL¡premio!
C. CPD bingo hall Nbingo m

bingo [ˈbɪŋgəʊ]
n
(= game) → bingo m
excl (= there you are!) → eurêka!
bingo caller n personne qui annonce les numéros au bingo
bingo hall nsalle f de bingo
bin liner nsac m poubelle

bingo
nBingo nt

bingo [ˈbɪŋgəʊ] ntombola (giocata in stabilimenti pubblici)
bingo [ˈbɪŋgəʊ] ntombola (giocata in stabilimenti pubblici)

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) 賓果 бінго جوئے کا ایک کھیل bài bingo

bingo لعبة البنجو bingo bingo Bingo μπίνγκο bingo bingo loto tombola bingo ビンゴ 빙고 bingo bingo bingo bingo бинго bingospel เกมบิงโก tombola trò chơi bingo “并戈”赌博游戏


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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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