bingo

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interjection

bin·​go ˈbiŋ-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce bingo (audio)
1
used to announce an unexpected event or instantaneous result
2
used to announce a winning position in bingo
3
used to express endorsement of a correct assertion

bingo

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noun

variants or less commonly Bingo
plural bingos also Bingos
: a game of chance played with cards having numbered squares corresponding to numbers drawn at random (as by a game host or computer program) and won by covering five such squares in a row
enjoys playing bingo
often used before another noun
When I worked at the Village Nursing Home, one of my favorite responsibilities … was calling the weekly bingo games.Karen Duffy
also : a social gathering at which bingo is played
About 50% of a volunteer fire department's budget comes from fundraising activities like bingos, hall rentals and fish fries … Hallie Lauer
see also bingo card

Examples of bingo in a Sentence

Noun She plays bingo twice a week.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The dispensary is in the tribe’s massive former bingo hall at U.S. 19 and Bingo Loop Road, near Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, 46 miles west of Asheville in the Great Smoky Mountains. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024 However, as the Hyattsville man was buying some drinks at a Shell Food Mart in Adelphi, a $20 bingo scratch-off game, Bonus Bingo X20, caught his eye, Maryland Lottery officials said in a May 14 news release. Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bingo 

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Word History

Etymology

Interjection

alteration of bing (interjection suggestive of a ringing sound)

First Known Use

Interjection

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bingo was in 1903

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Cite this Entry

“Bingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

bingo

noun
bin·​go
ˈbiŋ-ˌgō
: a game in which players match numbered squares on a card with numbers called out until someone wins by matching certain squares

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