Learn Bingo Lingo and 90 British terms for this fun game at Gambling Teachers

Bingo Lingo

by Gayle Mitchell

Are you ready for some fun with the language? Let’s play Bingo Lingo.

Bingo Lingo & Terms
Caller: a person who calls out bingo numbers as they tumble from the holder.
Coverall or Blackout: is a winning BINGO that covers all numbers on that particular card.
Dauber: equipped with a foam tip and filled with ink for marking numbers called. Available in fun colors and shapes for players. Daubers are the only acceptable method of marking paper cards in bingo halls.
Free Space: the center square of the bingo card. This freebie is counted if required for a pattern or coverall win.
Game Board: a display board that reflects the bingo balls in play. Can also show the type of game being played currently and jackpots available.
Game Variations: Double Bingo, Triple Bingo, Coverall, Progressives and Hardway. Each has specific rules and is listed in your game program.
Hall Ball: first number drawn at the beginning of the bingo session. If this number is the winning number in any game, a progressive jackpot is won along with the usual award for that particular game.
Hardway Bingo: a win is one line without utilizing the free space.
Double Hardway Bingo requires two lines without utilizing the free space.
Jackpot: prize awarded for a particular bingo game or pattern win.
Progressive Jackpot Bingo: grows until it is won and requires a separate buy-in. These games start with 45 numbers drawn per session and go up one number per week until won. Generally, the first game played per bingo session.
Minimum Buy-In: the least dollar amount required to be eligible for prizes.
Money Ball: a number drawn before the game that doubles your winnings if bingo is called on that number.
Pattern Bingo: is a specified pattern on the bingo card. For example, the letters X, T or H.
Rainbow Pack: assorted package of paper bingo cards that are played for various prize amounts. Blue cards are the least expensive, then red, green and tan pays the top bucks.
Squares: is bingo lingo for pattern wins. Outside Square: utilizes B and O row plus top and bottom rows across. Inside Square: is a win around the free space utilizing I, N and G rows.
Validation: after a called bingo to determine players’ eligibility for the jackpot award.
Wild Number: can be played for a double bingo. This is determined by the first number out. For example, the first number is G47; therefore, all numbers ending in 7 will qualify as a wild number and should be marked.
WOB: Wild on Bingo is Bingo Lingo created by the writer to end this glossary.

The Brits offer a unique form of bingo lingo and the invented terms are a real treat for the ears. The game is played with 90 bingo balls.
The players must get five numbers in a row, column or diagonal for Bingo!
You are then required to yell ‘House’ or ‘Here’ to stop the game.
OK, mates, here we go with Brit Bingo Lingo…

1	Kelly’s Eye or at the beginning
2	Me and You or Little Boy Blue
3	Cup of Tea, Dearie Me or I’m Free
4	Knock at the Door or On the Floor
5	Man Alive or Jack’s Alive
6	Tom’s Tricks or Chopsticks
7	Lucky or God’s in Heaven
8	Garden Gate or One Fat Lady
9	Doctor’s Orders
10	Tony’s Den or Uncle Ben
11	Legs Eleven
12	One Dozen or Monkey’s Cousin
13	Unlucky for Some or Devil’s Cousin
14	Valentine’s Day
15	Young and Keen or Rugby Team
16	Sweet 16 or Never Been Kissed
17	Dancing Queen or Old Ireland
18	Coming of Age or Key of the Door
19	Goodbye Teens
20	One Score or Getting Plenty
21	Key of the Door or Royal Salute
22	Two Little Ducks or Dinky Doo
23	Thee and Me or A Duck & A Flea
24	Two Dozen
25	Duck and Dive
26	Pick and Mix or Half a Crown
27	Gateway to Heaven
28	Overweight or In a State
29	Rise and Shine or You’re Doing Fine
30	Dirty Gerty or Blind 30
31	Get Up and Run
32	Buckle my Shoe
33	Dirty Knee or All the Threes
34	Ask for More
35	Jump and Jive
36	Three Dozen
37	More than 11 or A Flea in Heaven
38	Christmas Cake
39	Steps or All the Steps
40	Naughty 40 or Two Score
41	Time for Fun or Life’s Begun
42	Whinny the Poo or Famous Street in NY
43	Down on your Knees
44	Droopy Drawers or All the Fours
45	Halfway There or Halfway House
46	Up to Tricks
47	Four and Seven
48	Four Dozen
49	P.C. or Copper
50	Half a Century or Bulls Eye
51	Tweak of the Thumb or I Love My Mum
52	Danny LaRue or Weeks in a Year
53	Stuck in the Tree
54	Clean the Floor
55	Snakes Alive or All the Fives
56	Was She Worth It?
57	Heinz Varieties
58	Make them Wait or Choo Choo Thomas
59	Brighton Line
60	Five Dozen or Three Score
61	Baker’s Bun
62	Turn on the Screw or Tickety Boo
63	Tickle Me
64	Red Raw or The Beatles Number
65	Old Age Pension
66	Clickety Click or All the Sixes
67	Made in Heaven
68	Saving Grace
69	Either Way Up or Meal for Two
70	Three Score & Ten
71	Bang on the Drum
72	Six Dozen
73	Queen B
74	Candy Store
75	Strive and Strive
76	Trombones
77	Sunset Strip
78	Heaven’s Gate
79	One More Time
80	Eight & Blank
81	Stop & Run
82	Straight on Through
83	Time for Tea
84	Seven Dozen
85	Staying Alive
86	Between the Sticks
87	Torquay in Devon
88	Two Fat Ladies
89	Nearly There
90	Top of the Shop

As a gambling writer, I recommend this low-cost form of gambling as a good bet.
In addition, the fun of playing the game and talking the Bingo Lingo is built in.

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