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Synonyms for bingo

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bing-goh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪŋ goʊ

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Définition of bingo

Origin :
  • lotto-like game of chance, 1936; many theories about its origin, none satisfying; the most likely is bingo! as an exclamation of sudden realization or surprise (attested from 1923). Uncertain connection to the slang word for "brandy" (1690s); attested as "liquor" in American English, 1861. Thomas Chandler Haliburton ("Sam Slick") in "The Americans at Home" (1854) recounts a story of a drinking game in which the children's song about the farmer's dog was sung and when it came time to spell out the name, every participant had to take a letter in turn, and anyone who missed or flubbed had to drink.
  • As in game of chance : noun game depending on luck
Example sentences :
  • When Asbury was gone, Mr. Bingo lay back in his chair and laughed.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • Bingo, true to his promise, was ever at his side ready to serve him.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • "Well, we're glad to see you back, Asbury," said Bingo patronisingly.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • My idea was to learn the bingo in advance, so as to be ready for it.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • "You told me not to maunder just now," says Bingo, with ponderous sarcasm.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • I said hurriedly, "Yes, yes; that's the dog I want; that—that's Bingo!"
  • Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: London » by Various
  • However, after we had decided to call him Bingo, a difficulty arose.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 » by Various
  • On the female side the same animal is Bingo's great-grandfather.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 » by Various
  • Curiosity concerning a barrel of coal-tar led to Bingo's undoing.
  • Extract from : « A Lively Bit of the Front » by Percy F. Westerman
  • "Now, Bill, out with the bingo," said the man in the gabardine to his companion.
  • Extract from : « The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 » by George W. M. Reynolds
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