Bingo Lingo
When Playing Bingo, whether your in a Bingo Hall or playing Online Bingo Sites at 888 ladies, there's a certain 'Lingo' you will hear being used. Here, we explain common names, phrases and frequently used words that you should know when playing Bingo. It seems a lot but don't worry, you'll soon get the hang of it!
Bingo Number Phrases:
- Kelly's eye / at the beginning
- One little duck
- You and me / Cup of tea / One Little Flea
- Knock at the door
- Man alive
- Chopsticks / Tom's tricks
- Lucky seven
- One Fat Lady
- Doctor's orders
- Tony's Den
- Legs eleven
- One dozen, one and two - a dozen, Monkey's cousin (rhymes with "a dozen")
- Unlucky for some, Devil's number, Bakers dozen
- Valentines day
- Rugby team, Young and keen
- Sweet sixteen / She's lovely / Never been kissed
- Often been kissed / The age to catch 'em / Dancing Queen
- Key of the door / Coming of age
- Goodbye teens
- Getting plenty / Blind 20
- Key of the door
- Two little ducks / All the twos
- Thee and me / The Lord is my Shepherd
- Two dozen
- Duck and dive
- Bed and breakfast / Half a crown / Pick and mix
- Little duck with a crutch / Gateway to heaven
- In a state / Over weight
- You're doing fine
- Dirty Gertie
- Get up and run
- Buckle my Shoe
- Dirty knees / All the threes
- Ask for more
- Jump and jive
- Three dozen
- A flea in heaven
- Christmas cake
- Those famous steps
- Naughty Forty
- Time for fun
- That famous street in Manhattan
- Down on your knees
- Droopy drawers / All the fours
- Halfway house / Halfway there
- Up to tricks
- Four and seven
- Four dozen
- PC (Police Constable) / Copper / Nick nick
- Bulls eye
- Tweak of the thumb
- Weeks in a year
- Stuck in the tree
- Clean the floor
- Snakes alive / All the fives
- Was she worth it?
- Heinz varieties
- Make them wait / Choo choo Thomas
- Brighton line
- Three score / Blind 60 / Five dozen
- Bakers bun
- Tickety boo
- Tickle me
- Red raw
- Old age pension
- Clickety click / All the sixes
- Argumentative number/ Made in heaven /
- Saving grace
- The same both ways / your place or mine / Either way up / Meal for two
- Three score and ten / Blind 70
- Bang on the drum
- A crutch and a duck
- Crutch and a flea
- Candy store
- Strive and strive
- Trombones
- Sunset strip / All the sevens / Two little crutches
- Heavens gate
- One more time
- Gandhi's breakfast
- Fat lady and a little wee
- Fat lady with a duck
- Fat lady with a flea / Time for tea
- Seven dozen
- Staying alive
- Between the sticks
- Fat lady with a crutch
- Two fat ladies
- Nearly there / All but one
- Blind 90 / End of the line
That may seem like a lot to remember but you will soon get the hang of it. Whilst you play online bingo, not only will you hear numbers but you can join in Bingo chat, kind of like Instant messenger, and you will also find a lot of new phrases, chat or bingo linog or othrwise so it's always nice to get involved with the social side of online bingo.