Bingo Terminology and Expressions Explained

BINGO Updated on: 6 September 2018

Bingo has a deep history and culture behind it. That’s why bingo lingo has grown considerably over time, and why anybody who wants to be considered an aficionado of this game needs to know these bingo terms and descriptions. Here are some bingo terms you need to know.

1. Bingo Terminology

No. 1

– Kelly’s eye

– Buttered scone

- At the beginning

- Little Jimmy

-Nelson’s Column

– B1 baby of Bingo

No. 2

– One little duck

- Doctor Who

– Me and you

– Buckle my shoe

- Little boy blue

No. 3

– Cup of tea

– Dearie me

- I’m free

– Debbie McGee

- You and me

- Goodness me

- Monkey on the tree
– One little flea

No. 4

– Knock at the door

- The one next door

– On the floor

- B4

– Bobby Moore

No. 5

– Man alive

- One little snake

- Jack’s alive

No. 6

– Tom’s tricks

– Tom Mix

- Chopping sticks

- Chopsticks

No. 7

– Lucky

– Lucky seven

– God’s in Heaven

- David Beckham

– One little crutch

No. 8

– Garden gate

- Golden Gate

- At the gate

- Harry Tate

– Gareth Gates

– One fat lady

– Sexy Kate

No. 9

– Doctor’s orders

No. 10

– Tony’s Den

- Gordon’s Den

- Downing Street

– Cock and hen

– Uncle Ben

No. 11

– Legs eleven

- Legs, they’re lovely

– Kelly’s legs
- Chicken legs

– Skinny legs

No. 12

– One dozen

– One and two
– a dozen

– Monkey’s cousin

– One doz’ if one can

No. 13

– Unlucky for some

- Devil’s number

- Baker’s dozen

No. 14

– Valentines Day

No. 15

– Young and keen

- Stroppy teen

– Rugby team

No. 16

– Sweet sixteen

- She’s lovely

- Never been kissed

No. 17

– Dancing queen

– Often been kissed

– Old Ireland

- The age to catch ’em

– Posh and Becks

No. 18

– Coming of age

– Key of the Door

– Now you can vote

No. 19

– Goodbye teens

No. 20

– One score

– Getting plenty

– Blind

No. 21

– Key of the door

- If only I was…

- Just my age

– Royal salute

No. 22

– Two little ducks

- Ducks on a pond

- Dinky doo
- Quack quack

- Bishop Desmond

- Put your 22’s on

No. 23

– Thee and me

- A duck and a flea

– The Lord’s my shepherd

No. 24

– Two dozen

– Did you score?

- Pompey whore

- Do you want some more?

No. 25

– Duck and dive

No. 26
– Pick and mix

– Bed and breakfast

– Half a crown

No. 27

– Gateway to Heaven

– Little duck with a crutch

No. 28

– Overweight

– In a state

– Duck and it’s mate

– The old brags

No. 29

– Rise and shine

– You’re doing fine

– In your prime

No. 30

– Dirty Gertie

- Burlington Bertie

- Speed limit

– Blind 30

– Flirty thirty

– Ali G

No. 31

– Get up and run

No. 32

– Buckle my shoe

– Jimmy Choo

No. 33

– Dirty Knee(s)

– All the feathers

- All the threes

- Gertie Lee

- Two little fleas

No. 34

– Ask for more

– Dirty whore

No. 35

– Jump and jive

No. 36

– Three dozen

No. 37

– More than eleven

– A flea in heaven

No. 38

– Christmas cake

No. 39

– Steps

- Those famous steps

- All the steps

– Jack Benny

No. 40

– Naughty Forty

– Two score

– Life begins at
– Blind 40

No. 41

– Time for fun

– Life’s begun

No. 42

– Winnie the Pooh

– That famous street in Manhattan

No. 43

– Down on your knees

No. 44

– Droopy drawers

- All the fours

- Aldershot ladies

– Diana Dors

– Open two doors

No. 45

– Halfway there

– Halfway House

- Cowboy’s friend

No. 46

– Up to tricks

No. 47

– Four and seven

No. 48

– Four dozen

No. 49

– P.C. (Police Constable)

- Copper

– Nick nick

- Rise and shine

No. 50

– Half a century

– Bull’s eye

- Bung hole

- Blind 50

– Hawaii five o
– Snow White’s number

No. 51

– Tweak of the Thumb

– I love my Mum

- The Highland Division

No. 52

– Danny La Rue

- Chicken Vindaloo

- Pack ‘o Cards

- Weeks in a Year

- The Lowland Division

No. 53

– Stuck in the Tree

- The Joker

– Feng Shui

- The Welsh Division

No. 54

– Clean the Floor

- House of Bamboo

No. 55

– Snakes Alive

- All the Fives

– Give us Fives
– Bunch of Fives

– Double nickels

No. 56

– Was she worth it?

No. 57

– Heinz Varieties

– All the Beans

No. 58

– Make them Wait

- Choo Choo Thomas

No. 59

– Brighton Line

No. 60

– Five Dozen

– Three Score

- Blind 60

No. 61

– Baker’s Bun

No. 62

– Turn on the Screw

– Tickety boo

No. 63

– Tickle Me

No. 64

– Red Raw

– The Beatles Number

No. 65

– Old Age Pension

– Stop work

No. 66

– Clickety Click

– All the Sixes

No. 67

– Made in Heaven

– Argumentative Number

No. 68

– Saving Grace

No. 69

– Either Way Up

- The same both ways

- Your place or mine?

- Any way up

– Any way round

- The French Connection

– Yum Yum

– A meal for two

No. 70

– Three Score & Ten

- Blind 70

No. 71

– Bang on the Drum

– J-Lo’s Bum

No. 72

– Six Dozen

- A Crutch and a Duck
– Par for the course

No. 73

– Queen B
– Under the Tree

- Camomile Tea

- Crutch and a Flea

No. 74

– Candy Store

– Grandmamma of Bingo

No. 75

– Strive & Strive

– Big Daddy

- On the Skive

– Granddaddy of Bingo

No. 76

– Trombones

– Seven ‘n’ Six
– Was she worth it?

No. 77

– Sunset Strip

– All the Sevens

- The double Hockey Stick

- Umbrella’s

- Two little Crutches

No. 78

– Heaven’s Gate

No. 79

– One More Time

No. 80

– Eight & Blank

- Four Score

– Gandhi’s Breakfast

- Blind 80

– There you go Matey

No. 81

– Stop & Run

– Fat lady and a little wee

No. 82

– Straight On Through

- Fat Lady with a Duck

No. 83

– Time for Tea

– Fat Lady with a Flea

- Ethel’s Ear

No. 84

– Seven Dozen

No. 85

– Staying Alive

No. 86

– Between the Sticks

No. 87

– Torquay in Devon

– Fat lady with a Crutch

– Fat lady with a Cane

No. 88

– Two Fat Ladies

- Wobbly wobbly

- All the Eights

No. 89

– Nearly There

- All but one

No. 90

– Top of the Shop

– Top of the House

– Blind 90

– As far as we go

– End of the Line

Other Popular Bingo Terms

Blower – The device used to blow air into the bingo balls in a physical casino to make them move randomly

Dauber – The highlighter used to mark off the bingo numbers as they are called out

Blackout/Full House – Where every number on the board is covered

To Sum Up…

And that’s the list of the most common expressions using in bingo. As you can see, each number has at least one reference term, while others have a few of them. Going through this list every other time can help you understand what your fellow bingo players mean when they use various terms as they discuss the game.

Other than these bingo terms, there are also strategies to learn about, as well as the history of this game. I have explored all these subjects right here on Gamble711; so, have a look at them as well.