Definition of "bingo" in Anglais

noun

1. (uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

   • He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.

2. (uncountable) A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance:

   • animal bingo (animal pictures), ABBA bingo (titles or lyrics of ABBA songs), buzzword bingo

3. (countable) A win in such a game.

   • There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.

4. (countable, Scrabble, US) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.

5. Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot.

interjection

1. Used by players of bingo to claim a win.

2. (informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.

3. (informal) Used to enthusiastically confirm or validate another speaker's point.

adjective

1. (US, aviation slang, chiefly military, primarily of fuel) Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)

verb

1. (intransitive) To play the game of bingo.

2. (intransitive) To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.

3. (intransitive) To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.

4. (intransitive, US, aviation slang, chiefly military) To return to base.

noun

1. (slang, obsolete) Brandy.