Bingo Dictionary: Lingo and Calls

Complete List of Bingo Calls: 1-90

1 – Kelly’s eye	31 – Get up and run	61 – Baker’s bun
2 – One little duck	32 – Buckle my shoe	62 – Turn the screw/ Tickety-boo
3 – Cup of tea	33 – Dirty knee/All the Threes/ Fish, chips & peas	63 – Tickle Me 63
4 – Knock at the door	34 – Ask for more	64 – Redraw
5 – Man alive	35 – Jump and jive	65 – Old age pension
6 – Tom mix / Half a dozen	36 – Three dozen	66 – Clickety click
7 – Lucky seven	37 – More than eleven	67 – Stairway to heaven
8 – Garden gate	38 – Christmas cake	68 – Saving Grace
9 – Doctor’s orders	39 – 39 steps	69 – Favourite of mine
10 – (PM’s name) den	40 – Life begins	70 – Three scores and ten
11 – Legs eleven	41 – Time for fun	71 – Bang on the drum
12 – One dozen	42 – Winnie the Pooh	72 – Six dozen
13 – Unlucky for some	43 – Down on your knees	73 – Queen Bee
14 – Valentine’s Day	44 – Droopy drawers	74 – Hit the floor
15 – Young and keen	45 – Halfway there	75 – Strive and strive
16 – Sweet 16 & Never Been Kissed	46 – Up to tricks	76 – Trombones
17 – Dancing Queen	47 – Four and seven	77 – Sunset strip
18 – Coming of age	48 – Four dozen	78 – 39 more steps
19 – Goodbye teens	49 – PC	79 – One more time
20 – One score	50 – Half a century	80 – Eight and blank
21 – Royal salute/Key to the door	51 – Tweak of the thumb	81 – Stop and sun
22 – Two little ducks	52 – Danny La Rue	82 – Straight on through
23 – Thee and me	53 – Here come Herbie/Stuck in a tree	83 – Time for tea
24 – Two dozen	54 – Clean the floor	84 – Seven dozen
25 – Duck and dive	55 – Snakes alive	85 – Staying alive
26 – Pick and mix	56 – Shotts bus	86 – Between the sticks
27 – Gateway to heaven	57 – Heinz varieties	87 – Torquay in Devon
28 – In a state/Overweight	58 – Make them wait	88 – Two fat ladies
29 – Rise and shine	59 – Brighton line	89  Nearly there
30 – Dirty Gertie	60 – Five dozen	90 – Top of the shop

Other Bingo Dictionary Sayings and Terms

The different types of bingo calls aren’t the only lingo related to bingo that players should learn. There are also various sayings related to bingo gameplay; we have listed these below to help new bingo bettors.

Money Ball: This is a number pulled at the start of the game, which will double a player’s winnings if bingo is reached on that number.

Daubers/Dabbers: These are the pens used to mark off the numbers on your bingo ticket. They are similar to highlighter pens, but rather than a pointed tip they have a large round end covering the whole number in one motion.

Call/Caller: Relatively self-explanatory – when a ball is drawn, the caller will ‘call’ out the number for players to mark off.

Patterns: These are the shapes, symbols, or letters players are required to mark off on their card(s).

Admission Packet: This is the minimum number of cards that must be purchased to play a game (bingo halls only).

Blackout / Full House: In this game, a player must daub out all of the numbers on their bingo card to win.

Jackpot: These are large prizes given to the first player to complete a difficult pattern within a specified number of balls.

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