bingo

bin-go · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A game of chance in which players mark off numbers on cards as they are drawn randomly.

  2. 2.

    A call made by a player who completes a winning pattern in the game.

  3. 3.

    [informal]An exclamation expressing success or satisfaction at finding something.

Related words

See also: game, lottery
Synonyms: lotto

Etymology

American English, of uncertain origin. First attested in the 1920s; possibly derived from "beano," a similar game, or an exclamation of triumph.