Definition of "bingo"
- noun
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.
A win in such a game.
A play where all seven letter tiles are played.
- interjection
Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall.
Similarly, used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!".
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