During the Second World War, a ‘Number 9’ was a laxative given to you by an army medic!
Other funny, rude bingo calls for 1’ include ‘at the beginning’, buttered scone’, ‘Little Jimmy’ and ‘Nelson’s Column’! Number 1 - Kelly’s Eye: you won't ‘get’ this one, unless you're in the bingo call club: The ‘Eye’ is that of Ned Kelly, the Australian outlaw, who had only one eye.The number ‘66’ sounds kind of like two clicks when you say it out loud.doesn’t it? Number 66 - Clickety Click: This one’s a funny bingo call for the punnists and linguists among you.Number 13 - Unlucky For Some: Just as ‘7’ is seen as a number bringing good luck, most cultures view the number 13 as bringing nothing but bad.for some people at least.Number 7 - Lucky Seven: this one’s an easier bingo call to understand: the number ‘7’ is believed to be lucky across cultures and belief systems.‘Garden Gate ’ is a funny bingo call for number 8, and is cockney rhyming slang (as it rhymes).
Number 8 - Garden Gate: as we mentioned above, some bingo calls can change according to the people you're playing with.Number 88 - Two Fat ladies: just like with the bingo call above, ‘Two Fat Ladies’ needs you to look at the number 88.and realize that it kind of does look like two fat(ish) ladies standing next to one another!.Number 11 - Legs Eleven: this is one of those funny bingo calls that you need to think about for it to make sense: the number ‘11’ looks like a pair of rather shapely legs.hence the funny bingo saying ‘legs eleven’.To non-bingo players, funny bingo calls can sound (at best) confusing and (at worst) completely bizarre.īut, behind some of the weirder bingo calls are cute, funny and interesting stories that explain how each bingo saying got to be where it is today. The 10 Most Well-Known (and Loved) Bingo Sayings
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Here’s the full bingo calls list in the UK: Numberĭirty Knee - All the Threes - Fish, Chips and PeasĮight and Blank - Older callers might use 'Gandhi's Breakfast' -"Ate Nothing"! That means you'll hear all kinds of funny bingo sayings, referring to ‘little ducks’, ‘cups of tea’ and ‘men alive’ - and although it might sound strange or confusing at first, these bingo calls will become second nature to you while playing!īingo Call Numbers - The Complete List of Bingo Numbers and SayingsĪlthough over the years, some bingo calls have grown and changed according to the people playing or to current pop culture, most of the bingo names and bingo sayings have some standard and recognized names! They make the entire game more fun and engaging!
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Names, nicknames or rhymes the bingo callers have for the numbers 1 thru 90 when calling the bingo numbers out in a game of bingo.īingo number 6 is called Tom’s tricks or Tom Nix because they rhyme and bingo number 57 is called Heinz varieties or all the beans (Heinz 57 varieties of canned beans).Ĭlick for information on how to play, history, lingo/chat terms, terminology, card layout and bingo patterns.Bingo calls are a range of funny little bingo names for the numbers in play - kind of like slang words, puns, cheeky little nicknames and even cockney rhyming slang. Increase your bingo knowledge with Casino Cash Journey's bingo call names reference guide. Looking for what a specific bingo number is called? Some numbers have more than one nickname.