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This is a list of British bingo nicknames. In the game of bingo in the United Kingdom, callers announcing the numbers have traditionally used some nicknames to refer to particular numbers if they are drawn. The nicknames are sometimes known by the rhyming phrase 'bingo lingo' and there are rhymes for each number from 1 to 90, some of which date ...
A typical bingo ticket contains 27 spaces, arranged in nine columns by three rows. Each row contains five numbers and four blank spaces. Each column contains up to three numbers, which are arranged as follows, with some variation depending on bingo companies and/or where the game is played (e.g. hall, club or online): [6] [7]
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.
A rundown of the best bingo sites in the UK, as well as information on how to play bingo and a breakdown of the latest offers and promotions
Normally, the call consists of either the number's specific nickname or a generic expression such as "five and three", followed by the number's standard English name. So if 11's nickname is "Legs Eleven", then the whole call is "Legs Eleven, eleven".
The British royal family members—from Kate Middleton to Prince William and Queen Elizabeth II—have some creative nicknames for each other. Cath, Wombat, and Cabbage: The Nicknames of the ...
The game was introduced under UK legislation as a game of multiple bingo.It was launched in June 1986. Technology became available whereby clubs were able to connect to a game control center via modem to receive a pre-selected list of numbers which were called in the same time window in each participating bingo club.
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