Bingo Lingo
Ever hear a bingo caller blurt out something like “2 fat ladies” or “halfway there” and wondered just what the caller was talking about? If you are new to the world of bingo many of these terms are confusing, especially to a novice. Here is a list of terms used by callers to refer to specific numbers and we hope this helps when you play your next bingo game!
1 Translation: Kelly’s Eye or On it’s Own
5 Translation: Man Alive
7 Translation: Lucky for Some
8 Translation: The Garden Gate or One Fat Lady
9 Translation: Doctor’s Orders or Revolution Number
10 Translation: PM’s Den
11 Translation: Legs, Chicken Legs or Legs Eleven
13 Translation: Lucky for Some or Unlucky for Some
16 Translation: Sweet Sixteen
21 Translation: Key of the Door
22 Translation: Two Little Ducks
23 Translation: Thee and Me
24 Translation: Two Dozen
30 Translation: Dirty Gertie or Dirty Bertie
37 Translation: More Than Eleven
44 Translation: Droopy Drawers or also All the Fours
45 Translation: Halfway There
50 Translation: Bulls Eye or Blind 50
51 Translation: Tweak of the Thumb
55 Translation: Snakes Alive or All the Fives
57 Translation: Heinz Varieties or Heinz 57
59 Translation: Brighton Line (particular to the U.K.)
64 Translation: Red Raw
66 Translation: Clickety-Click
69 Translation: Naughty
71 Translation: Bang on the Drum
76 Translation: Trombones or (in the U.K) –Was she worth it?
79 Translation: One More Time
81 Translation: Stop and Run
86 Translation: Between the Sticks
88 Translation: Two Fat Ladies
90 Translation: Top of the Shop
