bingo UK /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/US /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/noun 6verb 4exclamation 3adjective 1forms 3 noun6 •a game of luck where someone calls out numbers and players try to be first to fill a row on their cardHe plays bingo with his family on Saturdays. •A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance •A win in such a game.There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money. •Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot. •(US) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus. •(slang, no longer used) Brandy. verb4 •To play the game of bingo. •To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.With IN on the board, he bingoed with OPERATING for 74 points, while Ann added the CO in front of it for 30 points. — 2009 •To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game. •(US, slang) To return to base. exclamation3 •Used by players of bingo to claim a win. •(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.‘Some big, hard-boiled egg meets up with a pretty face, and bingo! He cracks up and melts.’ — 1932 •(informal) Used to enthusiastically confirm or validate another speaker's point. adjective1 •(slang) Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)The first pilot to get down to this bingo fuel state would call, “Banjo 4, bingo fuel,” or whatever. — 2012 formsbingoed · bingoing · bingos