BINGO

I. interjection Etymology: alteration of bing (interjection suggestive of a ringing sound) Date: 1925 1. — used to announce an unexpected event or instantaneous result 2. — used to announce a winning position in ~ 3. — used to express endorsement of a correct assertion II. noun (plural ~s) Date: 1932 a game of chance played with cards having numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random and won by covering five such squares in a row