BINGO


Meaning of BINGO in English

/ ˈbɪŋgəʊ; NAmE -goʊ/ noun , exclamation

■ noun

[ U ] a game in which each player has a card with numbers on. Numbers are called out in no particular order and the first player whose numbers are all called out, or who has a line of numbers called out, wins a prize :

to play bingo

a bingo hall

■ exclamation

used to express pleasure and/or surprise because you have found sth that you were looking for, or done sth that you were trying to do :

The computer program searches, and bingo! We've got a match.

For more information see the Cultural Guide

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s (as an interjection): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.