bingo

1. (uncountable)A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

   He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.

   Bingo

   би́нгоbíngo

   бі́нґоbíngo

2. (uncountable)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

   animal bingo (animal pictures), ABBA bingo (titles or lyrics of ABBA songs), buzzword bingo

3. (countable)A win in such a game.

   There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.

4. (US, countable)A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.

5. (countable, uncountable)Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot.

6. (obsolete, slang, uncountable)Brandy.

1. In the evenings, we played bingo.

   ruПо вечерам мы играли в лото.

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2. Among other things, the grandmothers play bingo.

   ruСреди прочего бабушки играют в лото.

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3. My aunt goes to bingo every Sunday.

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4. People are making bingos about everything, whether it’s a university, zodiac sign or ethnicity.

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5. Bingo is something that grandmothers play.

   ruСреди прочего бабушки играют в лото.

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