More Bingo Lingo

 

In this article, we are going back to the old school and giving you a list of terms used to call bingo numbers. With political correctness as it is, some of these terms are not in use any longer, but we thought it would be interesting to list them anyway – for posterity.  Incidentally, these are the terms used for the British-type 90-ball bingo, rather than the American-type 75-ball bingo.

 

A few of the terms are particularly old fashioned, such as 26 being Bed and Breakfast. This refers to the costs of traditional overnight lodging, which was 2 shillings 6 pence, or two and six.

 

80 is quite interesting,  Gandhi's Breakfast was a representation of the Ariel view of Gandhi eating breakfast, which would be empty, part of his ‘total nonviolence’ ethic used to overthrow the British government in India through passive revolution.

 

Another interesting one to note is 59 Brighton Line; this was the number bus service from London to Brighton during mid 20^th century.  

 

1 : At the Beginning / Kelly's Eye

 

2 : Me and You  / One Little Duck

 

3 : You and Me/ Cup of tea

 

4 : Knock at the Door

 

5 : Man Alive

 

6 : Tom Nix / Tom's tricks

 

7 : God's in Heaven / Lucky Seven

 

8 : Golden Gate / One Fat Lady / Garden Gate

 

9 : Doctor's Orders (During WWII doctors prescribed "Number 9" to act as a laxative)

 

10 : Tony's Den (A reference to Tony Blair living at 10 Downing Street?)

 

11 : Legs Eleven

 

12 : One Dozen

 

13 : Unlucky for Some / Bakers  Dozen

 

14 : Valentine’s Day

 

15 : Rugby Team  / Young and keen

 

16 : She's Lovely  / Sweet Sixteen

 

17 : Dancing Queen / Often been Kissed

 

18 : Coming of Age

 

19 : Goodbye Teens

 

20 : One Score

 

21 : Key of the Door

 

22 : All the Twos / Two Little Ducks (because 2 looks a bit like a duck)

 

23 : Thee and Me / The Lord is my Shepherd

 

24 : Two dozen

 

25 : Duck and Dive

 

26 : Pick and Mix/ Bed and Breakfast / Half a crown

 

27 : Duck with a Crutch/ Gateway to Heaven

 

28 : In a State/  Over Weight

 

29 : You're doing Fine/ Rise and Shine

 

30 : Burlington Bertie / Flirty thirty / Speed Limit / Dirty Gertie / Blind 30

 

31 : Get up and Run

 

32 : Buckle my Shoe (One of our favourites, but no reason for being so)

 

33 : All the Threes / Dirty Knees / All the Feathers / Two Little Fleas  

 

34 : Ask for More

 

35 : Jump and Jive

 

36 : Three Dozen

 

37 : More than Eleven  / A Flea in Heaven

 

38 : Christmas Cake

 

39 : Those Famous Steps / Steps

 

40 : Naughty Forty

 

41 : Time for Fun

 

42 : Winnie the Pooh/  Street in Manhattan

 

43 : Down on your Knees

 

44 : All the Fours / Droopy Drawers

 

45 : Halfway House / Halfway There

 

46 : Up to Tricks

 

47 : Four and Seven

 

48 : Four Dozen

 

49 : P.C. / Nick Nick / Copper

 

50 : Blind 50 / Half a Century/ Bulls Eye

 

51 : Tweak of the Thumb

 

52 : Weeks in a Year / Danny La Rue

 

53 : Stuck in the Tree

 

54 : Clean the Floor

 

55 : All the Fives  / Snakes Alive

 

56 : Was she worth it?

 

57 : Heinz Varieties

 

58 : Make them Wait  

 

59 : Brighton Line

 

60 : Five Dozen / Blind 60 / Three Score

 

61 : Bakers Bun

 

62 : Tickety Boo /  Turn on the Screw

 

63 : Tickle Me

 

64 : The Beatles Number / Red Raw

 

65 : Old Age Pension

 

66 : All the Sixes  / Clickety Click

 

67 : Argumentative Number / Made in Heaven

 

68 : Saving Grace

 

69 : Either Way Up / Meal for Two / Your Place or Mine / The Same Both Ways

 

70 : Blind 70/ Three Score and Ten

 

71 : Bang on the Drum

 

72 : Six Dozen / Par for the Course / A Crutch and a Duck

 

73 : Queen B/ Crutch and a flea

 

74 : Candy Store

 

75 : Strive and Strive

 

76 : Was She Worth It/  Trombones

 

77 : Sunset Strip / Two Little Crutches / All the Sevens

 

78 : Heaven’s Gate

 

79 : One More Time

 

80 : Eight and Blank/Blind

 

80: Gandhi's Breakfast

 

81 : Stop and Run

 

82 : Fat lady with a Duck/ Straight on Through

 

83 : Time for Tea / Ethel's Ear

 

84 : Seven Dozen

 

85 : Staying Alive

 

86 : Between the Sticks

 

87 : Fat lady with a Crutch/ Torquay in Devon

 

88 : Two fat ladies / All the Eights

 

89 : All but One/  Nearly there

 

90 : Top of the Shop / End of the Line / Blind 90 / Top of the House

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