If you are not used to it, playing bingo in casinos, halls and churches can be a bit confusing. This is because bingo has its own lingo, although if you play online you can usually find a definition of some of the slang that is used in the rooms. As many of the casinos offer bingo prizes over a million pounds it might be well worth your while to learn some of the common phrases and terms that are used so you don’t miss a trick!
The use of slang is sometimes used, especially in casinos to make the bingo game a little more interesting. Here is a run down of the traditional nicknames for common numbers:
Number Slang Expression
1- Kelly's Eye or On it's Own
5 - Man Alive
7 - Lucky for Some
8 - One Fat Lady / The Garden Gate
9 - Doctor's Orders or Revolution Number
10 - PM's Den
11 - Legs, Chicken Legs or Legs Eleven
13 - Unlucky for Some or Lucky for Some
16 - Sweet Sixteen
21 - Key of the Door
22 - Two Little Ducks
23 - Thee and Me
24 - Two Dozen
30 - Dirty Gertie or Dirty Bertie
37 - More Than Eleven
44 - Droopy Drawers or also All the Fours
45 - Halfway There
50 - Bulls Eye or Blind 50
51 - Tweak of the Thumb
55 - Snakes Alive or All the Fives
57 - Heinz Varieties or Heinz 57
59 - Brighton Line
64 - Red Raw
66 - Clickety-Click
69 - Naughty
71 - Bang on the Drum
76 - Was she worth it? Also called out as Trombones
79 - One More Time
81 - Stop and Run
86 - Between the Sticks
88 - Two Fat Ladies
90 - Top of the Shop
As you can see some of these nicknames are quite colorful and many of them have a little twist or joke to them. Most of them rhyme which can help you remember what number goes with what. Most online casino games of Bingo in the will also supply you with a graphic or an audible that tells you what the number really is. Play is a little more risky in a real casino in the where it just may be assumed that you know what “Two Little Ducks” or “Trombones” means.
In addition there is some slang common to both casinos on both continents that have to do with the play of the game and the layout of the room. Here is a shortlist of some of the more common terms you will here.
Early Bird - game of bingo that precedes the main game.
Eyes Down – the game is about to begin.
Flyer - a paper bingo ticket with only one bingo game on it.
Front of House - the desk at the front door.
Early Bird - game of bingo preceding the main bingo books.
Market Bingo –a game where you play for goods or vouchers
