bingo
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bingo/ˈbɪŋɡəʊ/
▶noun a game in which players mark off randomly called numbers on printed cards, the winner being the first to mark off all their numbers. ▶exclamation
- 1 a call by someone who wins a game of bingo.
- 2 expressing satisfaction at a sudden positive event or outcome.
– origin 1920s (as an interjection): of unknown origin.
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