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bingo

/ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ noun A2
  1. 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. (uncountable) · He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.
  2. 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 (uncountable) · animal bingo (animal pictures), ABBA bingo (titles or lyrics of ABBA songs), buzzword bingo
  3. A win in such a game. (countable) · There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.
  4. A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus. (US, countable)
  5. Great, sudden, typically hard-to-predict success; the jackpot. (countable, uncountable)

Plural bingos

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