Sunday, February 14, 2010

Bingo Numbers Nicknames

Every country who loves playing Bingo had surely developed their own Bingo Number Nicknames. The nicknames depend on the location of the bingo game as much as on the caller. The most widely used and often most colorful of the bingo number nicknames are those for the single digits (numbers one through nine), the ‘twin’ or double numbers (such as 22, 33 and so on) and the multiples of ten. Here are some commonly used examples:


1. Kelly’s eye

7. David Beckham

10. Downing street

11. Legs eleven

13. Unlucky for some

21. If only I was…

22. Bishop Desmond

30. Dirty Gertie

51. I love my mum

66. All the sixes

70. Three score and ten

85. Staying alive

87. Fat lady with a crutch

88. Two fat ladies

90. Top of the shop


In many of the larger bingo halls, these bingo numbers nicknames are no longer used – so let’s hope that the nostalgia and fun associated with bingo slang isn’t lost. Still, in many betting halls around the world, callers and players alike know and use the traditional bingo nicknames.

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