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A bingo call<\/strong> is an announcement that a Bingo caller makes when picking a number at random. To avoid confusion between similar-sounding numbers (like 13 and 30), a bingo announcer will announce the number's nickname along with the number itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who are new to bingo halls and live online bingo<\/a>, these nicknames may sound odd. However, these bingo call nicknames<\/strong> all have a reasonable explanation<\/a>, either because they rhyme with the number or because it is a cultural reference.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Number<\/th>Nickname<\/th>Explanation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Kelly's eye<\/td>The pun is military slang; possibly a reference to Ned Kelly, from Ned Kelly's helmet, the eye slot resembling the number 1. Also after the Valiant comic strip \"Kelly's Eye\" where the eponymous Kelly possessed a magic amulet.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>One little duck.<\/td>From the resemblance of the number 2 to a duck; see also \"22\". Response is a single \"quack.\"<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Cup of tea<\/td>Rhyming with \"three\".<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Knock at the door<\/td>Rhyming with \"four\".<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Man alive<\/td>Rhyming with \"five\".<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Half a dozen<\/td>A common phrase meaning six units (see \"12\" below).<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Tom Mix<\/td>Cockney rhyming slang for number 6.<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Lucky <\/td>7 is considered a lucky number in some cultures.<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Garden gate<\/td>Rhyming with \"eight\".<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Brighton line<\/td>A reference to the British railway line running from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton.<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Doctor's orders<\/td>Number 9 was a laxative pill given out by army doctors in WWII.<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>(Current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) Boris's den.<\/td>The name refers to 10 Downing Street the home of the UK Prime Minister.<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Legs eleven<\/td>A reference to the shape of the number resembling a pair of legs, often chicken legs specifically. The players often wolf whistle in response.<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>One dozen<\/td>A reference to there being 12 units in one dozen.<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Unlucky for some<\/td>A reference to 13 being an unlucky number.<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Valentine's Day<\/td>A reference to 14 February being St. Valentine's Day.<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Young and keen<\/td>Rhyming with \"fifteen\".<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Never been kissed<\/td>After the song Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed.<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Sweet 16<\/td>Refers to the US and Canadian celebrations of a Sweet sixteen birthday.<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Dancing Queen<\/td>ABBA's song Dancing Queen has the number mentioned in the lyrics.<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Coming of age<\/td>Eighteen is the age of majority in the UK.<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Goodbye teens<\/td>Nineteen is the age after which people stop being teenagers.<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>One score<\/td>A reference to there being 20 units in one score.<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Key of the door<\/td>The traditional age of majority.<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Royal salute<\/td>Named after the traditional 21-gun salute.<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Two little ducks<\/td>The numeral 22 resembles the profile of two ducks. Response is often \"quack, quack, quack\".<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>The Lord is My Shepherd<\/td>The first words of Psalm 23 of the Old Testament.<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Thee and me<\/td>Rhyming with \"(twenty) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Two dozen<\/td>12 \u00d7 2 = 24. Refer to 12 above.<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>Duck and dive<\/td>Rhyming with \"(twenty) five\", and is made up of a \"2\" - resembles a duck, and a \"5\" - resembles an upside-down \"2\".<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>Half a crown<\/td>Pre-decimalised currency in the UK. (See half crown). A half crown is equivalent to 2 shillings sixpence, written 2\/6.<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>Pick and mix<\/td>Rhyming with \"(twenty) six\".<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>Duck and a crutch.<\/td>The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch.<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>Gateway to Heaven<\/td>Rhyming with \"(twenty) seven\"<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>In a state.<\/td>\"Two and eight\" is rhyming slang for \"state\".<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>Overweight<\/td>Rhyming with \"(twenty) eight\".<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>Rise and shine<\/td>Rhyming with \"(twenty) nine\".<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Dirty Gertie<\/td>Common rhyme derived from the given name Gertrude, used as a nickname for the statue La Delivrance installed in North London in 1927. The usage was reinforced by Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, a bawdy song sung by Allied soldiers in North Africa during the Second World War.<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>Get up and run<\/td>Rhyming with \"(thirty) one\".<\/td><\/tr>
32<\/td>Buckle my shoe<\/td>Rhyming with \"(thirty) two\".<\/td><\/tr>
33<\/td>Dirty knee<\/td>Rhyming with \"(thirty) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
34<\/td>Ask for more<\/td>Rhyming with \"(thirty) four\".<\/td><\/tr>
35<\/td>Jump and jive<\/td>A dance step.<\/td><\/tr>
36<\/td>Three dozen<\/td>3 \u00d7 12 = 36. Refer to 12 above<\/td><\/tr>
37<\/td>More than 11<\/td>Rhyming with \"(thirty) seven\".<\/td><\/tr>
38<\/td>Christmas cake<\/td>Cockney rhyming slang.<\/td><\/tr>
39<\/td>Steps<\/td>From the 39 Steps<\/td><\/tr>
40<\/td>Life begins<\/td>Refers to the proverb 'life begins at forty'.<\/td><\/tr>
40<\/td>Naughty 40<\/td>Possibly in reference to the Naughty Forty.<\/td><\/tr>
41<\/td>Time for fun<\/td>Rhymes<\/td><\/tr>
42<\/td>Winnie the Pooh<\/td>Rhyming with \"(forty) two\" and in reference to Winnie-the-Pooh, a beloved UK children's book character.<\/td><\/tr>
43<\/td>Down on your knees<\/td>This was a phrase that was made popular during wartime by soldiers.<\/td><\/tr>
44<\/td>Droopy drawers<\/td>Rhyme that refers to sagging trousers.[citation needed]<\/td><\/tr>
45<\/td>Halfway there<\/td>Being halfway towards 90.<\/td><\/tr>
46<\/td>Up to tricks<\/td>Rhyming with \"(forty) six\".<\/td><\/tr>
47<\/td>Four and seven<\/td>Refers to the two numbers that make up 47, that being 4 and 7.<\/td><\/tr>
48<\/td>Four dozen<\/td>4 \u00d7 12 = 48. Refer to 12 above.<\/td><\/tr>
49<\/td>PC<\/td>Refers to the BBC Radio series \"The Adventures of PC 49\". Usual response is \"Evening all\".<\/td><\/tr>
50<\/td>It's a bullseye!<\/td>Referring to the darts score.<\/td><\/tr>
50<\/td>5 - 0, 5 - 0, it's off to work we go<\/td>Referring to Snow White.<\/td><\/tr>
50<\/td>Half a century<\/td>Referring to 50 being half of 100.<\/td><\/tr>
51<\/td>Tweak of the thumb<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) one\".<\/td><\/tr>
52<\/td>Danny La Rue<\/td>A reference to drag entertainer Danny La Rue. Also used for other numbers ending in '2' (see '72' below).<\/td><\/tr>
52<\/td>Chicken vindaloo<\/td>Introduced by Butlins in 2003.<\/td><\/tr>
52<\/td>Deck of cards<\/td>Number of cards in a deck.<\/td><\/tr>
53<\/td>Here comes Herbie!<\/td>53 is the racing number of Herbie the VW Beetle. Players may reply \"beep beep!\"<\/td><\/tr>
53<\/td>Stuck in the tree<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
54<\/td>Man at the door<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) four\".<\/td><\/tr>
54<\/td>Clean the floor<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) four\".<\/td><\/tr>
55<\/td>All the fives<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) five\".<\/td><\/tr>
55<\/td>Snakes alive<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) five\".<\/td><\/tr>
56<\/td>Shotts bus<\/td>Refers to the former number of the bus from Glasgow to Shotts.<\/td><\/tr>
56<\/td>Was she worth it?<\/td>This refers to the pre-decimal price of a marriage licence in Britain, 5\/6<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span>. The players shout back \"Every Penny!\"<\/td><\/tr>
57<\/td>Heinz varieties<\/td>Refers to \"Heinz 57\", the \"57 Varieties\" slogan of the H. J. Heinz Company.<\/td><\/tr>
58<\/td>Make them wait<\/td>Rhyming with \"(fifty) eight\". Here the announcer would pause, making the audience wait.<\/td><\/tr>
59<\/td>Brighton line<\/td>Quote from The Importance of Being Earnest referencing trains 59 in turn references the number 59 bus running between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea.<\/td><\/tr>
60<\/td>Grandma's getting frisky<\/td>Rhyming with \"sixty\".<\/td><\/tr>
60<\/td>Five dozen<\/td>5 \u00d7 12 = 60. Refer to 12 above.<\/td><\/tr>
61<\/td>Bakers bun<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) one\".<\/td><\/tr>
62<\/td>Tickety-boo<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) two\".<\/td><\/tr>
62<\/td>Turn the screw<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) two\".<\/td><\/tr>
63<\/td>Tickle me<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
64<\/td>Almost retired<\/td>A reference to the former British male age of mandatory retirement - specifically being one year away from it.<\/td><\/tr>
64<\/td>Red raw<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) four\".<\/td><\/tr>
65<\/td>Retirement age, Stop work<\/td>A reference to the former male British age of mandatory retirement.<\/td><\/tr>
65<\/td>Old age pension<\/td>A reference to the former male British age of mandatory retirement.<\/td><\/tr>
66<\/td>Clickety click<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) six\".<\/td><\/tr>
67<\/td>Stairway to Heaven<\/td>Coined by Andrew \"CIP\" Lavelle.<\/td><\/tr>
67<\/td>Made in Heaven<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) seven\".<\/td><\/tr>
68<\/td>Pick a mate<\/td>Coined by Edward James Mackey II.<\/td><\/tr>
68<\/td>Saving grace<\/td>Rhyming with \"(sixty) eight\".<\/td><\/tr>
69<\/td>Anyway up<\/td>A reference to the 69 sex position.<\/td><\/tr>
69<\/td>Either way up<\/td>A reference to the 69 sex position.<\/td><\/tr>
69<\/td>Meal for two<\/td>A reference to the 69 sex position.<\/td><\/tr>
69<\/td>A favourite of mine<\/td>A reference to the 69 sex position.<\/td><\/tr>
70<\/td>Three score and 10<\/td>A score is a way of counting in 20s in which one score is 20. 20 * 3 = 60 + 10 = 70. Three score and ten years is the span of life according to the Bible.<\/td><\/tr>
71<\/td>Bang on the drum<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) one\".<\/td><\/tr>
71<\/td>J.Lo's bum<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) one\".<\/td><\/tr>
72<\/td>Danny La Rue<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) two\"<\/td><\/tr>
72<\/td>Six dozen<\/td>6 \u00d7 12 = 72. Refer to 12 above.<\/td><\/tr>
73<\/td>Queen bee<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
73<\/td>Under the tree<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
73<\/td>Lucky 3<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) three\".<\/td><\/tr>
74<\/td>Hit the floor<\/td>Coined by Ann Fitzsimons.<\/td><\/tr>
74<\/td>Candy store<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) four\".<\/td><\/tr>
75<\/td>Strive and strive<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) five\".<\/td><\/tr>
76<\/td>Trombones<\/td>\"Seventy-Six Trombones\" is a popular marching song, from the musical The Music Man.<\/td><\/tr>
77<\/td>Two little crutches<\/td>The number 77 resembles 2 little \"Crutches\".<\/td><\/tr>
77<\/td>Sunset Strip<\/td>From the 1960s television series \"77 Sunset Strip\". Usually sung by the players.<\/td><\/tr>
78<\/td>39 more steps<\/td>39 + 39 = 78. Refer to 39 being \"39 steps\" above.<\/td><\/tr>
78<\/td>Heaven's gate<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) eight\".<\/td><\/tr>
79<\/td>One more time<\/td>Rhyming with \"(seventy) nine\".<\/td><\/tr>
80<\/td>Gandhi's breakfast<\/td>\"Ate nothing\".<\/td><\/tr>
80<\/td>Eight and blank<\/td>Refers to 80 being made up of 8 and 0 (nothing).<\/td><\/tr>
81<\/td>Fat lady with a walking stick<\/td>The number 8 is supposed to visually resemble a lady with ample bosom and hips, while the number 1 is supposed to visually resemble a walking stick.<\/td><\/tr>
81<\/td>Stop and run<\/td>Rhyming with \"(eighty) one\".<\/td><\/tr>
82<\/td>Straight on through<\/td>Rhyming with \"(eighty) two\".<\/td><\/tr>
83<\/td>Time for tea<\/td>Rhymes and scans<\/td><\/tr>
84<\/td>Give me more<\/td>Rhymes and scans.<\/td><\/tr>
85<\/td>Staying alive<\/td>Rhyming with \"(eighty) five\".<\/td><\/tr>
86<\/td>Between the sticks<\/td>Rhyming with \"(eighty) six\". Refers to the position of goalkeeper in football.<\/td><\/tr>
87<\/td>Torquay in Devon<\/td>Rhyming with \"(Eighty) Seven\". Torquay which is in the county of Devon, rather than one of several other Torquays which were elsewhere in the British Empire.<\/td><\/tr>
88<\/td>Two fat ladies<\/td>The number 88 visually resembles a lady next to another lady. Refer to 81 above. Players can reply with \"wobble, wobble!\"<\/td><\/tr>
89<\/td>Nearly there<\/td>89 is one away from 90 (the end of the bingo numbers). \"Almost there\" is also used at times.<\/td><\/tr>
90<\/td>Top of the shop<\/td>90 is the highest (top) number in bingo. Shop refers to the entire game of bingo (and also rhymes with \"top\").<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
List of bingo calls and their nicknames.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Most bingo calls and their nicknames are from British culture.<\/strong> The Brits really have a local culture of playing bingos, sometimes every week. Some numbers have multiple nicknames so it's a matter of getting used to hearing them often to memorise them all. Bingo is a game full of slang<\/a> so we hope this helped you out.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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