Translating the Bingo Number Nicknames
There are no standard nicknames for the different numbers you see on your bingo card. But there are nicknames that are often used quite commonly than others so you can expect to become familiar with them as you keep playing bingo. Sometimes the nicknames don't make sense but in a way they are meant to be humorous so that it adds to the entertainment in a bingo hall.
But the nicknames for your bingo numbers aren't there just for the fun of it or for the sake of tradition. They also help clarify and confirm what number was announced by the caller. So the nicknames are quite useful in that sense.
The list you see below will show you the numbers on your bingo cards along with the nicknames used for each number. You can be sure there are more nicknames out there than what this list can come up with. Some bingo cards have up to 90 numbers on them so we've made a list of all 90 nicknames you might encounter.
1: Number Ace, Kelly's eye, On Its Own 2: Baby's done it, one little duck, little boy blue 3: I'm free, Debbie McGee, monkey on the tree 4: The one next door, shut the door, on the floor 5: Man alive 6: Chopsticks 7: Lucky for some 8: One fat lady, the garden gate 9: Revolution number, doctor's orders 10: PM's Den 11: Legs eleven, chicken legs, legs 13: Unlucky for some 14: Tender, Valentine's Day 15: Rugby team, yet to be kissed 16: Sweet sixteen 17: Often been kissed 18: Coming of age, now you can vote 19: Goodbye teens 20: One score, getting plenty 21: Key of the door 22: Two little ducks 23: Thee and me 24: Two dozen 25: Duck and dive 26: Pick and mix, bed and breakfast 27: Gateway to heaven 28: Over weight 29: Rise and shine 30: Dirty Bertie 31: Get up and run 32: Buckle my shoe 33: Dirty knees 34: Ask for more 35: Flirty wives, jump and jive 36: Three dozen 37: More than eleven 38: Christmas cake 39: Jack Benny 40: Two score 41: Time for fun 42: Whinny the Pooh 43: Down on your knees 44: Droopy drawers 45: Halfway there 46: Up to tricks 47: Four and seven 48: Four dozen 49: Copper 50: Bulls eye, blind 50 51: Tweak of the thumb 52: Weeks in a year 53: The joker 54: House of bamboo 55: Snakes alive, all the fives 56: Was she worth it? 57: Heinz varieties, Heinz 57 58: Make them wait 59: Brighton Line 60: Three score 61: Bakers bun 62: Tickety boo 63: Tickle me 64: Red raw 65: Retirement age 66: Clickety-click 67: Argumentative numbers 68: Saving grace 69: Naughty 70: Blind 70 71: Bang on the drum 72: Lucky two 73: Queen B 74: Candy store 75: Lucky five 76: Trombones 77: Sunset strip 78: Lucky eight 79: One more time 80: Gandhi's breakfast 81: Stop and run 82: Straight on through 83: Ethel's Ear 84: Seven dozen 85: Staying alive 86: Between the sticks 87: Torquay in Devon 88: Two fat ladies 89: All but one 90: Top of the shop
There's plenty more of bingo number nicknames for sure. This is just a fun and entertaining way of introducing the numbers in bingo.