Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bingo? Here's what it means.
Noun
(uncountable) 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.
(countable) A win in such a game.
(countable, Scrabble) A play where all seven of a player's lettertiles are played.
(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.
(informal) Used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!"
Adjective
(US, aviation slang, chiefly military)Justsufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)
Verb
(intransitive) To play the game of bingo.
(intransitive) To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.
(intransitive, US, aviation slang, chiefly military) To return to base.
