Bingo Calls – Popular Bingo Lingo

Oh! here come my favorite track, “Dancing Queen”. Wait a minute, here comes “Two fat ladies”. These Bingo calls are what makes the game of bingo exciting. Given is a list of popular Bingo Caller’s Lingo.

BINGO CALLS

Experience bingo callers make the game of bingo that much more fun by using Bingo Calls. Bingo Calls are specific bingo terms used to represent the winning numbers in a bingo game. Since bingo is most popular in the UK, these lingos mostly originate from Britain.

Although there are some variations of bingo calls used by different regions and time, the most popular ones survive to this day. Here are a list of the most popular bingo calls and the source or origin of the lingo of some not so obvious ones for the whole 90-ball bingo numbers.

1. Kelly’s Eye (Comes from the story of the One eyed Australian gangster Ned Kelly)
2. One Little Duck (Comes from the shape of the number 2, which is shaped like a Duck)
3. Cup of Tea
4. 4. Knock at the Door
5. Man Alive
6. Tom Mix
7. Lucky Number
8. Garden Gate
9. Doctor’s Orders (Originates from the olden days when Army doctors used a laxative pill know as Number 9)
10. Cameron’s Den (Signifies 10 Downing Street, the offficial residence of the British PM. Changes according to who the current Prime Minister is)
11. Legs Eleven
12. One Dozen
13. Unlucky for Some
14. Valentines Day
15. Young and Keen
16. Sweet Sixteen
17. Dancing Queen (Taken from the old ABBA Song, Dancing Queen)
18. Coming of Age
19. Goodbye-Teens
20. One Score
21. Key of the Door
22. Two Little Ducks
23. Thee and Me
24. Two Dozen
25. Duck and Dive
26. Pick and Mix
27. Gateway to Heaven
28. Over Weight
29. Rise and Shine
30. Dirty Gertie
31. Get up and Run
32. Buckle my Shoe
33. Dirty Knee
34. Ask for More
35. Jump and Jive
36. Three Dozen
37. More than Eleven
38. Christmas Cake
39. Steps
40. Naughty Forty
41. Time for Fun
42. Winnie 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. PC (Comes from a popular radio show in 1940s UK called “PC 49″)
50. Half a Century
51. Tweak of the Thumb
52. Danny La Rue (Danny La Rue, was a well-know British drag artist)
53. Stuck in the Tree
54. Clean the Floor
55. Snakes Alive
56. Was she worth it? (Origin of this number is a bit dubious though some people take it as referring to a question to a 56 year old married man)
57. Heinz Varieties (Refers to the old days when Heinz baked beans have 57 varieties. Today, they actually have thousands)
58. Make them Wait
59. Brighton Line
60. Five Dozen
61. Bakers Bun
62. Turn on the Screw
63. Tickle Me 63
64. Red Raw
65. Old Age Pension (Comes from the British age of retirement. They are about to change this year, making it non-compulsory)
66. Clickety Click
67. Made in Heaven
68. Saving Grace
69. Either Way Up or Up and Down
70. Three Score & Ten (“Score” is a very old word meaning 20. Also found in the Bible)
71. Bang on the Drum
72. Six Dozen
73. Queen B
74. Candy Store
75. Strive & Strive
76. Trombones (Refers to the brass section musical piece ’76 trombones’ usually played in parades)
77. Sunset Strip (Taken from an American Hit TV Show)
78. Heavens Gate
79. One More Time
80. Eight & Blank
81. Stop & Run
82. Straight On Through
83. Time for Tea
84. Seven Dozen
85. Staying Alive
86. Between the Sticks
87. Torquay in Devon
88. Two Fat Ladies
89. Nearly There
90. Top of the Shop

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