bingo card
noun
variants
or less commonly Bingo card
plural bingo cards also Bingo cards
1
: a card that is used in the game of bingo and that has numbered squares which are covered as corresponding numbered balls are drawn at random until one of the players wins by covering five such squares in a row
2
slang
: a list of possible, expected, or likely scenarios
—usually used in the phrase on one's bingo card
I'm pretty sure nobody had "global pandemic" on their bingo cards back in 2016 …—
Mollie Taylor
Mollie TaylorAs always I am writing this whilst re-reading my predictions from the previous year. I was partially right about continued struggles around talent and supply, but I didn't have major data breaches on my bingo card.—Jasmin Bedir
Jasmin BedirWho had "Bulls winning the East" on their preseason Bingo card? Not I.—Cole Huff
Cole HuffExamples of bingo card in a Sentence
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Play Super Bowl bingo Create a bingo card for the game and the commercials.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
How to participate in USA TODAY’s Book Challenge Our Winter Book Challenge runs through March 21, and anyone who participates and submits their bingo card will be entered into a gift card giveaway.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Mikel Merino heading Arsenal ahead in the 81st minute would not have been on many bingo cards before Saturday’s 2-0 win against Leicester City.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Or try playing a game of Super Bowl bingo with these bingo cards on sale for $12.99 at Walmart.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
How to participate in USA TODAY’s Book Challenge Our Winter Book Challenge runs through March 21, and anyone who participates and submits their bingo card will be entered into a gift card giveaway.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Mikel Merino heading Arsenal ahead in the 81st minute would not have been on many bingo cards before Saturday’s 2-0 win against Leicester City.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Or try playing a game of Super Bowl bingo with these bingo cards on sale for $12.99 at Walmart.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Bingo card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo%20card. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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