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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There is no shortage of others whose recent moves seem less focused on steering the party forward, and more about claiming their space on 2028 bingo cards.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
This twist was certainly not on my Severance bingo card, and the revelation that Cobel knows literally everything about severance and the severance chip makes for an interesting turn of events.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Long spells of possession were never going to be on the bingo card for them on this occasion, but the fact Liverpool managed just eight sequences of at least nine passes — their fewest of the season — highlights what sort of game this was.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Play Super Bowl bingo Create a bingo card for the game and the commercials.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
This twist was certainly not on my Severance bingo card, and the revelation that Cobel knows literally everything about severance and the severance chip makes for an interesting turn of events.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Long spells of possession were never going to be on the bingo card for them on this occasion, but the fact Liverpool managed just eight sequences of at least nine passes — their fewest of the season — highlights what sort of game this was.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Play Super Bowl bingo Create a bingo card for the game and the commercials.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Bingo card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo%20card. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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