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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When John Cena announced his retirement tour last year, hardly anyone had Cena vs. R-Truth on their bingo card of potential matches for Cena on his final run as a WWE star.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The 5:38 that followed did not go well for the Sun, and who had Dolson, the former UConn center checking back in to a dagger 3-pointer on their bingo card?
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Within the space’s pink and green walls, the women crowd around card tables strewn with bingo cards and laden with bags of popcorn, chips, cheese puffs and candy bars.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Though rainy weather wasn’t on the bingo card for this year’s SoCal attendees, that didn’t dampen spirits around what is arguably one of the most eclectic Porsche shows on the calendar.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The 5:38 that followed did not go well for the Sun, and who had Dolson, the former UConn center checking back in to a dagger 3-pointer on their bingo card?
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Within the space’s pink and green walls, the women crowd around card tables strewn with bingo cards and laden with bags of popcorn, chips, cheese puffs and candy bars.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Though rainy weather wasn’t on the bingo card for this year’s SoCal attendees, that didn’t dampen spirits around what is arguably one of the most eclectic Porsche shows on the calendar.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Bingo card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo%20card. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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