If you are not used to it, playing bingo in casinos, halls and churches can be a bit confusing. This is because bingo has its own lingo, although if you play bingo online you can usually find a definition of some of the slang that is used in the rooms. As many of the uk casinos offer bingo prizes over a million pounds it might be well worth your while to learn some of the common phrases and terms that are used so you don’t miss a trick!

The use of slang is sometimes used, especially in UK casinos to make the bingo game a little more interesting. Here is a run down of the traditional nicknames for common numbers:

Number Slang Expression

1- Kelly's Eye or on its Own

5 - Man Alive

7 - Lucky for Some

8 - One Fat Lady / the Garden Gate

9 - Doctor's Orders or Revolution Number

10 - PM's Den

11 - Legs, Chicken Legs or Legs Eleven

13 - Unlucky for Some or Lucky for Some

16 - Sweet Sixteen

21 - Key of the Door

22 - Two Little Ducks

23 - Thee and Me

24 - Two Dozen

30 - Dirty Gertie or Dirty Bertie

37 - More Than Eleven

44 - Droopy Drawers or also All the Fours

45 - Halfway There

50 - Bulls Eye or Blind 50

51 - Tweak of the Thumb

55 - Snakes Alive or All the Fives

57 - Heinz Varieties or Heinz 57

59 - Brighton Line

64 - Red Raw

66 - Clickety-Click

69 - Naughty

71 - Bang on the Drum

76 - Was she worth it?  Also called out as Trombones

79 - One More Time

81 - Stop and Run

86 - Between the Sticks

88 - Two Fat Ladies

90 - Top of the Shop

As you can see some of these nicknames are quite colorful and many of them have a little twist or joke to them. Most of them rhyme which can help you remember what number goes with what. Most online casino games of Bingo in the United Kingdom will also supply you with a graphic or an audible that tells you what the number really is. Play is a little more risky in a real casino in the online bingo UK where it just may be assumed that you know what “Two Little Ducks” or “Trombones” means.

In addition there is some slang common to both casinos on both continents that have to do with the play of the game and the layout of the room. Here is a shortlist of some of the more common terms you will here.

Early Bird - game of bingo that precedes the main game.

Eyes Down – the game is about to begin.

Flyer - a paper bingo ticket with only one bingo game on it.

Front of House - the desk at the front door.

Early Bird - game of bingo preceding the main bingo books.

Market Bingo –a game where you play for goods or vouchers