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Bingo Nicknames
When calling, the caller will usually say both digits on their own first, and then the number itself. For example, "Three and two, thirty-two". Some callers will use many of these nicknames (slang terms), others just a few. However, "Kelly's Eye", "Legs Eleven" and "Top of the Shop" are often used, even if none of the others are.
Number |
Slang Expression (Nickname)
|
1 |
Kelly's Eye / On its Own / At the Beginning / Start the Game |
2 |
One Little Duck |
3 |
Cup of Tea / One Little Flea / My little Fly |
4 |
Knock at the Door |
5 |
Man Alive |
7 |
Lucky for Some |
8 |
One Fat Lady / The Garden Gate |
9 |
Doctor's Orders |
10 |
Tony's Den |
11 |
Chicken Legs / Legs Eleven |
13 |
Unlucky for Some / Lucky for Some |
16 |
Sweet Sixteen |
21 |
Key of the Door |
22 |
Two Little Ducks |
23 |
Thee and Me |
24 |
Two Dozen |
26 |
Half a Crown / Pick and Mix |
30 |
Dirty Gertie |
37 |
More Than Eleven |
44 |
Droopy Drawers / All the fours |
45 |
Halfway There |
50 |
Bulls eye / Blind 50 |
51 |
Tweak of the Thumb |
55 |
Snakes Alive / All the Fives |
57 |
Heinz Varieties |
59 |
Brighton Line |
64 |
Red Raw |
66 |
Clickety-Click |
71 |
Bang on the Drum |
76 |
7 and 6 - Was she worth it? / Trombones |
79 |
One More Time |
81 |
Stop and Run |
86 |
Between the Sticks |
88 |
Two Fat Ladies |
90 |
Top of the Shop / Top of the House |