Bingo Nicknames – Dale’s Daily Data

One of our Battle of the Sexes questions yesterday caused Clay and I to give each other a puzzled look because we really weren’t sure what it meant.  The question was what is the nickname for the number 76 when it’s called in Bingo.

The answer was trombones.  OK, but I’ve gone to a lot of Bingo games at churches and fire halls and 76 has never been drawn because there are only 75 numbers in Bingo.  If I had ever played Bingo in Great Britain
though I would have known they use 90 numbers when they play Bingo.

The nicknames are just a way to verify the number to the crowd in a humorous way.  Some of the veteran Bingo callers have a whole long list of nicknames they use when they call the numbers.  Among some of the more common ones:

1....Son of a gun

2....Me and you - Little boy blue - Peek a boo

3....I'm free - Debbie McGee - You and me - One little flea - Cup of tea

4.... The one next door - On the floor - Knock at the door - Shut the door

5.... Man alive - Jack's alive

6.... Tom Mix - Chopsticks - In a fix

7.... Lucky seven - God's in heaven - A slice of heaven

8.... Garden gate - Golden gate - At the gate - Harry Tate - She's always late

9.... Dinner time

10.. Downing street - Uncle Ben - A big fat hen

11.. Chicken legs - Skinny legs

12.. One dozen - Monkey's cousin

13.. Unlucky for some - Bakers dozen

14.. Valentines day – Clay’s birthday

15.. Young and keen - Yet to be kissed

16.. Sweet sixteen - Never been kissed

17.. Old Ireland - Dancing queen

18.. Now you can vote - Coming of age

19.. Goodbye teens

20.. Getting plenty – One score

21.. Royal salute

22.. Two little ducks (suggesting the necks of two swans) - Too[t] too[t] (as in a train whistle)

23.. A duck and a flea - Thee and me

24.. Two dozen - Do you want some more?

25.. Duck and dive

26.. Pick and mix

27.. Little duck with a crutch

28.. In a state - Over weight

29.. You’re doing fine - In your prime - Rise and shine

30.. Dirty Gertie - Your face is dirty

31.. Get up and run

32.. Buckle my Shoe

33.. Dirty knees - All the threes - Two little fleas

34.. Ask for more

35.. Jump and jive - Flirty wives

36.. Three dozen - Yardstick

37.. A flea in heaven

38.. Christmas cake

39.. Those famous steps - All the steps - Jack Benny

40.. Two score - Life begins at

41.. Life’s begun - Time for fun

42.. Whinny the Poo

43.. Down on your knees

44.. Droopy drawers - All the fours - Open two doors

45.. Half way there

46.. Up to tricks

47.. Four and seven

48.. Four dozen

49.. Rise and shine

50.. Half a century - Hawaii Five O

51.. Tweak of the thumb

52.. Weeks in a year - Pack of cards

53.. Stuck in the tree

54.. Clean the floor

55.. Snakes alive - Double nickels

56.. Was she worth it?

57.. Heinz varieties

58.. Make them wait

59..

60.. Three score - Blind 60 - Five dozen

61.. Bakers bun

62.. Turn on the screw

63.. Tickle me

64..

65.. Old age pension - Stop work (retirement age)

66.. Clickety click - All the sixes

67.. Made in heaven

68.. Check your weight

69.. The same both ways - Your place or mine?

70..

71.. Bang on the drum

72.. Par for the course (as in golf)

73.. Queen Bee - Under the tree

74.. Candy store

75.. Strive alive

76.. Trombones (British)