bingo

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
  2. Noun.  (countable) A win in such a game.
  3. Noun.  (countable, Scrabble) A play where all seven letter tiles are played.
  4. Interjection.  Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
  5. Interjection.  (informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall.
  6. Interjection.  (informal) Similarly, used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!".

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