Bingo

monster · 07-06-2020, 12:36 AM

I've been dragged to bingo once or twice when I was in the UK, but never since I was here in the US. I don't really watch TV or movies here, so I've only really seen British bingo..... do Americans not use nicknames for the numbers? ...Because like you do... I'd always assumed it was universal, but when I googled I only came up with hits for British bingo calls. could be my google terms were biased....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ingo_nicknames

xoxoxoBruce · 07-06-2020, 12:45 AM

Never heard of such a thing, I get the impression Brits communicate a lot in slang unintelligible to the rest of the English speaking world.
It may be certain areas or classes though. But Like any language if you grow up with it you accept it as normal.

Griff · 07-06-2020, 06:06 AM

When my girls were in Catholic school I used to call Wednesday Night Bingo. No slang but heavy on lucky troll dolls.

monster · 07-06-2020, 09:41 AM

How interesting. I would say that most Brits would know the calls for 11, 13, 21, 22, 88 at least even if they've never, ever played Bingo.

monster · 07-06-2020, 09:26 PM

What about Aus? Anyone? Aliantha?

07-06-2020, 12:36 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bingo I've been dragged to bingo once or twice when I was in the UK, but never since I was here in the US. I don't really watch TV or movies here, so I've only really seen British bingo..... do Americans not use nicknames for the numbers? ...Because like you do... I'd always assumed it was universal, but when I googled I only came up with hits for British bingo calls. could be my google terms were biased.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ingo_nicknames __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-06-2020, 12:45 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Never heard of such a thing, I get the impression Brits communicate a lot in slang unintelligible to the rest of the English speaking world. It may be certain areas or classes though. But Like any language if you grow up with it you accept it as normal. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-06-2020, 06:06 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	When my girls were in Catholic school I used to call Wednesday Night Bingo. No slang but heavy on lucky troll dolls. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-06-2020, 09:41 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	How interesting. I would say that most Brits would know the calls for 11, 13, 21, 22, 88 at least even if they've never, ever played Bingo. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-06-2020, 09:26 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	What about Aus? Anyone? Aliantha? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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