75-ball Bingo – a standard version of bingo played with 75-balls.
90-ball Bingo – a standard version of bingo played with 90 balls.
Admission – the number of tickets required to take part in a bingo game, the minimum buy-in.
After Games – bingo games played after a main or jackpot game, an afterhours game.
Ball Gate – part of a bingo machine, the flap through which each ball is drawn.
Bingo – the act of hitting all numbers on your pattern, or covering all numbers in a coverall game, and the name of the game.
Bingo Board – the board showing the numbers and game details in a bingo hall.
Bingo Book – a book of several bingo cards, sold in a batch.
Bingo Card – the card of numbers for playing in any round, the document marked as numbers are called.
Bingo Rooms – Online sites offering bingo games, or physical rooms in bingo halls where bingo is played.
Bonanza Bingo – a coverall game played with a progressive jackpot element, usually the 13th game in a bingo session.
Bonuses – free bonuses are incentives offered by bingo operators to attract new players, particularly online.
Caller – the individual responsible for calling the numbers as they are drawn, and usually moderating the game.
Caller’s Choice – the caller decides the pattern in play, usually announcing this to players immediately before calling the first number, for the element of surprise
Chat Rooms – a feature of online bingo sites where users can chat and socialize with other players.
Clickety-Click – a catchphrase call for the number 66.
Cookie Jar – a bonus feature in some games where money is added to a jar every time a lucky number is called, to create an additional jackpot prize.
Coverall – a type of bingo game where every number on the card must be covered in order to win. Often used as a format for jackpot games.
Dauber – the marker pen used to mark numbers on the bingo card quickly as they are drawn.
Deposit – an amount of money added to your bingo account, a deposit of bingo credit.
Down On Your Knees – the catchphrase call for 43
Early Bird – early games, and any games that take place before the main game.
Flimsies – throwaway cards for special bingo games. Term comes from the flimsy paper these are printed on in land-based bingo halls.
Four Corners – a pattern involving each of the four corner numbers on the card. All you need to do to win is to cover the four corners.
Free Space – the centre of the bingo card, which doesn’t contain a number.
Full House – When a player covers all numbers on their card in a regular game.
Game Rooms – distinct bingo games at an online bingo site, multiple games run in a number of different game rooms at the same time. Players may be able to chat with other players within their game room, depending on the bingo site.
Hard Way – a pattern of a straight line in bingo, matching exact numbers only to win.
Heinz Varieties – a popular call for 57.
House – the management, the operator of the game. Also often shouted by winners!
Jackpot – a big prize available for the toughest pattern in any bingo game. Some bingo prizes are progressive, drawing on ticket sales from multiple different games or even locations.
Kelly’s Eye – a well-known call for number 1.
Legs – famously, Legs 11. The number 11.
Live Caller Bingo – a form of online bingo with a live caller, where players see a video feed of a live bingo game and take part online or on mobile.
Lights out – Last game of the night.
Multiple Winners – when there are several winners in a round, the prize is shared equally between multiple winners.
On – one number away from a winning card, the card is ‘on’.
Payout – the percentage of takings paid out by the house in a given bingo game. This is set at a fixed percentage of the total take from bingo card sales for that game.
Prize Bingo – a variation of bingo where prizes are available for the winners, rather than cash.
Pattern – the sequence of numbers that must be covered on a bingo card in a given game to be a winner. There are a number of different patterns that can be played.
Progressive Jackpot – a jackpot comprised of an aggregated prize pool from several different games or even game locations, creating a much bigger prize pot to be won by a single player.
RNG – random number generators, scripts used to generate the numbers in online bingo games.
Speed Bingo – a quick-fire version of regular bingo.
Theresa’s Den – a call for number 10, based on the first name of the current UK Prime Minister, a reference to 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister.
Tweak of the Thumb – a common call for 51
Two Fat Ladies – famously 88, the Two Fat Ladies.
Two Little Ducks – famously 22, Two Little Ducks.
Unlucky For Some – famously called for 13.
Wagering Requirements – tied to a bonus offer, the number of multiple of the bonus a player has to playthrough before any winnings from the bonus can be withdrawn. A restriction on free bonuses for signing up for a bingo account.
Winner Takes All – a type of coverall game where there can only be a single winner.
Wrap Up – the final game in a bingo session, one final game for the road.
