bingo card

noun

variants or less commonly Bingo card

plural bingo cards also Bingo cards

: a card that is used in the game of bingo and that has numbered squares which are covered as corresponding numbered balls are drawn at random until one of the players wins by covering five such squares in a row

slang : a list of possible, expected, or likely scenarios

—usually used in the phrase on one's bingo card

I'm pretty sure nobody had "global pandemic" on their bingo cards back in 2016 …—

Mollie Taylor

As always I am writing this whilst re-reading my predictions from the previous year. I was partially right about continued struggles around talent and supply, but I didn't have major data breaches on my bingo card.—

Jasmin Bedir

Who had "Bulls winning the East" on their preseason Bingo card? Not I.—

Cole Huff

Examples of bingo card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So prepare your bingo card and mark squares for iconic moments and Snoop Dogg sightings. —

Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 If shopping for a designer handbag on Amazon wasn't on your bingo card this year, think twice. —

Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024 Ashley Hefley didn't have a second baby on her 2023 bingo card. —

David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024 There are a lot of interactive things, like tabletop role-playing games, bingo cards, and a 2 Trans 2 Furious name generator, which has been a huge hit. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bingo card

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