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Here's a list of 90 ball bingo lingo for your enjoyment. References follow below the list, which is courtesy of wikipedia.
Number Nickname Explanation
1 Kelly's Eye Military slang;[3] possibly a reference to Ned Kelly
2 One little duck From the resemblance of the number 2 to a duck; see '22'
Me and you Romantic rhyme
3 Cup of tea
You and me Romantic rhyme
4 Knock at the door
5 Man alive
6 Tom Mix[2] After Tom Mix, a star of silent era Westerns
Half a dozen[4]
7 Lucky for some[4] 7 is considered a lucky number in some cultures
8 Garden gate[4]
9 Doctor's Orders[4][5] Number 9 was a laxative pill given out by army doctors in WWII.
10 (David's) Den The name refers to whoever currently resides at Number 10 Downing Street.
11 Legs[5] A reference to the shape of the number resembling a pair of legs, often chicken legs specifically.[6] The players often wolf whistle in response.
12 One dozen A reference to there being 12 units in one dozen.
13 Unlucky for some A reference to 13 being an unlucky number.
14 The Lawnmower The original lawnmower had a 14 inch blade.
16 Sweet 16, never been kissed[2]
21 Key of the Door The traditional age of majority.
22 Two little ducks The numeral 22 resembles the profile of two ducks.[6]
23 The Lord is My Shepherd The first words of Psalm 23 of the Old Testament
24 Knock at the door
25 Dad's Birthday!!!!!
26 Two and six, half a crown. Pre-decimalised currency in the UK. (See half crown)
27 Duck and a crutch. The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch.
28 Two and eight, in a state. Rhyming slang for "state".
30 Burlington Bertie Reference to a music hall song of the same name composed in 1900, and a more famous parody (Burlington Bertie from Bow) written in 1915. Burlington Bertie is 100 to 30 on the race track
Dirty Gertie[1] Common rhyme derived from the given name Gertrude, used as a nickname for the statue La Delivrance installed in North London in 1927. The usage was reinforced by Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, a bawdy song sung by Allied soldiers in North Africa during the Second World War.[7]
32 Buckle My Shoe[1]
33 All the threes[4]
35 Jump and Jive[2] A dance step
36 Three dozen
44 Droopy drawers[5] Rhyme that refers to sagging trousers.
48 evil wizards this is because there are 48 evil wizards in the world
49 Your out of time
52 Danny La Rue[8] A reference to drag entertainer Danny La Rue. Also used for other numbers ending in '2' (see '72' below).
Chicken vindaloo[1] Introduced by Butlins in 2003.[1]
53 Here comes Herbie 53 is the racing number of Herbie the VW Beetle. Players may reply "beep beep"!
54 House with a bamboo door
55 All the fives[4]
56 Shotts Bus[4] Refers to the former number of the bus from Glasgow to Shotts.
57 Heinz Beanz[4] Refers to "Heinz 57", the "57 Varieties" slogan of the H. J. Heinz Company.
62 Tickety-boo
65 Stop work[2] A reference to the British age of mandatory retirement.
66 Clickety click[5]
69 Anyway up. Meal for Two (saucy alternative).
71 Bang on the drum[2]
72 Danny La Rue[2]
76 Trombones[9] "Seventy-six Trombones" is a popular marching song.
Was she worth it? This refers to the pre-decimal price of a marriage licence in Britain, 7/6d. The players shout back "Every Penny"
77 Two little crutches[9]
80 Gandhi's Breakfast Imagine looking down from above on Gandhi sitting cross-legged in front of a plate or "ate nothing"
87 Torquay in Devon
88 Two Fat Ladies[10]
90 Top of the shop[4]
1^ a b c d e "J-Lo gets bingo call-up". BBC News Online. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
2^ a b c d e f g "R.I.P. 1950s Bingo Calls". BBC News Online. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
3^ Eric Partridge, "A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English".
4^ a b c d e f g h i Bingo - Trendier than Clubbing!, Inside Out (BBC), 23 September 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
5^ a b c d Green, Jonathon (1987). Dictionary of jargon. Routledge. pp. 56. ISBN 0-7100-9919-3.
6^ a b Bingo Slang Terms, 11 October 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
7^ Vosburgh, Dick (1994-03-08). "Obituary: Walter Kent". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2009-08-24
8^ Jackson, Katie (2007-08-28). "How we put the balls in bingo". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2009-08-02
9^ a b How to stay young, even if you're clickety-click, BBC News Online, 11 July 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
10^ Lemanski, Dominik (2008-04-20). "Amy's No, No, No to Kebab". Daily Star. Retrieved 2009-08-02
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