Funny Bingo Calls

Bingo calls are one of the most familiar aspects of bingo. Furthermore, some of those new to the game may be interested to discover that there are a number of funny bingo calls. 

In many ways, given that the whole point of bingo is to have fun, the proliferation of amusing and even rude bingo calls may not be that surprising. In fact, pretty much every number of the traditional 90-ball UK game has its own bingo calls terminology or bingo slang.

Mastering the bingo nicknames for each number will certainly improve one's understanding and appreciation of the game – so here at Top 10 Best Online Bingo Sites, we thought we’d come up with a comprehensive bingo calls list.  

The Alternative Bingo Calls You Should Know  

1 - Kelly's Eye/At the Beginning

2 - One Little Duck/Me and You

3 - Cup of tea/You and Me

4 - Knock at the Door

5 - Man Alive

6 - Tom's tricks/Tom Nix/Half a Dozen

7 - Lucky Seven/God's in Heaven

8 - One Fat Lady/Golden Gate

9 - Doctor's Orders

10 - Gordons Den (changes with each new resident).

11 - Legs Eleven

12 - One Dozen

13 - Unlucky for Some/Baker's Dozen

14 – Valentine’s Day

15 - Young and Keen/Rugby Team

16 - Sweet Sixteen/She's Lovely

17 - Dancing Queen/Often Been Kissed

18 - Coming of Age

19 - Goodbye Teens

20 - One Score/Getting Plenty

21 - Key of the Door

22 - Two Little Ducks/All the Twos

23 - The Lord is my Shepherd

24 - Two Dozen

25 - Duck and Dive

26 - Pick and Mix/Half a Crown

27 - Gateway to Heaven/Little Duck With a Crutch

28 - Over Weight

29 - You're Doing Fine/Rise and Shine

30 - Dirty Gertie/Flirty Thirty

31 - Get up and Run

32 - Buckle my Shoe

33 - All the Threes/Two Little Fleas

34 - Ask for More/Dirty Whore

35 - Jump and Jive

36 - Three Dozen

37 - A Flea in Heaven

38 - Christmas Cake

39 - Famous Steps/Steps

40 - Naughty Forty

41 - Time for Fun

42 - Winnie the Pooh

43 - Down on Your Knees

44 - All the Fours

45 - Halfway There

46 - Up to Tricks

47 - Four and Seven

48 - Four Dozen

49 - P.C./Copper/Nick-Nick

50 - Half a Century/Bulls Eye

51 - Tweak of the Thumb

52 - Danny La Rue/Weeks in a Year

53 - Stuck in the Tree

54 - Clean the Floor

55 - Snakes Alive/All the Fives

56 – Shotts Bus 

57 - Heinz Varieties

58 - Make Them Wait

59 - Brighton Line

60 - Five Dozen/Three Score

61 - Bakers Bun

62 - Turn on the Screw/Tickety Boo

63 - Tickle Me

64 - Red Raw

65 - Old Age Pension

66 - Clickety Click/All the Sixes

67 - Made in Heaven/Argumentative Number

68 - Saving Grace

69 - Either Way Up/The Same Both Ways

70 - Three Score and Ten/Blind 70

71 - Bang on the Drum

72 - Six Dozen/Par for the Course

73 - Crutch and a Flea/Queen B

74 - Candy Store

75 - Strive and Strive

76 - Was She Worth It

77 - All the Sevens/Two Little Crutches

78 - Heavens Gate

79 - One More Time

80 - Eight and Blank/Gandhi's Breakfast

81 - Stop and Run

82 - Straight on Through/Fat Lady with a Duck

83 - Time for Tea/Ethel's Ear

84 - Seven Dozen

85 - Staying Alive

86 - Between the Sticks

87 - Fat Lady with a Crutch

88 - Two Fat Ladies/All the Eights

89 - Nearly There/All but One

90 - Blind 90/End of the Line

What’s Behind These Bingo Calls?

Each of these alternative bingo calls has a unique and varied history. Many are used because they rhyme and just plain sound fun!

Some of the entries in this list, such as “me and you” for 2 and “you and me” for three, are straightforward romantic rhymes. Others are even more self-explanatory – so “half a dozen” and “one dozen” may be used to refer to six and 12 respectively.

Then, there are the various cultural references, both familiar and obscure. “Dancing Queen” for 17, for example, will probably bring to most people’s minds the mention of the number in the lyrics of the well-known ABBA song, while “Heinz Varieties” for 57 relates to the “57 Varieties” slogan historically used by the baked bean company in its advertising.

Finally, some risqué or downright rude bingo calls have also made their way into the game’s lexicon, including “getting plenty” for 20 and “dirty whore” for 34. We’ll leave you to make your own judgements or create your own alternative bingo calls...

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Of course, there are even more bingo nicknames… the above list should just be a start to your own exploration and investigation of this wonderful game that is truly much more than a bunch of balls and numbers.

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