Bingo Number Nicknames
Bingo play using nicknames persisted in British Bingo halls until faster computer draws replaced air-blown balls. This is a way of announcing or repeating the Bingo number drawn in a humorous way. In a crowded, noisy room, it also helps to confirm the number called.
A bingo game starts with the traditional call to attention: "Eyes Down".
Kelly's eye, Buttered scone, At the beginning, Little Jimmy, Nelson's column, B1 Baby of bingo, First on the board
One little duck, Baby's done it, Doctor who, Me and you, Little boy blue, Home alone, Peek a boo
Dearie me, I'm free, Debbie McGee, You and me, Goodness me, One little flea, Cup of tea, Monkey on the tree
The one next door, On the floor, Knock at the door, B4 Crowd says "and after", Bobby Moore, Shut the door
Man alive, Jack's alive, One little snake
Tom Mix, Tom's tricks, Chopsticks, In a fix
Lucky seven, God's in heaven, One little crutch, David Beckham, One hockey stick, A slice of heaven
Garden gate, Golden gate, At the gate, Harry Tate, One fat lady, She's always late, Sexy Kate, Is she in yet
Doctor's orders
Downing street, Cock and hen (rhyming), Uncle Ben (rhyming), Gordon's den, A big fat hen
Legs eleven, Legs - they're lovely, Kelly's legs number eleven, Chicken legs, Skinny legs
One dozen, One and two - a dozen, Monkey's cousin (rhymes with "a dozen"), One doz' if one can
Unlucky for some, Devil's number, Bakers dozen
Valentines day
Rugby team, Young and keen
Sweet sixteen, She's lovely, Never been kissed
Often been kissed, Old Ireland, Dancing queen, The age to catch 'em, Posh and Becks
Key of the door, Now you can vote, Coming of age
Goodbye teens
One score, Getting plenty, Blind 20
Royal salute, Key of the door, If only I was.., Just my age
Quack quack, Two little ducks (suggesting the necks of two swans), Ducks on a pond, Dinky doo, All the twos, Bishop Desmond, Put your 22's on, Toot toot (train whistle)
A duck and a flea, Thee and me, The Lord's my shepherd (based on 23rd Psalm), A duck on a tree
Two dozen, Did you score?, Do you want some more?
Duck and dive
Bed and breakfast (traditional price was 2 shillings 6 pence), Half a crown (equivalent to 2 shillings 6 pence), Pick and mix
Little duck with a crutch, Gateway to heaven
In a state, The old brags, Over weight, Duck and its mate
You're doing fine, In your prime, Rise and shine
Burlington Bertie, Dirty Gertie, Speed limit (in built-up area, UK), Blind 30, Flirty thirty, Your face is dirty
Get up and run
Buckle my Shoe
Dirty knees, All the feathers, All the threes, Gertie Lee, Two little fleas, Sherwood forest (all the trees)
Ask for more
Jump and jive
Three dozen
A flea in heaven, More than eleven
Christmas cake
Those famous steps, All the steps, Jack Benny
Two score, Life begins at, Blind 40, Naughty 40
Life's begun, Time for fun
That famous street in Manhattan, Whinny the Poo
Down on your knees
Droopy drawers, All the fours, Open two doors
Halfway house, Halfway there, Cowboy's friend
Up to tricks
Four and seven
Four dozen
PC (Police Constable), Copper, Nick nick, Rise and shine
Bulls eye, Bung hole, Blind 50, Half a century, Snow White's number (five-oh, five-oh..), Hawaii five O
I love my mum, Tweak of the thumb, The Highland Division
Weeks in a year, The Lowland Division, Danny La Rue, Pack 'o cards
Stuck in the tree, The Welsh Division, The joker
Clean the floor, House of bamboo (famous song)
Snakes alive, All the fives, Double nickels, Give us fives, Bunch of fives
Was she worth it?
Heinz varieties, All the beans (Heinz 57 varieties of canned beans)
Make them wait, Choo choo Thomas
Brighton line (engine 59)
Three score, Blind 60, Five dozen
Bakers bun
Tickety boo, Turn on the screw
Tickle me
The Beatles number, Red raw
Old age pension, Stop work (retirement age)
Clickety click, All the sixes
Made in heaven, Argumentative number
Saving grace
The same both ways, your place or mine?, Any way up, Either way up, Any way round, Meal for two, The French connection, Yum yum
Three score and ten, Blind 70
Bang on the drum
A crutch and a duck, Six dozen, Par for the course (golf)
Crutch with a flea, Queen B, Under the tree
Candy store, Grandmamma of Bingo
Strive and strive, Big Daddy, Granddaddy of Bingo
Trombones, Seven 'n' six - was she worth it?
Sunset strip, All the sevens, Two little crutches, The double hockey stick
Heavens gate
One more time
Gandhi's breakfast, Blind 80, Eight and blank, There you go matey
Fat lady and a little wee, Stop and run
Fat lady with a duck, Straight on through
Fat lady with a flea, Time for tea, Ethel's Ear
Seven dozen
Staying alive
Between the sticks
Fat lady with a crutch, Torquay in Devon
Two fat ladies, Wobbly wobbly, All the eights
Nearly there, All but one
Top of the shop, Top of the house, Blind 90, As far as we go, End of the line