The difference between Bingo and Housey-housey

When used as nouns, bingo means a game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller, whereas housey-housey means lotto or bingo, especially when played for money.

Bingo is also verb with the meaning: to play the game of bingo.

Bingo is also adjective with the meaning: just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield).

check bellow for the other definitions of Bingo and Housey-housey

  1. Bingo as a noun (uncountable):

    A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

  2. Bingo as a noun (countable):

    A win in such a game.

    Examples:

    "There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money."

  3. Bingo as a noun (countable, Scrabble):

    A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played.

  1. Bingo as an adjective (US, aviation, _, slang, chiefly, military):

    Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield).

  1. Bingo as a verb (intransitive):

    To play the game of bingo.

  2. Bingo as a verb (intransitive):

    To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.

  3. Bingo as a verb (intransitive):

    To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.

  4. Bingo as a verb (intransitive, US, aviation, _, slang, chiefly, military):

    To return to base.

  1. Bingo as a noun (slang, obsolete):

    Brandy.

  1. Housey-housey as a noun:

    Lotto or bingo, especially when played for money.

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