![]() Other bingo calls have a more historic and intriguing background. ![]() For example, Based off the 1976 hit by Abba, the number 17 gets the name from the opening lines of the song “Dancing Queen”: “You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only 17.” The number 26 is also called “bed-and-breakfast” because of the traditional cost, two shillings and sixpence - otherwise known as “half a crown.” The number 11 is easy to remember because the two ones look like a pair of legs.Īlso, more than 50 take their names from rhymes with their numbers. Finally, the number seven looks like a crutch, so when the number 27 isn’t called as “gateway to heaven,” it’s “duck with a crutch” to pair the two look-alikes together. Anything with the number eight can refer to a fat lady. Thus, the number 22 is called Two Little Ducks. For example, the number 2 looks like a duck, providing the nickname “one little duck” as an alternative call. There is a list of 90 bingo calls which have a different meaning.įor instance, the origin of some of the numbers is based on their shapes. In the UK in order to announce the numbers, the callers have traditionally used some nicknames to refer to particular numbers if they are drawn. They were created with an aim to make the game more interesting as well as to catch the attention of players in the noisy bingo halls. The funny bingo calls date back to the 1950s. ![]() As those words and phrases have taken on their meanings over time, they have reserved their place in the bingo world’ dictionary. If you have ever played bingo, you have probably heard the caller saying some specific and strange phrases related to different bingo numbers. ![]()
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