Introduction to Bingo Calls and Bingo Sayings


Bingo calls are nicknames or slang terms assigned to a specific number 1-90. Eventually bingo calls became a form of entertainment in themselves, for example, some calls elicit a response from the audience, the bingo caller will say 22 – two little ducks and the audience responds “quack – quack”.

However the real reason for bingo calls is essentially to allow the audience to have a second or two gap in order to mark the numbers on their cards. The rhyme also helps players to remember what the last number called was. Online bingo has done away with this need because of auto-bingo dauber. However some players, even online, still enjoy listening to the bingo caller and dabbing their own numbers, so bingo calls are here to stay, and funnily enough, most players prefer the old fashioned bingo calls to any attempt at modernizing them.

Bingo Number Calls

  1. Kelly’s Eye
  2. One Little Duck
  3. Cup of tea
  4. Knock at the Door
  5. Man Alive
  6. Tom Nix
  7. God’s in Heaven
  8. Garden Gate
  9. Doctor’s Orders – In World War 2 the British pill “Number 9” was a laxative.
  10. Gordon’s Den (changes with each Prime Minister).
  11. Legs Eleven
  12. One Dozen
  13. Unlucky for Some
  14. Valentines Day
  15. Young and keen
  16. Sweet Sixteen
  17. Dancing Queen
  18. Coming of Age
  19. Goodbye Teens
  20. One Score
  21. Key of the Door
  22. Two Little Ducks
  23. Thee and Me
  24. Two dozen
  25. 25 Duck and Dive
  26. Pick and Mix
  27. Gateway to Heaven
  28. Over Weight
  29. Rise and Shine
  30. Burlington Bertie 
  31. Get up and Run
  32. Buckle my Shoe
  33. Dirty
  34. Ask for More
  35. Jump and Jive
  36. Three Dozen
  37. A Flea in Heaven
  38. Christmas Cake
  39. Those Famous Steps
  40. Naughty Forty
  41. Time for Fun
  42. Winnie the Pooh
  43. Down on your Knees
  44. Droopy Drawers
  45. Halfway There
  46. Up to Tricks
  47. Four and Seven
  48. Four Dozen
  49. P.C. Copper 
  50. Half a Century
  51. Tweak of the Thumb
  52. Danny La Rue
  53. Stuck in the Tree
  54. Clean the Floor
  55. Snakes Alive
  56. Was she worth it?
  57. Heinz Varieties
  58. Make them Wait
  59. Brighton Line – The London to Brighton bus service was the number 59.
  60. Five Dozen
  61. Bakers Bun
  62. Turn on the Screw
  63. Tickle Me
  64. Red Raw
  65. Old Age Pension – The age of retirement in the UK.
  66. Clickety Click 
  67. Made in Heaven 
  68. Saving Grace
  69. Meal for Two
  70. Three Score and Ten
  71. Bang on the Drum
  72. Six Dozen
  73. Queen Bee
  74. Candy Store
  75. Strive and Strive
  76. Was She Worth It – The cost of a wedding license used to be 7 shillings and sixpence.
  77. All the Sevens
  78. Heavens Gate
  79. One More Time
  80. Eight and Blank
  81. Stop and Run
  82. Straight on Through
  83. Time for Tea
  84. Seven Dozen
  85. Staying Alive
  86. Between the Sticks
  87. Torquay in Devon
  88. Two fat ladies
  89. Nearly there
  90. Top of the Shop

Most online bingo hall will have a list of bingo number calls to view. You can also look at our bingo chat phrases as this will assist you in chatting with your friends when playing online bingo games.

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