bingo card
noun
variants
or less commonly Bingo card
plural bingo cards also Bingo cards
1
: a card that is used in the game of bingo and that has numbered squares which are covered as corresponding numbered balls are drawn at random until one of the players wins by covering five such squares in a row
2
slang
: a list of possible, expected, or likely scenarios
—usually used in the phrase on one's bingo card
I'm pretty sure nobody had "global pandemic" on their bingo cards back in 2016 …—
Mollie Taylor
Mollie TaylorAs always I am writing this whilst re-reading my predictions from the previous year. I was partially right about continued struggles around talent and supply, but I didn't have major data breaches on my bingo card.—Jasmin Bedir
Jasmin BedirWho had "Bulls winning the East" on their preseason Bingo card? Not I.—Cole Huff
Cole HuffExamples of bingo card in a Sentence
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In the prediction business, this is the equivalent of taking the free space on a bingo card.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Brandon Miller’s season-ending wrist surgery and LaMelo Ball’s arthroscopic procedures on his right ankle impingement and right wrist also surely weren’t on Lee’s bingo card.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
That wasn’t on McElroy’s bingo card when the plane went wheels up for the West Coast.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Although a 2024 Herbie parody was not on the bingo card, this sketch about a living car from the 1950s being racist really works.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Brandon Miller’s season-ending wrist surgery and LaMelo Ball’s arthroscopic procedures on his right ankle impingement and right wrist also surely weren’t on Lee’s bingo card.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
That wasn’t on McElroy’s bingo card when the plane went wheels up for the West Coast.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Although a 2024 Herbie parody was not on the bingo card, this sketch about a living car from the 1950s being racist really works.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Bingo card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo%20card. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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