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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So yeah, bigger bets on hydrogen fuel cells weren't on my 2026 bingo card.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
The shocker deal, which was on very few people’s Holy Week and/or Passover bingo card, could prove transformative for how Hollywood labor works, literally and figuratively.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
For decades, my mother carried around a stack of my grandparents’ lotto bingo cards.
—Laura Brown, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026
Keep your bookmark and/or bingo card.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
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New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
The shocker deal, which was on very few people’s Holy Week and/or Passover bingo card, could prove transformative for how Hollywood labor works, literally and figuratively.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
For decades, my mother carried around a stack of my grandparents’ lotto bingo cards.
—Laura Brown, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026
Keep your bookmark and/or bingo card.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Bingo card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bingo%20card. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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