Online Bingo - UK Nicknames (Calls)

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Bingo halls in the United Kingdom have long tried to make this historic game as fun and interesting as possible. Official callers each have their own style, comical banter and flair, and over the years have developed a universal language of numerous nicknames.

These nicknames are very much a British feature of the game, adding a certain nostalgia. However, following the introduction of the electronic random number generator and the resultant fast-paced games, these bingo nicknames are thought by many to be a little old fashioned and antiquated, and some are even considered not to be 'politically correct'. Instead, old classics such as 'Two fat ladies - eighty eight' are often simply now known as 'All the eights - eighty eight'.

Online Gaming: List of UK Bingo Nicknames (Calls)

• 1 - Kelly's Eye
• 2 - One little duck
• 3 - Cup of tea
• 4 - Knock at the door
• 5 - Man alive
• 6 - Tom Mix
• 7 - Lucky for some
• 8 - Garden gate
• 9 - Doctor's Orders
• 10 - The [Prime Minister's] Den
• 11 - Legs Eleven
• 12 - One Dozen
• 13 - Unlucky for Some
• 16 - Never been kissed
• 18 - Coming of Age
• 21 - Key of the Door
• 22 - Two little ducks
• 23 - The Lord is My Shepherd
• 25 - Duck and Dive
• 30 - Burlington Bertie
• 32 - Buckle My Shoe
• 33 - All the threes
• 35 - Jump and Jive
• 39 - Steps
• 40 - Naughty Forty
• 44 - Droopy drawers
• 45 - Halfway There
• 52 - Chicken Vindaloo
• 55 - Snakes Alive
• 57 - Heinz Beanz
• 59 - Brighton Line
• 65 - Stop work
• 66 - Clickety Click
• 69 - Either Way Up
• 70 - Three Score and Ten
• 71 - Bang on the Drum
• 72 - Danny La Rue
• 76 - Trombones
• 77 - Two little crutches
• 80 - Ghandi's Breakfast
• 87 - Torquay in Devon
• 88 - Two Fat Ladies
• 90 - Top of the shop