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  Bingo Calling Terms Meaning
1. Kelly's Eye / At the Beginning / Nelson's Column / Buttered Scone / Little Jimmy. Kelly's Eye is so-called after the one-eyed Australian gangster Ned Kelly. Mythologized as a Robin Hood style figure, Ned Kelly became a folk hero to many Australians for his defiance of the colonial authorities. The focal point of Trafalgar Square, Nelson's Column could be said to look like a number one and Nelson also had just one eye.
2. One Little Duck / Me and You / Doctor Who / Baby's Done It. One Little Duck describes the swan shape of the number two. Me and You and Doctor Who both rhyme with the number. Baby's Done it refers to the alternative humorous meaning of the phrase "number two"!
3. One Little Flea / You and Me / Cup of Tea / I'm Free. One Little Flea is supposed to describe the flea-like shape of the number three, as well as rhyming. You and Me, Cup of Tea and I'm Free all rhyme.
4. Knock on the Door / On the Floor / The One Next Door / Bobby Moore. The simplest explanation for all of number four's bingo calling terms is that they rhyme, there are no other accepted explanations around.
5. Man Alive / One Little Snake / Jack's Alive. Man Alive and Jack's Alive simply rhyme; One Little Snake refers to the in-and-out shape of the number five.
6. Tom's Tricks / Chopsticks. Once again, the only accepted explanation is that these terms rhyme with the number six.
7. One Little Crutch / Lucky Seven / God's in Heaven. One Little Crutch refers to the shape of the number seven. God's in Heaven probably refers to the term "seventh heaven" and Lucky Seven stems from the superstitious belief that seven is a lucky number.
8. One Fat Lady / Garden Gate / Golden Gate / She's Always Late. The shape of the number is a bit like One Fat Lady. The other terms rhyme and She's Always Late would have been thought a humorous term in traditional UK bingo halls.
9. Doctor's Orders. A pill called the "Number Nine" was prescribed for numerous ailments by British doctors during the Second World War.
10. Downing Street / Tony's Den / Cock and Hen / Uncle Ben. Number 10 Downing Street is where the British Prime Minister resides and also explains Tony's Den, which refers to the current PM living at number ten Downing Street and is modified with each new Prime Minister. Cock and Hen and Uncle Ben rhyme.
11. Legs Eleven. A well-known bingo term, it refers to the appearance of the two number ones: like two legs.
12. One Dozen / Monkey's Cousin. The first term is self-explanatory and the second term rhymes.
13. Baker's Dozen / Unlucky for Some / Devil's Number. Baker's Dozen is a phrase originating from the practice by medieval English bakers of giving an extra loaf to customers buying twelve loaves. Unlucky for Some refers to the superstitious belief that thirteen is an unlucky number and Devil's Number follows along the same lines.
14. Valentines Day. Valentines Day is on the 14th of February.
15. Rugby Team / Young and Keen. There are fifteen players in a Rugby Union team. Young and Keen refers to a fifteen year old person.
16. Sweet Sixteen / Never Been Kissed / She's Lovely. Unusually, none of these terms rhyme, instead they all refer to a romanticised view of sixteen year old girls.
17. Dancing Queen / Often Been Kissed. Dancing Queen is taken from the Abba song of the same name, with the lyrics: "dancing queen, young and sweet only seventeen" and Often Been Kissed follows on from 16's nickname: Never Been Kissed.
18. Key to the Door / Coming of Age. Eighteen is now often seen as the Coming of Age into adulthood (it used to be 21); when a person can vote, drink alcohol, marry freely, and in the case of Bingo fans; play online bingo! The most traditional gift to mark the eighteenth birthday is the Key to the Door, an ornamental key which symbolises the freedom and responsibility associated with adulthood.
19. Goodbye Teens. This bingo calling term also refers to age; nineteen is the last age of a person's teen years.
20. One Score / Blind 20. In the 1900's One Score meant twenty, derived from the ancient practice of counting sheep in lots of twenty and keeping tally by scoring notches into a stick with every 20 sheep counted. Blind Twenty simply means 20 on its own, so when it is called you know not to expect another digit after the "twenty".
21. Royal Salute / Key to the Door. A Royal Salute is a 21 gun salute for a royal birthday or similar grand occasion. As well as 18, 21 is still considered the age of entrance into adulthood by many and therefore the age at which you would be presented with a Key to the Door. You do however only need to be 18 to play online bingo in the UK.
22. Two Little Ducks / Ducks on a Pond / All the Twos. The first two bingo calling terms refer to the shape of the twos as swan or duck-like.
23. The Lord's My Shepherd / Thee and Me / A Duck and a Flea. The Lord is My Shepherd is Psalm number 23 in the bible. The two is a duck shape and the "flea" part makes a rhyme. Thee and Me also rhymes.
24. Two Dozen. Two dozens equal 24.
25. Duck and Dive. The two is a duck shape and, as well as making a rhyme, the dive part of this bingo calling term creates the already existing well known phrase; to duck and dive.
26. Bed and Breakfast / Half a Crown / Pick and Mix. The cost of a night's stay and breakfast in the UK used to be two shillings and sixpence, more commonly referred to as "two and six". Half a Crown was an equivalent monetary amount at the time.
27. Little Duck with a Crutch / Gateway to Heaven. The two is a duck or swan-like shape and the seven a crutch shape. Seventh Heaven is a well-known phrase and helps explain the term Gateway to Heaven, which also rhymes.
28. In a State / Duck and Its Mate / Overweight. Duck and Its Mate can be explained by the duck shaped two alongside a "fat lady" shape and Overweight refers to the eight as being associated with a fat lady.
29. In Your Prime / You're Doing Fine / Rise and Shine. In Your Prime refers to 29 as an age, as does You're Doing Fine.
30. Burlington Bertie / Dirty Gertie / Blind 30 / Flirty Thirty / Your Face is Dirty / Speed Limit. Burlington Bertie is horse-racing slang and describes odds of 100-30 in a race. Flirty Thirty is referring to 30 as a person's age. The Speed Limit in built up areas of the UK is 30 mph
31. Get Up and Run. No explanation for this bingo calling term, other than that it rhymes.
32. Buckle My Shoe. Again, just a popular rhyme.
33. All the Threes / Two Little Fleas / Dirty Knees / Sherwood Forest. All the Threes is self explanatory. The three is referred to as like a little flea throughout traditional bingo calling, hence Two Little Fleas as a calling term for 33.
34. Ask For More. A rhyming bingo call term.
35. Jump and Jive. This bingo nickname rhymes.
36. Three Dozen. Three dozens equal 36.
37. A Flea in Heaven / More than Eleven. The three is represented by a flea in traditional bingo and the seven is associated with heaven (i.e. seventh heaven), hence the nickname A Flea in Heaven.
38. Christmas Cake. Another rhyming bingo calling name.
39. Those Famous Steps / All the Steps. These bingo nicknames refer to the classic spy book and film: "The 39 Steps".
40. Two Score / Life Begins at / Naughty Forty / Blind 40. A score equals twenty and so two scores equal 40, hence the nickname Two Score for 40. Life Begins at and Naughty Forty both refer to 40 as a person's age. As with Blind 30, Blind 40 tells bingo players that the number is on its own and there is no further digit to follow.
41. Time for Fun / Life's Begun. Life's Begun follows on from Life Begins At for 40 and also explains the sentiment behind Time for Fun!
42. Famous Street in Manhattan / Winnie the Pooh. 42nd Street is a Famous Street in Manhattan known especially for its theatres.
43. Down on your Knees. A rhyming bingo nickname.
44. Droopy Drawers / Open Twp Doors / All the Fours. The first two bingo calling terms rhyme and All the Fours simply explains the digits used to make up 44.
45. Halfway House / Halfway There / Cowboy's Friend. 45 is halfway to 90, the last number in bingo, which explains the calling terms Halfway House and Halfway There. The Colt 45 was a gun commonly used by cowboys, which is why the number 45 also has the nickname Cowboy's Friend.
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