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Refers to the BBC Radio series 'The Adventures of PC 49'. Refers to the two numbers that make up 47, that being 4 and 7. This was a phrase that was made popular during wartime by soldiers. Rhymes with '(forty) two' and in reference to Winnie-the-Pooh, a beloved UK children's book character. Possibly in reference to the Naughty Forty. Refers to the proverb 'life begins at forty'. The usage was reinforced by Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, a bawdy song sung by Allied soldiers in North Africa during the Second World War. 'Two and eight' is rhyming slang for 'state'.Ĭommon rhyme derived from the given name Gertrude, used as a nickname for the statue La Delivrance installed in North London in 1927. The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch. A half crown is equivalent to 2 shillings and sixpence, written 2/6 and pronounced 'two and six'. Rhymes with '(twenty) five', and is made up of a '2' – resembles a duck, and a '5' – resembles an upside-down '2'. The first words of Psalm 23 of the Old Testament. The numeral 22 resembles the profile of two ducks. Named after the traditional 21-gun salute. Nineteen is the age after which people stop being teenagers.Ī reference to there being 20 units in one score. Refers to the US and Canadian celebrations of a Sweet sixteen birthday.ĪBBA's song Dancing Queen has the number mentioned in the lyrics.Įighteen is the age of majority in the UK. Valentine's Day.Īfter the song Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed The players often wolf whistle in response.Ī reference to there being 12 units in one dozen.Ī reference to 13 being an unlucky number.Ī reference to 14 February being St. The name refers to 10 Downing Street the home of the UK Prime Minister.Ī reference to the shape of the number resembling a pair of legs, often chicken legs specifically. (Current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) Boris’s den.

Number 9 was a laxative pill given out by army doctors in WWII.

Response is a single 'quack.'įrom the Nursery rhyme One, Two, Buckle my shoe Three, Four, Knock at the door.Ī common phrase meaning six units (see '12' below).ħ is considered a lucky number in some cultures see also '73'.įrom the resemblance of the number 8 to an overweight woman see also '88'.Ī reference to the British railway line running from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. The pun is military slang possibly a reference to Ned Kelly, from Ned Kelly's helmet, the eye slot resembling the number 1.įrom the resemblance of the number 2 to a duck see also '22'. In 2003, Butlins holiday camps introduced some more modern calls devised by a Professor of Popular Culture in an attempt to bring fresh interest to bingo. In some clubs, the 'bingo caller' will say the number, with the assembled players intoning the rhyme in a call and response manner, in others, the caller will say the rhyme and the players chant the number. The nicknames are sometimes known by the rhyming phrase 'bingo lingo' and there are rhymes for each number from 1 to 90, some of which date back many decades. In the game of bingo in the United Kingdom, callers announcing the numbers have traditionally used some nicknames to refer to particular numbers if they are drawn. This is a list of British bingo nicknames. JSTOR ( June 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'List of British bingo nicknames' – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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