bingo card
Number-calling sheet
A bingo card is the grid used in bingo, with numbered squares that players mark as numbers are called.
Figuratively, a bingo card lists predictable elements in any situation—clichés at a meeting, tropes in a movie, talking points from a politician: I had "synergy" on my corporate buzzword bingo card.
To say something wasn't on my bingo card means it was unexpected.
Careless applier of paint
- callerOne who phones
- free spaceUnoccupied available area
- coverallFull-body protective garment
- blackoutComplete power loss
B-I-N-G-O · cage · hopper · prize · winner · hall · night · parlor
Itemized verification guide
- drinking gameSocial activity with alcohol penalties
- genre conventionsEstablished patterns within categories
- common phrasesFamiliar word combinations
- recurring themesRepeated central ideas
Able to be foreseen
- inevitableCertain to occur
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- foregone conclusionResult assumed beforehand
called it · stereotype · trope · running joke · inside joke
dauber
Careless applier of paint
- callerOne who phones
- free spaceUnoccupied available area
- coverallFull-body protective garment
blackout · B-I-N-G-O · cage · hopper · prize · winner · hall · night · parlor · lottery
checklist
Itemized verification guide
- drinking gameSocial activity with alcohol penalties
- genre conventionsEstablished patterns within categories
- common phrasesFamiliar word combinations
predictable
Able to be foreseen
- inevitableCertain to occur
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
foregone conclusion · called it · stereotype · trope · running joke · inside joke
- bingodauber, free space, caller, coverall, full house
- gridsgrid pattern, square grid, coordinate grid, dot grid, map grid
- printablesworksheet, coloring page, checklist, to-do list, calendar
- bingo suppliesdauber, daubers, dobbers, flashboard, chip tray
- gambling gearpoker chips, dice cup, roulette wheel, slot machine, chips
bingo cardlottery ticket
Purchased chance at prize
scratch-off ticket · poker hand · slot machine · roulette wheel · dice
bingo cardwild card
Unpredictable factor in play
curveball · plot twist · surprise · black swan event · anomaly