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Bingo!
Meaning
- An exclamation of success or satisfaction upon finding the correct answer, solving a problem, or getting exactly what you wanted.
Triumphant, sharp
Used in a sentence
- I just needed one more piece to fit the puzzle and bingo, it works.
- You found the keys on the roof? Bingo, that is where I left them.
- He checked the wires and bingo, the power came back on.
The backstory
The phrase comes from the game of Bingo, where a player yells 'Bingo!' once they complete a pattern. It entered the wider vocabulary as a synonym for 'aha!' or 'exactly right.'
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