Bingo Nicknames – Part 3
32 – Buckle My Shoe
33 – All the Threes
35 – Jump and Jive – This nickname refers to the dance step.
36 – Three Dozen
44 – Droopy Drawers – This rhyme refers to sagging trousers.
52 – Danny La Rue – The nickname refers to drag entertainer Danny La Rue. The name will also be used for numbers that also end in the number two. Also used for the number 52 is the term Chicken Vindaloo. This name was introduced by Butlins in 2003.
53 – Here Comes Herbie – The number 53 is the racing number of the VW Beetle Herbie.
54 – House with a Bamboo Door
55 – All the Fives
57 – Heinz Beans
59 – Brighton Line
65 – Stop Work
66 – Clickety Click
69 – Anyway Up
71 – Bank on the Drum
72 – Danny La Rue
76 – Trombones, and Was She Worth It?
77 – Two Little Crutches
80 – Ghandi’s Breakfast
87 – Torquay in Devon
88 – Two Fat Ladies
90 – Top of the Shop
Bingo in the United Kingdom wouldn’t be the same without the bingo callers using the familiar nicknames. It brings about a sense of tradition and excitement in bingo halls across the country.