bingo card

noun

1. a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bingo card¹

First recorded in 1985–90; so called from the series of coded numbers on such cards, apparently suggesting the cards used in bingo

Example Sentences

Eric Schmidt of Missouri filled out a veritable bingo card of right-wing complaints directed at the justice department.

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"I was NOT prepared for the placenta pic," wrote one, and another replied: "Placenta and placenta pills were not on my bingo card for today but OK."

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Mrs Johnson, 37, wrote in an Instagram post alongside the photo: "Being hospitalised for two nights for severe dehydration was not on my postpartum bingo card."

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After the recording, a different member of the audience posted on X: "I didn't have David Walliams doing a Nazi salute at the Would I Lie To You? Christmas taping on my 2025 bingo card."

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I don’t think anyone had that on their mainstream-media bingo card.

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