| 单词 | housey-housey |
| 释义 | housey-housey in British English (ˈhaʊzɪˈhaʊzɪ) noun another name for bingo, lotto Word origin C20: so called from the cry of 'house!' shouted by the winner of a game, probablyfrom full housebingo in British English (ˈbɪŋɡəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -gos 1. a gambling game, usually played with several people, in which numbers selected at random are called out and the players cover the numbers on their individual cards. The first to cover a given arrangement of numbers is the winner Compare lotto2. (in Scrabble) the playing of all seven of a player's tiles in a single turn sentence substitute 3. a cry by the winner of a game of bingo 4. an expression of surprise at a sudden occurrence or the successful completion of something and bingo! the lights went out verbWord forms: -gos, -going or -goed 5. (intransitive) (in Scrabble) to play all seven of one's tiles in a single turn Word origin C19: perhaps from bing, imitative of a bell ringing to mark the winlotto in British English (ˈlɒtəʊ) noun 1. Also called: housey-housey a children's game in which numbered discs, counters, etc, are drawn at random and called out, while the players cover the corresponding numbers on cards, the winner being the first to cover all the numbers, a particularrow, etc Compare bingo2. a lottery Word origin C18: from Italian, from Old French lot, from Germanic. See lot |
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