Housey-housey

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Lotto or bingo, especially when played for money. uncountable

    "The rest of the day they passed lying on their beds yarning, or reading stories by Victoria Cross, or playing cards or housey-housey."

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bingo

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"The rest of the day they passed lying on their beds yarning, or reading stories by Victoria Cross, or playing cards or housey-housey."

Etymology

Reduplicated diminutive house + -y. See house (“the game of bingo”)

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