bingo wings

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Particularly: “I've read it's because they can be seen when one raises the arms to shout "bingo" in a game; is that true?”

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Noun[edit]

bingo wings pl (plural only)

(derogatory or humorous, slang) Large, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms of the elderly.

Synonyms[edit]

auntie arms
bat wings
dinner lady arms
nan flaps
nanna wobble
sugargliders (Australian English)
tuck shop arms
tuck shop lady arms (Australian English)

Translations[edit]

bingo wings

Chinese:
Cantonese: 拜拜肉 (baai^{^3-1} baai^³ juk^⁶)

Mandarin: 拜拜肉 (bàibàiròu)
Finnish: allit (fi)

Swedish: gäddhäng (sv) n

bingo wings

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