"Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one."“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""Where'sthe G inGMP?""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""That's aneedlemover.""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""Where'sthesharedrisk?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?""I'm notanengineer,but…""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one."“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""Where'sthe G inGMP?""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""That's aneedlemover.""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""Where'sthesharedrisk?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?""I'm notanengineer,but…"

Developer Buzzword Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "Let's just let the GC do their thing on this one."
  2. "Why am I the only team member with checkbook?"
  3. "This design element doesn't rent apartments.“
  4. "Charrette… is that where you all dress in your black outfits..."
  5. "I just need enough info to make the deal pencil."
  6. "We can't go back to the well on this one."
  7. “We’d like you to defer your fee until after closing."
  8. "Where's the G in GMP?"
  9. "We're going to hold a retainer on the contract to cover your mistakes."
  10. "Sure we missed it on our drawings, but if it was there you would have paid for it anyway."
  11. "How does this compare to the market cost/sf?"
  12. "That's a needle mover."
  13. "Why should I pay for BIM?"
  14. "Where's the shared risk?"
  15. "We need the architect to pitch in on this change order."
  16. "Isn't that why you have insurance?"
  17. "I understand those aren't the fixtures you specified, but if they're cheaper, why shouldn't we use them?"
  18. "We need to make some decisions that the Architect may not like."
  19. "We've already contributed the equity that the bank requires."
  20. "How does this compare to the market cost/unit?"
  21. "You guys do all this non-profit work, do you charge them the same fees?"
  22. "We feel we're well within our Standard of Care."
  23. "Sustainability... Is that where you charge me 10% more...?"
  24. "I'm not an engineer, but…"