(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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Circle Back – I don’t have an answer right now, and I hope you forget about this.
Let's unpack that. – I don’t understand what you just said, but I’ll pretend I do.
What's the ETA on this? – Why isn’t this done yet?
Standard Operating Procedures – A huge document no one reads.
Fail Fast, Fail Forward – Make mistakes quickly so we can act like it was part of the plan.
Let's not get into the weeds – I don’t actually know the details, so let’s avoid them.
Best Practices – A fancy way of saying "copy what worked elsewhere."
Parking lot that idea – We will never talk about this again.
Fast Track – We need this immediately, but we’ll still delay approvals for weeks.
ROI – Prove this makes money or it’s getting cut.
Optimize – Do more work with fewer people.
Win-Win – One person wins, but we’ll pretend it benefits everyone.
I hope this email finds you well – Because I’m about to ask for something.
Deep Dive – Let’s spend way too much time overanalyzing this.
Just to clarify… – I’m about to tell you that you’re wrong, nicely.
Drill Down – We’re about to get into unnecessary details.
What is the Agenda? – We should have planned this meeting, but we didn’t.
Let's take this offline – This conversation is going nowhere, and I want it to end.
Scalability – Let’s hope this works when we actually try to expand.
Generative AI – We don’t know what it is, but we’re using it in our PowerPoint.
Brainstorm – Let’s throw out ideas that we’ll never actually use.
KPIs – Metrics we’ll track but probably ignore.
Bandwidth – Are you too overwhelmed to take this on? Too bad, do it anyway.
OKRs – We’ll spend more time measuring goals than achieving them.
Result-Driven – The results must look good, no matter what happens behind the scenes.
Whiteboard it – We have no idea what we’re doing, but drawing random shapes might help.
On my radar – I am vaguely aware of this but not doing anything about it.
Can you ping me? – Let me ignore your Slack message later.
Pivot – We messed up, so now we’re pretending it was intentional.
Action Item – Something I’m assigning to you but not doing myself.
Circle Back – Again, hoping you forget this exists.
Move the needle – Please make it look like we’re making progress.
World Class – Not actually world class, but it sounds fancy.
Action Items – Homework, but for adults.
Per my last email – READ WHAT I ALREADY SENT YOU.
Can you put some time on my calendar? – I refuse to send an email.
Quick win – Do the easy thing first and call it success.
Touch Base – I have nothing new to say, but I want a meeting anyway.
Think outside the box – Come up with something original, but don’t change anything.
Mission-Critical – If this fails, blame will be assigned immediately.
Strategy Session – We’ll come up with a plan that we’ll abandon in two weeks.
Hard Stop – I have somewhere better to be.
Let's level set – You clearly don’t understand, so let me reset the conversation.
