About

Buzzword Bingo is a random, server-generated bingo game. Fill a card with the jargon you expect to hear — in a meeting, on an earnings call, during a keynote — and mark each square as it gets said out loud. First to a full row (or a blackout, if you're feeling ambitious) wins. Quietly.

Credit where it's due

Buzzword bingo was invented by Tom Davis at Silicon Graphics in 1993, and Chris Pirazzi built the first web version that same year — also randomly generated. A 1994 Dilbert strip carried it into the mainstream. This site is an independent take on that idea, started in 1999; it isn't the original, and doesn't claim to be.

This section exists because Chris took the time to set the record straight. With gratitude to Tom Davis and Chris Pirazzi, whose 1993 work everything here is built on. Their full history lives at lurkertech.com/buzzword-bingo.

A short history

• 1999 — Launched on a personal site as an independent, randomly-generated take — built without knowing an earlier web version existed.
• 2005 — Found a permanent home at bullshitbingo.net, added click-to-mark squares in the browser and an index of every game.
• 2008 — Added the work-friendly buzzwordbingogame.comdomain and a “Build Your Own” card creator.
• 2017 — Chris Pirazzi, who built the first web version of buzzword bingo in 1993, reached out to correct the record on the game's origins. He was right.
• 2026 — Rebuilt from scratch as a modern web app: accounts, creator profiles, sharable custom games, and more.

The full version history lives in the changelog.

Who makes it

Buzzword Bingo is a personal project built and maintained by Frank Ledo, and has been since 1999. It has no ads, no trackers, and no agenda beyond making meetings slightly more bearable.

Got a game or a buzzword in mind?

Want your own bingo game? Build and share one in seconds with the game creator. Spotted a buzzword that belongs in an existing game? Send it over via the contact page.