Bingo wings

Bingo wings

Bingo wings is a slang term used to describe the build-up of fat and/or extra skin that hangs from the underside of the upper arms. It occurs most frequently in elderly ladies and overweight people. The problem may also occur after significant weight loss, with flaps of loose skin remaining. The term apparently originated from the bingo hall custom of raising one's arm aloft and bellowing "House!". This ties in due to bingo long being the entertainment of choice for large numbers of elderly ladies, especially in the United Kingdom.

British comedy show "Bo' Selecta!" popularised the term with a bizarre caricature of the "EastEnders" character Kat Moon (née Slater), who appeared constantly paranoid about people talking about her "big fat saggy bingo wings".

Other names for this phenomenon may include: "mooneys arms", "bingo flaps", "auntie arms", "tuck shop arms", "dinner lady arms", "bingo wobble", "nanna wobble", "nan flaps", "bat wings"Fact|date=March 2008 and, predominantly in AustraliaFact|date=March 2008, "sugar gliders", in tribute to an Australian mammal that propels itself through the air with the aid of batlike folds of skin. Another familiar term in Australia and New Zealand is "fadoobadas", as popularized by the Australian television comedy Kath & Kim. In the North of England this condition can also be known as "Family Fortune Arms" again referring to the old/fat contestants on the old TV game show "Family Fortunes" waving at the beginning of the show, with their "Wings" flapping in the breeze. In the US, the familiar term is "bye bye fat" because it will flap as the arm is held up to wave goodbye.

Brachioplasty [ [http://www.spirehealthcare.com/cosmetic/Cosmetic-surgery-for-women-new/Body-re-shaping-for-women/Arm-reduction Body re-shaping for women] ] , or 'arm lift', is a surgical procedure designed to reduce or remove bingo wings.

The term Bingo Wings is now also officially included in the most recent edition of Chambers Dictionary.

Bingo Wings were also referenced by the character Peter in the 2007 release, "Epic Movie" as one of his sexual turn-ons.

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