The Plain English Campaign is supporting thousands of bingo fans to save the term two fat ladies - amid concerns it could be axed for being sexist.  Almost 3000 bingo players have already voted to protect the traditional term used as an alternative to the number 88 in games of bingo. The move follows recent news that European politics ordered a change to everyday ‘gendered’ terminology, including ‘right hand man,’ ‘Old Masters’ and ‘gentlemen’s agreement.’

The number ‘88’ earned the nickname because it looks like two plump women standing side by side.  Other terms such as legs eleven may come under fire for being sexist.  With  12,000 members in 80 countries, The Plain English Campaign,  battles for clear communication in everyday life.

Chrissie Maher, OBE and founder of Plain English Campaign said: “Our language is a reflection of our society and people will always create slang terms.  But familiar phrases that carry no ill-intentions are usually accepted by most people using PC - meaning plain commonsense! It shouldn’t be necessary to mess about with parts of our heritage like our nursery rhymes or bingo slang if the meaning is clear and understood first time round.  We can’t let political correctness rule our language.”

While most bingo halls that Bingosupermarket speaks to don't use such terms in the majority of their games the removal of such a tradition would certainly  be a real shame and clearly the alternative ’two generously proportioned people of either gender?’ is not so appealing.