| Number | Nickname | Explanation |
| 1. |
Kelly's Eye
| Military slang, possibly a reference to Ned Kelly |
| 2 |
One little duck Me and You
| From the resemblance of the number 2 to a duck; see '22' Romantic rhyme |
| 3 |
Cup of Tea You and Me
| Romantic rhyme |
| 4 |
Knock at the door
| |
| 5. |
Man alive
| |
| 6 |
Tom Mix Half a dozen
| After Tom Mix, a star of silent era Westerns |
| 7 |
Lucky for some
| 7 is considered a lucky number in some cultures |
| 8. |
Garden gate
| |
| 9. |
Doctor's orders
| Number 9 was a laxative pill given out by army doctors in WWII. |
| 10. |
(Gordon's) Den
| The name refers to whoever currently resides at Number 10 Downing Street. |
| 11. |
Legs Eleven
| An obvious reference to the shape of the number resembling a pair of legs. The players often wolf whistle in response. |
| 12. |
One dozen
| An obvious reference to there being 12 units in one dozen. |
| 13. |
A Baker's Dozen
| An obvious reference to there being 13 units in one baker's dozen. |
| 16. | Sweet sixteen,never been kissed
| |
| 21. |
Key of the door
| The traditional age of majority. |
| 22. |
Two little ducks
| |
| 23. |
The lord is my shepherd
| The first words of Psalm 23 of the Old Testament |
| 24. |
Knock at the door
| |
| 26. |
Two and six, half a crown.
| Pre-decimalised currency in the UK. |
| 27. |
Duck and a crutch
| The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch. |
| 28. |
Two and eight, in a state
| Rhyming slang for "state". |
| 30. | Burlington Bertie Dirty Gertie | Reference to a music hall song of the same name composed in 1900, and a more famous parody (Burlington Bertie from Bow) written in 1915. Common rhyme derived from the given name Gertrude, used as a nickname for the statue La Delivrance installed in North London in 1927. The usage was reinforced by Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, a bawdy song sung by Allied soldiers in North Africa during the Second World War.
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| 32. |
Buckle My Shoe
| |
| 33. |
All the threes
| |
| 35. |
Jump and Jive
| A dance step |
| 36. |
Three dozen
| |
| 44. |
Droopy Drawers
| Rhyme that refers to sagging trousers. |
| 52. |
Danny La Rue Chicken Vindaloo
| A reference to drag entertainer Danny La Rue. Also used for other numbers ending in '2' (see '72' below). Introduced by Butlins in 2003 |
| 53. |
Here comes Herbie
| 53 is the racing number of Herbie the VW Beetle. Players may reply "beep beep"! |
| 54. |
House with a bamboo door
| |
| 55. |
All the fives
| |
| 57. |
Heinz Beanz
| Refers to "Heinz 57", the "57 Varieties" slogan of the H. J. Heinz Company. |
| 59. |
Brighton Line
| |
| 65. |
Stop work
| |
| 66. | Clickety click
| |
| 69. |
Anyway up
| |
| 71. |
Bang on the drum
| |
| 72. |
Danny La Rue
| |
| 76 |
Trombones
| "Seventy-six Trombones" is a popular marching song. |
| 76. |
Was she worth it?
| This refers to the pre-decimal price of a marriage licence in Britain, 7/6d. The players shout back "Every Penny" |
| 77. |
Two little crutches
| |
| 80. |
Gandhi's Breakfast
| Imagine looking down from above on Gandhi sitting cross-legged in front of a plate |
| 87. |
Torquay in Devon
| |
| 88. |
Two Fat Ladies
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| 90. |
Top of the shop
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