Brogue

Quick meaning: Brogue is a noun meaning A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.

Meaning

A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.

More Meanings

1. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
3. (intransitive) To walk.
4. (transitive) To kick.
5. (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
6. (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.
7. (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

Example Sentences

He had one pair of brogues and the soles were in a miserable state.

I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue, although not much of it.

his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide.

“No-man's-land.” The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue.

Word Forms

• brogues
• broguing
• brogueing
• brogued

Synonyms for brogue

Depending on context, synonyms include brogan, clodhopper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brogan, clodhopper, shoe, broganeer, brodie, langer.

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