Brogue

/ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/ · noun

Meaning

A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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

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

Belter is composed mainly of Chinese, Japanese, Slavic, Germanic, and romance languages because Earth's most common tongues would be the ones to survive to form the new brogue of the cosmos.

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

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

Synonyms for brogue

Antonyms for brogue

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Word Forms

• brogues
• broguing
• brogueing
• brogued

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