brogue
A pair of brogues
Meanings
Noun
- A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
- A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
Verb
- To speak with a brogue (accent).
- To walk.
- To kick.
- To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
- to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.
Related
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Origin
- From Irish bróg ("boot, shoe"). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg ("a hold (on the tongue)").
- Possibly from French brouiller.
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