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Brogue

noun
/bɹəʊɡ/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA 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.
2.nounA strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
3.nounA heavy shoe of untanned leather.
4.verbTo speak with a brogue (accent).
5.verbTo walk.
6.verbTo kick.
7.verbTo punch a hole in, as with an awl.

Synonyms

broganclodhopperwork shoeshoebroganeerbog irishirish englishhiberno-englishbrodieirish cockneyirishismeireboo

Rhymes With

agogbogfoganalogcatalogueslogdogmonologue
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