bingle
English
Etymology 1
From bing (“thump, sudden bang”) + -le (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
bingle (plural bingles)
- (Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
- 2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club, page 144:
- It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight. […] There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle. If this happens you will definitely be finished and she will probably sneak off on you if she manages to escape injury.
- 2006, Lee Battersby, A Stone to Mark My Passing, Through Soft Air, page 138,
- "I, uh . . . " I managed, "I seem to have had a bit of a bingle." I pointed a thumb behind me at the car.
- 2010, Felicity Young, Take Out, page 163:
- ‘But you've still got your father′s car haven′t you?’
- ‘No. Had a bingle in it the other night, nothing major. I just hope to hell it′s fixed before he finds out. […] ’
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Synonyms
- collision, crash, fender-bender (US), prang (UK)
Etymology 2
Blend of bob + shingle
Noun
bingle (plural bingles)
- A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.
Etymology 3
Possibly: blend of bat + single.
Noun
bingle (plural bingles)
- (baseball, slang) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
Verb
bingle (third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled)
- (baseball, slang) To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
Anagrams
- Ebling