bingle

¹

[ bing-guhl ]

noun

, Baseball Slang.

1. base hit.

bingle

²

[ bing-guhl ]

noun

, Australian Informal.

1. a collision, especially an automobile accident.

bingle

/ ˈbɪŋɡəl /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   a minor crash or upset, as in a car or on a surfboard

Word History and Origins

Origin of bingle¹

1900–05, Americanism; perhaps b(at) ¹ + (s)ingle

Origin of bingle²

Perhaps expressive alteration of bang ¹; -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of bingle¹

C20: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

I have already informed you that my name is not Bingle and I have now to add that neither is it Cann.

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Turn in, Gadsby, and I'll bring Bingle back—ahem—'hell-for-leather.'

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One and all, individually and collectively, they are there with the healthy bingle.

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I wish Joe was a better hitter, but maybe he can knock out a bingle that will do the trick.

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He spent his life searching for specimens of the Bingle-weed and the five-leaved Funglebid.

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