bingle

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[ bing-guhl ]
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nounBaseball Slang.

Origin of bingle

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

Other definitions for bingle (2 of 2)

bingle2
[ bing-guhl ]

nounAustralian Informal.
  1. a collision, especially an automobile accident.

Origin of bingle

2
Perhaps expressive alteration of bang1; cf. -le

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British Dictionary definitions for bingle

bingle

/ (ˈbɪŋɡəl) /


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

Origin of bingle

1
C20: of uncertain origin

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