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bingle

1 American  
[bing-guhl] / ˈbɪŋ gəl /

noun

Baseball Slang.

  1. base hit.

bingle 2 American  
[bing-guhl] / ˈbɪŋ gəl /

noun

Australian Informal.

  1. a collision, especially an automobile accident.

bingle British  
/ ˈbɪŋɡəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bingle1

1900–05, perhaps b(at) 1 + (s)ingle

Origin of bingle2

Perhaps expressive alteration of bang 1; -le

Example Sentences

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Princeman stood gaping at that bingle in paralyzed dismay; but the batsman, who was a slow runner and slow thinker, stood a fatal second to see whether the ball was fair or foul.

From The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story by Brown, Arthur William

I'd love to see the Bing Boys bingle, To go to music-halls incog.,

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917 by Various

“Nice tidy little bingle, wasn’t it, mate?” he cried.

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.

"If that bingle was an accident, don't we wish we had a few more players who could shut their eyes and meet Frazer's terrible speed balls and curves in the same way!" one fellow exclaimed.

From The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics by Langworthy, John Luther

You don't remember nothing, all on account of that bingle you got on the head.

From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)

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