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See more synonyms for brogue on Thesaurus.com an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English. any strong regional accent. Show More
Origin of brogue 1 First recorded in
1680–90; perhaps special use of
brogue2 Related forms bro·guer·y , noun a durable, comfortable, low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip. a coarse, usually untanned leather shoe once worn in Ireland and Scotland. brogan .Show More
Origin of brogue 2 1580–90; <
Irish brōg shoe,
Old Irish brōce; cognate with L.
brācae trousers <
Gaulish; see
breech Origin of brogue 3 First recorded in 1530–40; of uncertain origin
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idiom Examples from the Web for brogue Contemporary Examples of brogue I point out that Connery speaks with a brogue and that our character is an American from New York.
“My dad freaked out when the tabloid reporter turned up,” Cumming says, in his lilting Scottish brogue .
Anybody who says, “I wantida go ta da terlit on T'oid Avunya” is mixing a Jewish-immigrant accent with an Irish brogue .
Three types of footwear -- including a brogue , a plimsoll, and an evening slipper -- established the basis for Katrantzou's theme.
She chuckled a bit in her confessional Irish brogue , and members of the audience laughed.
Historical Examples of brogue Also introduced the brogue and the shamrock into the Emerald Isle.
Patrick Fitzmaurice, brogue and all, was an Irish gentleman without a flaw.
Her brogue was apt to broaden when pleasure pulled down her dignity.
And now there was only a trace of the brogue in Spud's voice.
She spoke with a brogue , and they did not notice the peculiar expression.
British Dictionary definitions for brogue a broad gentle-sounding dialectal accent, esp that used by the Irish in speaking English Show More
Word Origin for brogue C18: probably from brogue ², alluding to the footwear of the peasantry
a sturdy walking shoe, often with ornamental perforations an untanned shoe worn formerly in Ireland and Scotland Show More
Word Origin for brogue C16: from Irish Gaelic bróg boot, shoe, probably from Old Norse brōk leg covering
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Word Origin and History for brogue n. type of Celtic accent, 1705, perhaps from the meaning "rough, stout shoe" worn by rural Irish and Scottish highlanders (1580s), via Gaelic or Irish, from Old Irish broce "shoe," thus originally meaning something like "speech of those who call a shoe a brogue." Or perhaps it is from Old Irish barrog "a hold" (on the tongue).
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