bingle

bin·gle

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bing-guh l]
- /ˈbɪŋ gəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bing-guh l]
- /ˈbɪŋ gəl/

Definitions of bingle word

noun bingle a minor crash or upset, as in a car or on a surfboard 3
noun bingle a collision, especially an automobile accident. 1
noun bingle (Informal) (Australia) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles. 0
noun bingle A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle. 0
noun bingle (Slang) (baseball) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base. 0

See all 5 definitions of bingle

Information block about the term

Origin of bingle

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bingle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bingle

bingle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bingle usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for bingle

noun bingle

single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
dinger — humdinger.
one-bagger — single (def 24).

All 6 Synonyms of bingle