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Definition brogue

Etymology 1

From Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).

Noun

brogue (plural brogues)

1. A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
2. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
3. (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

Verb

brogue (third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
2. (intransitive) To walk.
3. (transitive) To kick.
4. (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.

Etymology 2

Possibly from French brouiller.

Verb

brogue (third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)

1. (dialectal) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters

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