the pronunciation peculiar to a dialect, esp. that of English as spoken by the Irish
Origin of brogue
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps
A pair of brogues.
- An Irish accent when speaking English is an example of a brogue.
- A man's oxford shoe with perforations and a wing tip is an example of a brogue.
- A leather shoe made of untanned leather that used to be worn frequently in Ireland is an example of a brogue.
The definition of a brogue is a strong accent, or a heavy oxford shoe, or a shoe of untanned leather.
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brogue
- a coarse shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Ireland and Scotland
- a man's heavy oxford shoe, usually with decorative perforations and a wing tip
Origin of brogue
Gaelic and Irish br?g, a shoe from Old Norse broc, leg covering: for Indo-European base see breechWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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brogue
noun
- A heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland.
- A strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations or wingtips.
Origin of brogue
IrishScottish Gaelic bróg from Old Irish bróc shoe possibly from Old Norse brōk legging or from Old English brōc ; see breech .
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noun
A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent when speaking English.
Origin of brogue
Probably from the brogues worn by farmersTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural brogues)
- 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.
- A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
- (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)
Origin
From Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Old Irish barrog (“a hold (on the tongue)”).
Verb
(third-person singular simple present brogues, present participle broguing, simple past and past participle brogued)
- (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters
Origin
Possibly from French brouiller
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Sentence Examples
- Designed in collaboration with Joy & Alexandre Herchcvitch, the shoes look every bit true to their brogue inspiration, complete with perforated dots, laces and a dainty shape.
- "Burke," he says, describing a dinner party at Lord Fitzwilliam's in 1793, "has now got such a train after him as would sink anybody but himself: his son, who is quite nauseated by all mankind; his brother, who is liked better than his son, but is rather oppressive with animal spirits and brogue; and his cousin, William Burke, who is just returned unexpectedly from India, as much ruined as when he went years ago, and who is a fresh charge on any prospects of power Burke may ever have.