Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bingle

/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: bin-gle
IPA: /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.

Australian usage; Informal

noun

A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.

verb

To arrange the hair in this style.

noun

A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base; a single.

Dated; Slang

verb

To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.

Dated; Slang

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight.[…]There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle. If this happens you will definitely be finished and she will probably sneak off on you if she manages to escape injury."
""I, uh . . . " I managed, "I seem to have had a bit of a bingle." I pointed a thumb behind me at the car."
"‘But you've still got your father′s car haven′t you?’ ¶ ‘No. Had a bingle in it the other night, nothing major. I just hope to hell it′s fixed before he finds out.[…]’"

Etymology

From bing (“thump, sudden bang”) + -le (diminutive suffix).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Bingel

Usage

Inflected Forms

bingles (plural) bingles (present, singular) bingling (participle, present) bingled (participle, past) bingled (past)

Synonyms

crash fender-bender prang shunt single

Rhymes With

single mingle jingle shingle pringle tingle dingle dingell ingle intermingle swingle lingle

Questions

How do you pronounce bingle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/.
What does bingle mean?: A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
Where does bingle come from?: It is traced to German.

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