brogue
IPA: brˈoʊg
noun
- 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
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
- (intransitive) To walk.
- (transitive) To kick.
- (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
- (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.
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Examples of "brogue" in Sentences
- I want to buy a new brogue.
- Footwear was dress shoes and brogues.
- He speaks in a classic TV Dad brogue.
- I havn't heard the Irish brogue since... well.
- In the English dub, he speaks with an Irish brogue.
- It is also notable for Cerys Matthews' strong welsh brogue.
- I have also attempted to describe why the brogue is important.
- A brogue is a strong accent, notably in Irish dialects of English.
- Brogue is located on Pennsylvania Route 74 7 miles east of Red Lion.
- I can find no instance of the Scottish accent being referred to as a brogue.
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