Definitions
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- noun Australia, informal A minor
collision , especially between motor vehicles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
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Examples
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June 8, 2009 at 6:00 am akshully, ai wuz jus beein silleh, ai lubs spoonrizms, tuu. liek, blushing crow bingle jells an so on
The children - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Email — faster than a letter, cheaper than a phone call, able to alert you to new messages with a bingle sound — allows us to effortlessly contact family and friends.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Email — faster than a letter, cheaper than a phone call, able to alert you to new messages with a bingle sound — allows us to effortlessly contact family and friends.
The Internet and Its Discontents — Essay by Michael Pastore 2008
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Berlin Barker stepped forth briskly, urging the umpire to keep the game in motion, his bat held as if he intended to try for a safe bingle.
Rival Pitchers of Oakdale Morgan Scott
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In the sixth, Cambridge made an effort to close the gap when Shawenecy kissed the leather for a bingle.
Chapter 4. American and English Today. 2. Differences in Usage Henry Louis 1921
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Shawenecy went bad here and gave Storey a free ticket, and Wallace came through with a three station bingle that shoved Williams and Storey across.
Chapter 4. American and English Today. 2. Differences in Usage Henry Louis 1921
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Princeman stood gaping at that bingle in paralyzed dismay; but the batsman, who was a slow runner and slow thinker, stood a fatal second to see whether the ball was fair or foul.
The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story George Randolph Chester 1896
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Rowdy pigs pushed the passers by off the side walk; tipsy pigs hiccoughed their version of "We wont go home till morning," from the gutter; and delicate young pigs tripped daintily through the mud, as if, like "Mrs. Peery-bingle," they plumed themselves upon their ankles, and kept themselves particularly neat in point of stockings.
Hospital Sketches 1863
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The further up the front you are the less likely you are to get into a bingle on those first few laps.
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Male drivers are 14 per cent more likely than women to cut and run from a carpark bingle without leaving their details, according to GIO statistics.
bilby commented on the word bingle
Australian slang - a vehicular collision.
February 26, 2008
frindley commented on the word bingle
I just love the way the very sound of this word plays down in laconic Aussie fashion the seriousness of what it's describing. I've always associated it with an older generation - it's a word my parents, aunts and grandparents would have used but not my contemporaries. I think, however, it may be about to enjoy a comeback: saw today that a budget car insurance company has adopted it as a name: www.bingle.com.au. How endearing!
May 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word bingle
Question for my baseballing friends, is the WordNET definition a portmanteau of batted single?
May 28, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word bingle
"Unfortunately, most likely because of a lack of understanding and driver inattention, roundabout bingles are a significant driver of insurance claims," Mr Russo said in a statement.
Seen here.
Is this term used only to designate non-serious collisions, like the American fender-bender? I'm wondering because it sounds kind of lighthearted for the more horrifying collisions.
October 28, 2008
qms commented on the word bingle
As to bilby's question from 2008: the WordNet definition is a puzzler. I have been paying close attention to baseball for many years and have never heard or read the word "bingle." The WordNet contribution defines an ordinary single. Maybe a bingle is a single batted by a batter with a speech impediment.
August 4, 2015
qms commented on the word bingle
On the other hand I like the Australian application of the word. It is somehow onomatopoetic.
When utes collide you feel the tingle
And hear the shattered headlights' jingle:
In the asphalt jungle
An ordinary bungle
The Aussies dismiss as a bingle.
August 4, 2015
bilby commented on the word bingle
Did you know that we have a mountain range named The Bungle-Bungles? You're welcome.
August 4, 2015
qms commented on the word bingle
I think that when Australians convene to decide on the names of things a great deal of spiritous refreshment is consumed.
August 5, 2015
qms commented on the word bingle
We have been here before. (See comments and limerick below.) The highly doubtful baseball application continues to puzzle. Perhaps this:
It could be a typo, this "bingle,"
Or has it a pedigree lingual?
If a batter is swift
First base is a gift
To one who beats out a bunt single.
March 27, 2016