Dictionary

brogue en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”), from Old Irish bróc (“shoe, greave, legging, hose, breeches”), likely from Old Norse brók (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“breeches”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).

Meanings

1. A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
   • Belter is composed mainly of Chinese, Japanese, Slavic, Germanic, and romance languages because Earth's most common tongues would be the ones to survive to form the new brogue of the cosmos. 2017 April 5, Emily Dreyfuss, “That Cool Dialect on The Expanse Mashes Up 6 Languages”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2022:
   • “No-man's-land.” The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue. 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest, Random House, page 187:
   • I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue, although not much of it. 1978, Louis L'Amour, Fair Blows the Wind, Bantam Books, page 62:
   • his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide. 2020 November 1, Alan Young, “Sean Connery obituary: From delivering milk in Fountainbridge to the definitive James Bond”, in The Scotsman:
2. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
   • He had one pair of brogues and the soles were in a miserable state. 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 161:
3. (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

Forms

Deriveds

broguey · broguery · brogued · broguish · brogueing

Synonyms

brogan

Translations (18)

cy acen wladaidd (A strong dialectal accent) · ru ту́фли с перфора́цией (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · cs těžká bota (A heavy shoe of untanned leather) · ru полуботи́нок (A heavy shoe of untanned leather) · fi brogue-kenkä (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · pl szkot (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · fi murre (A strong dialectal accent) · ru башма́к (A heavy shoe of untanned leather) · de Brogue (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · de Budapester (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · ru бро́ги (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · pl akcent regionalny (A strong dialectal accent) · ru провинциа́льный акце́нт (A strong dialectal accent) · ru ре́зкий акце́нт (A strong dialectal accent) · ru грубый башма́к (A heavy shoe of untanned leather) · de Dialekt (A strong dialectal accent) · pl brogs (A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.) · pl półbut (A heavy shoe of untanned leather)

brogue en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”), from Old Irish bróc (“shoe, greave, legging, hose, breeches”), likely from Old Norse brók (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“breeches”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive) 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.

Forms

brogue en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Possibly from French brouiller.

Meanings

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

Forms