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brogue

The correct spelling is brogue.

How to pronounce brogue

/bɹəʊɡ/
noun

IPA: /bɹəʊɡ/

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The correct spelling is brogue. 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…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
  3. 3.A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

verb

  1. 1.To speak with a brogue (accent).
  2. 2.To walk.
  3. 3.To kick.
  4. 4.To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
  5. 5.To fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

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