bingle C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈbɪŋɡəl/ UK /ˈbɪŋɡəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun Australian slang for a minor crash or collision, especially of vehicles She had a bingle in the car park but no one was hurt. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · australian slang for a... crashcollisionprangaccidentfender-bender Etymology AI details Australian and New Zealand slang of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dialectal bingle ('a blow, a fight'); first recorded in the mid-20th century. Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bingle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɪŋɡəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪŋɡəl/ ## Meanings 1. Australian slang for a minor crash or collision, especially of vehicles ## Examples - She had a bingle in the car park but no one was hurt. ## Synonyms - crash - collision - prang - accident - fender-bender ## Etymology Australian and New Zealand slang of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dialectal bingle ('a blow, a fight'); first recorded in the mid-20th century. ## AI Etymology Bingle is australian and New Zealand slang of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dialectal bingle ('a blow, a fight'); first recorded in the mid-20th century. The history must be left partly open, preserving the uncertainty rather than forcing a single unsupported ancestry. Used as a noun, bingle now means "Australian slang for a minor crash or collision, especially of vehicles", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown