bingle

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈbɪŋɡəl/ UK /ˈbɪŋɡəl/ See IPA manual

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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.

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1 noun · australian slang for a... crash collisionprangaccidentfender-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.

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# 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

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