Associations to the word «Brogue»

BROGUE, noun. 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.

BROGUE, noun. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.

BROGUE, noun. (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

BROGUE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).

BROGUE, verb. (intransitive) To walk.

BROGUE, verb. (transitive) To kick.

BROGUE, verb. (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl.

BROGUE, verb. (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters

BROGUE, noun. A thick and heavy shoe.