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bingle¹

  • /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/

Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl

Where it comes from

From bing (“thump, sudden bang”) + -le (diminutive suffix).

noun bingles

  1. Australia, informal A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles. It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight.[…]There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle. If this happens you will definitely be finished and she will probably sneak off on you if she manages

    Similar: crash, fender-bender, prang, shunt

bingle²

  • /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/

Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Blend of bob + shingle.

noun bingles

  1. A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.

verb bingles · bingling · bingled

  1. To arrange the hair in this style.

bingle³

  • /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/

Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Possibly a blend of bat + single.

noun bingles

  1. dated, slang A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base; a single.

verb bingles · bingling · bingled

  1. dated, slang To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.

Bingle⁴

Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Americanized spelling of German Bingel.

proper noun Bingles

  1. A surname from German.

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"bingle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bingle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bingle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bingle

Chicago

"bingle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bingle.

BibTeX
@misc{bingle_2026,
  title = {bingle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bingle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}