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brogue¹

  • /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/ UK
  • /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɡ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”), from Old Irish bróc (“shoe, greave, legging, hose, breeches”), likely from Old Norse brók (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“breeches”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).

noun brogues

  1. A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish. I had no doubt he knew where I was from, for I had the brogue, although not much of it.
  2. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips. He had one pair of brogues and the soles were in a miserable state.

    Similar: brogan

  3. dated A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

verb brogues · broguing · brogueing · brogued

  1. intransitive, transitive To speak with a brogue (accent).
  2. intransitive To walk.
  3. transitive To kick.
  4. transitive To punch a hole in, as with an awl.

brogue²

  • /ˈbɹəʊ̯ɡ/ UK
  • /ˈbɹoʊ̯ɡ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɡ

Where it comes from

Possibly from French brouiller.

verb brogues · broguing · brogued

  1. dialectal to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

Brogue³

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania.

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noun A strong dialectal accent

DeutschDialekt
Русскийпровинциа́льный акце́нт provinciálʹnyj akcént, ре́зкий акце́нт rézkij akcént

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

DeutschBrogue, Budapester
Русскийбро́ги brógi, ту́фли с перфора́цией túfli s perforácijej

noun A heavy shoe of untanned leather

Русскийполуботи́нок polubotínok, башма́к bašmák, грубый башма́к grubyj bašmák

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@misc{brogue_2026,
  title = {brogue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brogue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}