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brogues

brogues is the plural of brogue.

Meaning of brogue

Noun

brogue (plural 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.1978, Louis L'Amour, Fair Blows the Wind, Bantam Books, page 62
  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.2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 161
    Synonyms:
    brogan
  3. (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

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Questions about brogues

What is brogues the plural of?
Brogues is the plural of brogue.

Words near brogues in the dictionary

  1. brogueings
  2. brogueish
  3. brogueneer
  4. brogueneers
  5. broguery
  6. brogues
  7. broguey
  8. broguing
  9. broguings
  10. broguish
  11. broh

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