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Definition of Brogue
1. Noun. A thick and heavy shoe.
Definition of Brogue
1. n. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
Definition of Brogue
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips. ¹
3. Noun. (dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent). ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To walk. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To kick. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To punch a hole in, as with an awl. ¹
8. Verb. (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brogue
1. an Irish accent [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brogue
Literary usage of Brogue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"When the brogue is turned, it is flattened by striking it against the block, and
then, ... The brogue is then slicked all over, upper as well a» »ole, ..."
2. The Cambrian (1900)
"Ex. 0:0 THE IRISH brogue. It is the softest, the mellowest, the most musical
thing, in the way of accents, outside of Paradise. » * * The brogue, as it is ..."
3. Tales and Novels by Maria Edgeworth (1893)
"CHAPTER XL THE brogue. HAVING proved by a perfect syllogism that the Irish must
blunder, we might rest satisfied with our labours ; but there are minds of ..."
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