bagel
/bæ.ɡɫ̩/ · noun
Meaning
- A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
- A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
- An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
- To achieve a score of 6-0 in a tennis set.
- To hold an opponent to a score of zero.
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