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brogues

noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
  3. A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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