Stephanie of Humanities Researcher, clearly homesick enough in Philadelphia to be reading the Age online, notes an expression she has never seen before.
I first heard it used to mean 'relatively minor car crash' and liked it so much that I expanded it to apply to a broad range of non-disastrous cockups. Some may have thought it was a typo for 'bungle', but no. A bingle is usually the result of a bungle.
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To tell you the truth, the expression I find more surprising is 'bingle'. I've never heard that word before.
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I first heard it used to mean 'relatively minor car crash' and liked it so much that I expanded it to apply to a broad range of non-disastrous cockups. Some may have thought it was a typo for 'bungle', but no. A bingle is usually the result of a bungle.
ReplyDeleteTo say nothing of "kitty bingle", to describe their less than friendly encounters (usually at night, accompanied by that ghastly screeching they do).
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