bingle

plural bingles

1. AustraliainformalA minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.

   "I, uh . . . " I managed, "I seem to have had a bit of a bingle." I pointed a thumb behind me at the car.

   2006, Lee Battersby, A Stone to Mark My Passing: Through Soft Air, [138 page 138]

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   It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight.[…]There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle. If this happens you will definitely be finished and she will probably sneak off on you if she manages to escape injury.

   2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club, [144 page 144]

   ‘But you've still got your father′s car haven′t you?’ ¶ ‘No. Had a bingle in it the other night, nothing major. I just hope to hell it′s fixed before he finds out.[…]’

   2010, Felicity Young, Take Out^([163]), page 163

   Synonyms: crash, fender-bender, prang, shunt

plural bingles

1. A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.

present singular third person bingles · participle present bingling · participle past bingled · past bingled

1. To arrange the hair in this style.

plural bingles

1. datedslangball gamesA base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base; a single.

present singular third person bingles · participle present bingling · participle past bingled · past bingled

1. datedslangball gamesTo achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.

plural Bingles

1. A surname from German.