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plural bingles
(Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles. quotations examples
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, page 144
"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, page 138
‘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, page 163
A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle. examples
third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled
To arrange the hair in this style. examples
(baseball, slang) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
(baseball, slang) To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.