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brogue

1  [brohg]
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–noun
1. an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
2. any strong regional accent.
Origin:
1680–90; perh. special use of brogue 2

Related forms:
bro⋅guer⋅y, noun
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brogue

2  [brohg]
–noun
1. a durable, comfortable, low-heeled shoe, often having decorative perforations and a wing tip.
2. a coarse, usually untanned leather shoe once worn in Ireland and Scotland.
3. brogan.
Origin:
1580–90; < Ir brōg shoe, OIr brōce; c. L. brācae trousers < Gaulish; see breech

brogue

3  [brohg]
–noun Scot.
a fraud; trick; prank.
Origin:
1530–40; of uncert. orig.
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brogue 1   (brōg)   
n.  

  1. A heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland.

  2. A strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental perforations and wing tips.


[Irish and Scottish Gaelic bróg, from Old Irish bróc, shoe, possibly from Old Norse brōk, legging, or from Old English brōc; see breech.]
brogue 2   (brōg)   
n.  A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent when speaking English.

[Probably from the brogues worn by peasants.]
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Word Origin & History

brogue 
"accent," 1705, perhaps from the meaning "rough, stout shoe" worn by rural Irish and Scottish highlanders (1586), via Gaelic or Irish, from O.Ir. broce "shoe," thus, probably, originally meaning something like "speech of those who call a shoe a brogue." Or perhaps it is from O.Ir. barrog "a hold" (on the tongue).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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