Bingle vs Bindle - What's the difference?
bingle | bindle |
(Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
* 2005 , Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club ,
* 2006 , , A Stone to Mark My Passing'', ''Through Soft Air ,
* 2010 , Felicity Young, Take Out ,
A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.
* 2006 (Cormac McCarthy), (The Road):
Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.
As nouns the difference between bingle and bindle
is that bingle is a minor collision, especially between motor vehicles while bindle is any given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used to bind something.bingle
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)page 144,
- 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.
page 138,
- "I, uh . . . " I managed, "I seem to have had a bit of a bingle ." I pointed a thumb behind me at the car.
page 163,
- ‘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.’
Synonyms
* collision, crash, fender-bender (US), prang (UK)Etymology 2
Etymology 3
Possibly a blend of (bat) and (single) English blendsbindle
English
Etymology 1
,“?bindle¹]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989and bundle.
Etymology 2
Probably a corruption of bundle; perhaps influenced by bindle.“bindle²]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989
Noun
(en noun)- lastly he made a bindle in a plastic tarp of some cans of juice and cans of fruit and cans of vegetables…