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Spree vs Bingle - What's the difference?

spree | bingle |

As a proper noun spree

is a particular river that flows through lusatia (eastern germany) and into berlin, where it flows into the havel.

As a noun bingle is

(australia|informal) a minor collision, especially between motor vehicles or bingle can be a hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle or bingle can be (baseball|slang) a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.

spree

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
  • Uninhibited activity.
  • Usage notes

    Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

    Synonyms

    * carousal

    Derived terms

    * killing spree * shooting spree * shopping spree

    Anagrams

    * * *

    bingle

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
  • * 2005 , Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club , 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.
  • * 2006 , , A Stone to Mark My Passing'', ''Through Soft Air , 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.
  • * 2010 , Felicity Young, Take Out , 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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.
  • Etymology 3

    Possibly a blend of (bat) and (single) English blends

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball, slang) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.