Bingle

Full definition of bingle

Noun

1. (Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
• 2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club, %22bingles%22+car+OR+vehicle+-intitle:%22bingle%22+-inauthor:%22bingle%22&hl=en&ei=nl3oTtbgEeyViAfw_7TNCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22a%20bingle%22|%22bingles%22%20car%20OR%20vehicle%20-intitle%3A%22bingle%22%20-inauthor%3A%22bingle%22&f=false 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, Lee Battersby, A Stone to Mark My Passing, Through Soft Air, %22bingles%22+car+OR+vehicle+-intitle:%22bingle%22+-inauthor:%22bingle%22&hl=en&ei=FGHoTpT1CuidiAfv7-z4CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22a%20bingle%22|%22bingles%22%20car%20OR%20vehicle%20-intitle%3A%22bingle%22%20-inauthor%3A%22bingle%22&f=false 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, %22bingles%22+car+OR+vehicle+-intitle:%22bingle%22+-inauthor:%22bingle%22&hl=en&ei=nl3oTtbgEeyViAfw_7TNCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22a%20bingle%22|%22bingles%22%20car%20OR%20vehicle%20-intitle%3A%22bingle%22%20-inauthor%3A%22bingle%22&f=false 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

bobshingle

Noun

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

Possibly a blend of bat and single

Noun

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