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ridethetalk

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Sunday 12 September Standard BEWAILING puzzle
« on: September 13, 2021, 01:23:40 PM »
BINGLE – all too common for this to be considered rare, IMHO…  :-R :-R :-R
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Re: Sunday 12 September Standard BEWAILING puzzle
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2021, 02:15:13 PM »
Must admit that I'd never heard this word. But when I looked it up, I saw that it's Australian for accident, and since I've never had an accident in Australia, That explains it. And the fact that I've never had an accident in Australia is explained that I have not yet had a chance to visit there. But now I know how to describe it if I ever get to travel again.
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Re: Sunday 12 September Standard BEWAILING puzzle
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2021, 03:37:34 PM »
When I first came to Australia I hadn't a clue what people were talking about when they said they'd "had a bit of a bingle at the weekend".
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Re: Sunday 12 September Standard BEWAILING puzzle
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2021, 08:13:13 PM »
Quote from: ridethetalk on September 13, 2021, 01:23:40 PM
BINGLE – all too common for this to be considered rare, IMHO…  :-R :-R :-R

That might be the case if Chi was played only by Australians.
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Re: Sunday 12 September Standard BEWAILING puzzle
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2021, 04:07:50 PM »
Yes, bingle in the sense of a minor vehicle collision is an Australian term. It has some other meanings, but quite rare. It's not a common word on a world-wide scale.
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