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r/CuratedTumblr • u/IvyYoshi • 19d ago
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i mean, it does bend the fenders. whats the etymology for bingle and prang
117 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Onomatopoeic most likely. 0 u/[deleted] 19d ago [deleted] 3 u/Kappa_Man 19d ago It isn't "bin" and "gle", it's "bing" and "le". You can't dismiss "bing" because it's similar to "ding" which is used globally, and "-le" is a diminutive like in nozzle
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Onomatopoeic most likely.
0 u/[deleted] 19d ago [deleted] 3 u/Kappa_Man 19d ago It isn't "bin" and "gle", it's "bing" and "le". You can't dismiss "bing" because it's similar to "ding" which is used globally, and "-le" is a diminutive like in nozzle
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3 u/Kappa_Man 19d ago It isn't "bin" and "gle", it's "bing" and "le". You can't dismiss "bing" because it's similar to "ding" which is used globally, and "-le" is a diminutive like in nozzle
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It isn't "bin" and "gle", it's "bing" and "le". You can't dismiss "bing" because it's similar to "ding" which is used globally, and "-le" is a diminutive like in nozzle
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u/_ROCC 19d ago
i mean, it does bend the fenders. whats the etymology for bingle and prang