Brogue meaning

Noun: brogue

Pronunciation: (browg)

Brogue meaning: A thick and heavy shoe

Synonyms: brogan, clodhopper, work shoe

Quotations: David Bailey –  Good shoes are important. I wear English brogues in a wide fitting. They last me years.

Martin –  People do think I’m Jewish. But we’re Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.

Harry Hart –  You’re going to need a pair of shoes to go with your suit. An Oxford is any formal shoe with open lacing. This additional decorative piece is called “broguing”.

Sample sentences:

1. The film isn’t saying “Oxfords” and “Brogues” are mutually exclusive, it’s saying wear Oxfords but don’t get them with broguing.
2. Are you still wearing faded jeans and awful clodhopper shoes.
3. He has purchased a pair of clodhoppers.