• frightful_hobgoblin
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    8 months ago

    Wait… people know the word ‘bróg’ means 👟?

    Do people around the world know this?

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      8 months ago

      Kinda, brogue in English typically refers to a men’s leather shoe with decorative perforations in the upper. I’m not sure how many people would make the connection to Ireland and Scotland.