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brogues

NOUN
clodhoppers
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The manager pieced together a full ensemble of kilt, jacket, sporran, hose and brogues.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

Accessories included two-tone brogues as well as fringed shawls and berets with beaded fringes.

From Reuters ● Feb. 26, 2023

A week later, through a Netflix rep, Roth confirmed that the brand behind the brogues she’d bought was To Boot New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2021

Never wore anything besides pants and brogues; didn’t even put on a dress when her mama died.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2020

They wore gray suits, striped ties, black brogues.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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