Definition of "bingle"

bingle¹

noun
plural bingles
1. (Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
  Quotations
  It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight. […] There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle. If this happens you will definitely be finished and she will probably sneak off on you if she manages to escape injury.
  2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club‎, page 144
  "I, uh . . " I managed, "I seem to have had a bit of a bingle." I pointed a thumb behind me at the car.
  2006, Lee Battersby, A Stone to Mark My Passing: Through Soft Air, page 138
  ‘But you've still got your father′s car haven′t you?’‘No. Had a bingle in it the other night, nothing major. I just hope to hell it′s fixed before he finds out. […] ’
  2010, Felicity Young, Take Out‎, page 163

bingle²

noun
plural bingles
1. A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.
verb
third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled
1. To arrange the hair in this style.

bingle³

noun
plural bingles
1. (baseball, slang) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
verb
third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled
1. (baseball, slang) To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.