Bagel

Definitions

1. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
2. A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
   slang
3. An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
   South-Africa, ethnic, slang, slur

Equivalents

20 more languages

العربيةالخبزكعك

Българскигеврек

Češtinakanár

Ελληνικάκουλούρι

Esperantokringo

Suomibagelbagelrinkelivesirinkeli

עבריתבייגלבייגלה

Íslenskabeygla

Italianobagel

日本語ベーグル

한국어베이글

Македонскиѓеврек

Nederlandsbagel

Polskibajgiel

Portuguêsbagel

Românăcovrig

Русскийбаранкабе́йгельбейглбубликкре́ндельрогаликсушка+ 4 more

ไทยเบเกิล

Українськабублик

Tiếng Việtbánh mì vòng

Examples

“The Scot, who had been close⟳ to a two-set deficit in his semi-final against David Ferrer, avoided the dreaded bagel by seeing off a set⟳ point⟳ at 5-0 down before finally breaking the Djokovic serve⟳ to love⟳ as he began to go for his shots with the set⟳ seemingly gone.”

““He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.””

“In October, Allan and Rebecca began to care for Marty’s dog Phil more often and adopted the “bagel” (basset and beagle mix⟳ breed⟳) when the time came.”

“The Bagel isn’t necessarily a popular dog, but they seem to appear⟳ often enough to be worth mentioning.”

“The Bagel is a cross between the Beagle and the Basset Hound. Though not as popular as some of the more well-established mixes, the short-coated Bagel has the loving personality one would expect⟳ from two Hounds, plus the potential for some stubbornness.”

“Linus was half basset and half beagle hound, thus a bagel.”

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