bagel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”). Compare obsolete English bee, Old English bēag, Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Middle Low German bōg, Old Norse baugr. Also compare dialectal Austrian German Beugel, Beigel. See also beag.

noun

1. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
2. (tennis, slang) A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
   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. January 30, 2011, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Djokovic too good for Murray in final”, in BBC
3. (slang, ethnic slur, South Africa) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.

verb

1. (tennis) To achieve a score of 6–0 in a tennis set.
2. (sports) To hold an opponent to a score of zero.

Etymology 2

noun

1. Alternative form of bagle
   “He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.” 2003, Jeffrey Cohen, A Farewell to Legs: An Aaron Tucker Mystery, Bancroft Press, page 211
   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. 2005, Christina Larson, Marty Is Dead, Protea Publishing, page 86
   The Bagel isn’t necessarily a popular dog, but they seem to appear often enough to be worth mentioning. 2005, Margaret H. Bonham, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Designer Dogs, Alpha Books, page 109
   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. 2010, Dogs All-in-One For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., page 601
   Linus was half basset and half beagle hound, thus a bagel. 2012, G. Terrell Cotter, The Arm of the Lord: End Times Mystery, WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson, page 28