/ˈbɒɡ.əl/, /ˈbɔːɡ.əl/, /ˈbəʊ̯.ɡəl/
OriginUncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).
- Scotland, UK, especiallyA goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.
“For ilka place I ha'e is already fu',
But ae big room-'deed frien', I needna lie t'yne
An' that has long been haunted by a bogle”
““Montgomery,” said I, “what was that thing that came after me? Was it a beast or was it a man?”
“If you don’t sleep to-night,” he said, “you’ll be off your head to-morrow.”
I stood up in front of him.”
- dated, dialectalA scarecrow.
- A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion.
“At the turn of the Nineties, the footballer Ian Wright would often celebrate his goals by running to the corner flag, and doing a ‘bogling’ move—the ‘bogle’ was a ragamuffin reggae dance then popular ”
“In Jamaica, there's a constant stream of new moves, corresponding to big club tunes. Dancers race to put videos online in the hope of starting the next bogle, dutty wine or hot wuk sensation.”
Formsbogles(plural) · boggle(alternative) · Bogles(plural)