bogle

[ boh-guhl, bog-uhl ]
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noun
  1. a bogy; specter.

Origin of bogle

1
1495–1505; bog (variant of bug2 “bugbear, hobgoblin”) + -le
  • Also bog·gle [bog-uhl] /ˈbɒg əl/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for bogle (1 of 2)

bogle1

/ (ˈbəʊɡəl, ˈbɒɡ-) /


noun
  1. a dialect or archaic word for bogey 1 (def. 1)

  2. Scot a scarecrow

Origin of bogle

1
C16: from Scottish bogill, perhaps from Gaelic; compare Welsh bygel; see bug ²

British Dictionary definitions for bogle (2 of 2)

bogle2

/ (ˈbəʊɡəl) /


noun
  1. a rhythmic dance, originating in the early 1990s, performed to ragga music

verb
  1. (intr) to perform such a dance

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