bogle

American  

[boh-guhl, bog-uhl] / ˈboʊ gəl, ˈbɒg əl /

Also boggle

noun

1. a bogy; specter.

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bogle ¹ British  

/ ˈbəʊɡəl, ˈbɒɡ- /

noun

1. a dialect or archaic word for bogey 1

2. a scarecrow

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bogle ² British  

/ ˈbəʊɡəl /

noun

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

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verb

1. (intr) to perform such a dance

Etymology

Origin of bogle

1495–1505; bog (variant of bug ² “bugbear, hobgoblin”) + -le

Example Sentences

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bogle

“Castle Craig,” this bogle of a railway employee repeated laconically.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

But the canty auld wife cam till her braith, And she thocht the Bible micht ward aif scaith; Be it benshee, bogle, ghaist, or wraith— But it fear’d na Aiken-drum.

From Spare Hours by John Brown

What gars ye turn awa yer head, as though ye'd seen a bogle?

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

The bogle that comes to a house at night and throttles the goodman is a creature more hardy than the dragon, and more persevering.

From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker

I’m no bogle, but you’d better not ask what I am.

From Bluebeard by Clifton Johnson