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

That bogle looked very small indeed as we strode out again, about an hour afterwards.

From Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity by Stables, Gordon

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

From Bluebeard by Johnson, Clifton

Now for a bogle story in the gloamin'!'

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

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 Brown, John