Bogle
/ˈbɒɡ.əl/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom. Scotland, UK, especially
"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"
- 2 A scarecrow. dated, dialectal
- 3 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 the black community."
Verb
- 1 Obsolete form of boggle. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"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"
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).