Shoogle

//ˈʃʊɡəl// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of shoogling; a shake.

    "First and foremost, howsever, gie that sleepy body, Dirdumwhamle, a shoogle out o' his dreams."

Verb
  1. 1
    To shake or rock rapidly. Northern-England, Scotland, transitive

    "I heard the sparks who drove us saying something like, ‘You keep these three Doc; we'll shoogle up the mess boys and find some breakfast.’"

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"I heard the sparks who drove us saying something like, ‘You keep these three Doc; we'll shoogle up the mess boys and find some breakfast.’"

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