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

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

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Oh, Lord! oh, Lord! that I should ever live to see you, sir, in league with a bogle!

From The Buccaneer A Tale by Hall, S. C., Mrs.

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

He looked pale, and almost fleered out of his wits, so I made sure he had seen the bogle that my granam used to frighten us with.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

To-day the bogle wags, a thing of jest And open scorn; the very pipits mock it; A jenny wren, I'm told, has built her nest In one torn pocket!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 by Various