Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Scotland, UK, especially)A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.

  2. (dated, dialectal)A scarecrow.

  3. A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion.

Origin

Uncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).

Uncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).

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Forms

plural: bogles
Singularbogle
Pluralbogles

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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