bogle

Meaning

  1. A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
  2. A scarecrow.
  3. A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɒɡ.l̩/
Etymology

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

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