bogle

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.

   • 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. 2

   A scarecrow.

3. 3

   A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body…

   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.
   • In Jamaica, there's a constant stream of new moves, corresponding to big club tunes. Dancers race to put videos online in the hope of starting the next bogle, dutty wine or hot wuk sensation.
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   1. 4

      Obsolete form of boggle.

   2. 5

      A surname.

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