name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
bogle
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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bŏg′əl
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bō′gəl
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɒɡ.əl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːɡ.əl/ older
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ̯.ɡəl/
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General-American: /ˈbɔɡ.əl/
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈbɑɡ.əl/
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General-American: /ˈboʊ̯.ɡəl/
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Canada: /ˈbɒɡ.əl/
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Canada, cot-caught-merger: /ˈbɑɡ.əl/
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Canada: /ˈboʊ̯.ɡəl/
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Australian: /ˈbɔɡ.əl/
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Australian: /ˈbəʉ̯.ɡəl/
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New-Zealand: /ˈbɒɡ.əl/
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New-Zealand: /ˈbɐʉ̯.ɡəl/
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Scotland: /ˈbɔɡ.əl/
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Scotland: /ˈbo.ɡəl/
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India: /ˈbɔɡ.əl/
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India: /ˈboː.ɡəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒɡəl
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rhymes with -əʊɡəl
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CMU ARPABET: B OW1 G AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, especially
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noun
Meaning 3
A scarecrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
Meaning 5
Obsolete form of boggle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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History
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).