woggle

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɒɡəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒɡəl

Etymology 1

1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle.^[1] Popularized from 1929 by use in Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

Noun

A scouting woggle.

woggle (plural woggles)

A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

Translations

Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide

Finnish: huiviholkki, osmonsolmu
French: bague de foulard f
German: Halstuchring m, Halstuchknoten m
Italian: portafazzolettone m
Swedish: sölja (sv) c

Etymology 2

Verb

woggle (third-person singular simple present woggles, present participle woggling, simple past and past participle woggled)

(archaic, dialect) Alternative spelling of waggle

References

^ Jeffrey, Ray, The History of Scouting in Tasmania 1909–1985, page 81. Published by The Scout Association of Australia, Tasmanian Branch. →ISBN

[1] Jeffrey, Ray, The History of Scouting in Tasmania 1909–1985, page 81. Published by The Scout Association of Australia, Tasmanian Branch. →ISBN

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