Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woggle

/ˈwɒɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: wog-gle
IPA: /ˈwɒɡəl/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

Alternative spelling of waggle.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

woggles (plural) woggles (present, singular) woggling (participle, present) woggled (participle, past) woggled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hornswoggle boondoggle

Rhymes With

naugle toggle ogle goggle bogle boggle noggle joggle snoggle croggle becroggle oggle

Questions

How do you pronounce woggle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒɡəl/.
What does woggle mean?: A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.
Where does woggle come from?: 1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle. Popularized from 1929 by use in Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

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