woggle

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɒɡəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɒɡəl

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.

woggle (plural woggles)

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

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

1. (archaic, dialect) Alternative spelling of waggle

• hornswoggle
• boondoggle