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Woggle vs Boggle - What's the difference?

woggle | boggle |

As verbs the difference between woggle and boggle

is that woggle is an alternative spelling of lang=en while boggle is to be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

As a noun woggle

is boy Scout’s neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

woggle

English

Etymology 1

1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle.Jeffrey, Ray, The History of Scouting in Tasmania 1909–1985,'' page 81. Published by The Scout Association of Australia, Tasmanian Branch. ISBN 0-949180-08-4 Popularized from 1929 by use in ''Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Boy Scout’s neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (woggl)
  • (archaic, dialect)

    • See also

    * (l)

    References

    boggle

    English

    Verb

    (boggl)
  • To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
    • He boggled at the surprising news.
    The mind boggles .
  • * Barrow
    • Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.
  • * Glanvill
    • We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.
  • To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
    • The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
    The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.
  • (US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to bungle or botch.
  • (obsolete) To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
    • (Howell)

    Derived terms

    * mindboggling