Bogle
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- This article is about the mythological creature. For the Jamaican dancehall artist known as "Mr Bogle" and "Mr Wacky", see Mr Wacky.
A bogle, bogill is the Scots term for an ancient Scottish mythological creature that has a temper. They are reputed to live for the simple purpose of torturing young children that disobey their mothers, or of punishing those that are lazy, incontinent (lacking self-restraint), or guilty of crimes.
One of the most famous usages of the term was by Gavin Douglas, who was in turn quoted by Robert Burns at the beginning of Tam O' Shanter
- "Of Brownyis and of Bogillis full is this Buke."
The bogle is also a creature that loves to vex humans till they go insane. They may cause a human to hear a voice around a corner, only to find that nothing is there, and then repeat the same antics around another corner. This will go on and on until the human decides to give up in utter frustration. Another way they might annoy humans is to enter a person's house and create a mess, make weird noises, or do other small things that for some reason, always happens at very unopportune times.
A bogle is often confused with its many closely-related Scottish mythological creatures, such as the better known Boggart. It is also considered to be involved in a family called the "ballybogs". A modern rendition of the Bogle is the Bogeyman. There is also a cognate term in Scottish Gaelic, bòcan, usually meaning a hobgoblin and the bodach figure also bears some similarities.
Other definition: A dog hybrid; with its genetic makeup being half Boxer and half Beagle.
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