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boggard¹

Where it comes from

Uncertain; occurring since 16th century in northern and north midlands British dialects; etymologically related to boggle, bogle, and obsolete bog (“a bugbear”); the first element perhaps ultimately a variant of bug (“goblin; terrifying thing; etc.”), and thus equivalent to bog + -ard (“augmentative suffix”).

noun boggards · boggart · buggard · baggard

  1. UK, dialectal A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence. A Boggarde, spectrum.

    Similar: goblin

  2. figuratively A bugbear: any terrifying thing. Nor be such buggarddes to the poor, yff they may not beare the bagge alone.
  3. obsolete Any real or imagined thing which prompts a horse to boggle (take fright).

boggard²

Where it comes from

From bog (“latrine; outhouse”) + -ard.

noun boggards · bogard

  1. obsolete An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Siege, jacques, bogard, or draught, latrina.

    Similar: outhouse

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@misc{boggard_2026,
  title = {boggard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boggard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}