noun General Slang

Ogle

/ˈəʊɡəl/ · noun · slang

Polari for the eyes, with 'ogles' a pair and 'ogle riahs' the eyelashes.

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Compounds describe the whole eye area: 'ogle riahs' or 'ogle fakes' were the eyelashes, and 'ogle filters' could mean glasses or sunglasses.

“Her ogle riahs were so long they cast a shadow.”
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To use one's ogles was to look or flirt with the eyes — essential in a culture that often communicated in silence.

“A flicker of the ogles was enough to say everything.”
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In Polari, an eye; 'ogles' are the eyes. It links to the older English verb 'ogle' (to stare amorously), here turned into a noun for the eyes themselves.

“What bona ogles that omi has.”
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Ogle In A Sentence

He fixed his ogles on the dish across the bar and didn't blink.
A pair of dark glasses hid her ogles from the charpering omis.
She fluttered her ogle riahs and the whole room melted.

Origin & Usage

Polari of mid-20th-century Britain; 'ogle/ogles' for eyes builds on the older English verb 'ogle' (to stare flirtatiously), and is recorded in Polari glossaries by Paul Baker.

Variants oglesogle riahsogle fakes
Tags #polari#lgbtq#british#heritage#vintage#body

People Also Ask

What does ogle mean in Polari?

It means an eye; 'ogles' are the eyes.

What are ogle riahs?

Eyelashes — literally 'eye-hairs', combining 'ogle' (eye) and 'riah' (hair).

Where does ogle come from?

From the older English verb 'ogle', to stare amorously, repurposed as a noun for the eyes.

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