different between ogle vs voyeurism

English

Alternative forms

• oggle
• augle (Northern England)

Etymology

Probably from

• Dutch, from Middle Dutch *ooghelen, oeghelen (“to ogle”), frequentative form of oogen (“to look at”), from oge (“eye”),
• or from Low German oegeln, frequentative of oegen (“to look at”), from Oog (“eye”).

Compare German äugeln (“to ogle”). More at eye, -le.

Pronunciation

• (UK): enPR: ??g?l, IPA^(key): /?????l/ or (nonstandard, perhaps by analogy with goggle) enPR: ?g??l, IPA^(key): /????l/
• (US): enPR: ??g?l, IPA^(key): /?o???l/, /????l/
• Rhymes: -????l, -???l

Verb

ogle (third-person singular simple present ogles, present participle ogling, simple past and past participle ogled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

Translations

Noun

ogle (plural ogles)

1. An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
2. (Polari, usually in the plural) An eye.

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• Goel, LEGO, Lego, Loge, goel, lego, loge

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) oglis

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *an?glís, from Proto-Indo-European *h?óng?l? (“coal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ùo?l?]

Noun

ogle f (5th declension)

1. charcoal (partially burnt organic materials, usually wood)

2. (syn. akme?ogle) coal (mineral deposits, used as industrial fuel)

Declension

Derived terms

• akme?ogle
• ogleklis

References

Slovene

Noun

ógle

1. accusative plural of ogel

English

Etymology

From voyeur +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vw??j?????z(?)m/

Noun

voyeurism (usually uncountable, plural voyeurisms)

1. The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or engaging in sexual activity.
2. (by extension) The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects.

Related terms

• voyeur
• exhibitionism

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