boodie

In Aberdeen and surroundings, boodie or boodie-bo was the name for a ghost or hobgoblin. Also bugudhai. See bodach.

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References

Sources

  • Jamieson, J. (1880). An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language. Vol. 1. Paisley: Alexander Gardner.
  • Wright, J. (1898). The English dialect dictionary. Vol. 1. London: H. Frowde.