vogie

comparative more vogie · superlative most vogie

1. ScotlandProud; conceited; vain.

   My joy, my pride, my hoggie! My only beast, I had nae mae, And vow but I was vogie !

   1791, Robert Burns, My Hoggie

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   She, all unconscious, void of guile, Nor sour, nor idly vogie ; Would condescending, sweetly smile On a' the swains o' Bogie.

   1821, R. Hatrick, “Kate Of Bogie”, in The Harp of Caledonia: A Collection of Songs, Ancient and Modern

   Among them was one Patrick Girdwood, the deacon of the craft, a most comical character, so vogie of his honours and dignities in the town-council, that he could not get the knight told often enough what a load aboon the burden he had in keeping a'things douce and in right regulation amang the bailies.

   1823, John Galt, Ringan Gilhaize; Or, The Covenanters, page 12

2. ScotlandHappy; pleased or well-disposed.

   Look gaylie yet, look vogie yet, And strive a' we can to gang gaylie yet !

   1811, The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany

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   Fu' vogie, an' fu' blythe to crap The winsome flow'rs frae Nature's lap, Twining her living garlands there, That lyart Time can ne'er impair.

   1800, Robert Fergusson, “Ode to the Bee”, in The Poetical Works of Robert Fegusson, page 114

   But Miss Betty was so vogie with her gay mantle that she sent back word, it would be making it o'er common ; which so nettled the old courtly lady that she vowed revenge, and said the mantle would not be long seen on Miss Betty.

   1936, John Galt, David Storrar Meldrum, The Works of John Galt: Annals of the parish, page 110

   Come, lads, and view your partners weal, Wale each a blythcsome rogie : I'll tak' this lassie to mysel', She looks sae keen and vogie.

   1844, Alexander Whitelaw, The book of Scottish song, collected and illustrated with historical and critical notices, page 238