17th century. Probably from Low German ögeln (“to ogle, to flirt with one's eyes”), from Middle Low German ö̂gelen, frequentative of Middle Low German ö̂gen, from Old Saxon ōgian, from Proto-West Germanic *augijan (“to show”). Alternatively from an equivalent Dutch *ogelen, but this seems unattested (only the simplex ogen). By surface analysis, eye + -le.
Meanings
An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
(Polari, plural-normally) An eye.
Will you take a varder at the cartz on the feely-omi in the naf strides: the one with the bona blue ogles polarying the omi-palone with a vogue on and a cod sheitel. 1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 137:
Slick, she bamboozles the ogles / of old Lilly Law. 2015 October 12, Adam Lowe, “Poem of the week: Vada That”, in The Guardian:
17th century. Probably from Low German ögeln (“to ogle, to flirt with one's eyes”), from Middle Low German ö̂gelen, frequentative of Middle Low German ö̂gen, from Old Saxon ōgian, from Proto-West Germanic *augijan (“to show”). Alternatively from an equivalent Dutch *ogelen, but this seems unattested (only the simplex ogen). By surface analysis, eye + -le.
Meanings
(intransitive, transitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
And ogling all their audience, ere they speak. 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The First Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
Near-synonyms: eye up, eyeball
"Come and see!" and the old creature ogled Carrados with her beady eyes as though the situation constituted an excellent joke between them. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
ru коке́тничать (to stare flirtatiously) · io oglar (to stare flirtatiously) · nl lonken (to stare flirtatiously) · fr reluquer (to stare flirtatiously) · fi tuijottaa (to stare flirtatiously) · ja 覗く (to stare flirtatiously) · sh šacovati (to stare flirtatiously) · de äugeln (to stare flirtatiously) · bg гледам влюбено (to stare flirtatiously) · yue 流眄 (to stare flirtatiously) · ml വായ്നോക്കുക (to stare flirtatiously) · el κοζάρω (to stare flirtatiously) · fr mater (to stare flirtatiously) · es lujuriar (to stare flirtatiously) · gd caog (to stare flirtatiously) · it guardare con desiderio (to stare flirtatiously) · es jamear con los ojos (to stare flirtatiously) · de liebäugeln (to stare flirtatiously) · ro holba (to stare flirtatiously) · ru стро́ить гла́зки (to stare flirtatiously) · it osservare con desiderio (to stare flirtatiously) · hu szemez (to stare flirtatiously) · tr göz süzmek (to stare flirtatiously) · nl gluren (to stare flirtatiously) · tr baygın baygın bakmak (to stare flirtatiously) · es vacilar (to stare flirtatiously) · el γλυκοκοιτάζω (to stare flirtatiously) · fa چشمچرانی کردن (to stare flirtatiously) · cmn 流眄 (to stare flirtatiously) · mi tiro mākutu (to stare flirtatiously) · eo rigardemi (to stare flirtatiously)