1. Definition: A person who is chubby or embodies a spirit of warmth and fullness, regardless of physical appearance. The term “Bumjiggle” can carry different tones based on context; it can either be a lighthearted or affectionate term of high regard or, conversely, a dismissive or humorous insult.
2. Negative Usage: Often used playfully to tease someone perceived as clumsy or lacking sophistication, e.g., “You dumb Bumjiggle!”
3. Positive Usage: Used affectionately to honor someone beloved or admired for their comforting, generous nature, e.g., “You’re my favorite Bumjiggle!”
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)