diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index d7113da5..546a7461 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
   [name & more]
   ~(var ,name :private ,;more))
 
+(defmacro toggle
+  "Set a value to its boolean inverse. Same as `(set value (not value))`."
+  [value]
+  ~(set ,value (,not ,value)))
+
 (defn defglobal
   "Dynamically create a global def."
   [name value]
@@ -2950,7 +2955,7 @@
        :italics ["*" "*"]
        :bold ["**" "**"]}))
   (def modes @{})
-  (defn toggle [mode]
+  (defn toggle-mode [mode]
     (def active (get modes mode))
     (def delims (get delimiters mode))
     (put modes mode (not active))
@@ -3060,7 +3065,7 @@
     (def token @"")
     (var token-length 0)
     (defn delim [mode]
-      (def d (toggle mode))
+      (def d (toggle-mode mode))
       (if-not has-color (+= token-length (length d)))
       (buffer/push token d))
     (defn endtoken []