bogey

bogey

in golf, to score one stroke over par on a hole: He made a bogey on the last hole.

Not to be confused with:

boggy – wet and spongy; containing bogs: a boggy field

bogy – a hobgoblin; something that haunts, harasses, or frightens

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bo·gey

also bo·gy or bo·gie  (bō′gē)

n. pl. bo·geys also bo·gies

1. (also bo͝og′ē, bo͞o′gē) An evil or mischievous spirit; a hobgoblin.

2. (also bo͝og′ē, bo͞o′gē) A cause of annoyance or harassment.

3. Sports

a. A golf score of one stroke over par.

b. Chiefly British The number of strokes that a good player is likely to need to finish a golf hole or course.

4. Slang An unidentified flying aircraft.

5. Slang A detective or police officer.

6. Chiefly British Slang A piece of dried or semisolid nasal mucus; a booger.

tr.v. bo·geyed, bo·gey·ing, bo·geys

To play (a hole in golf) scoring one stroke over par.

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[Possibly variant of bogle.]

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bogey

(ˈbəʊɡɪ) or

bogy

n

1. an evil or mischievous spirit

2. something that worries or annoys

3. (Golf) golf

a. a score of one stroke over par on a hole. Compare par⁵

b. obsolete a standard score for a hole or course, regarded as one that a good player should make

4. slang a piece of dried mucus discharged from the nose

5. (Military) air force slang an unidentified or hostile aircraft

6. slang a detective; policeman

vb

(Golf) (tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke over par

[C19: probably related to bug² and bogle¹; compare bugaboo]

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bogey

(ˈbəʊɡɪ) or

bogie

vb

(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) to bathe or swim

n

(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a bathe or swim

[C19: from a native Australian language]

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bo•gey

(ˈboʊ gi; for 2 also ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi)

n., pl. -geys, n.

1.

a. a golf score of one stroke over par on a hole.

b. par (def. 3).

2. bogy ¹ (defs. 1–3).

v.i.

3. (in golf) to make a hole in a bogey.

v.t.

4. to make a bogey on.

[1890–95; variant of bogy¹]

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bogey

Past participle: bogeyed
Gerund: bogeying

Imperative

bogey

bogey

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bogey

One over par for a hole.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bogey - an evil spirit bogie, bogy evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
	2.	bogey - (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
	3.	bogey - an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft bogy, bogie aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
Verb	1.	bogey - to shoot in one stroke over par golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

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bogey

noun

1. bugbear, bête noire, horror, nightmare, bugaboo Age is another bogey for actresses.

2. spirit, ghost, phantom, spectre, spook (informal), apparition, imp, sprite, goblin, bogeyman, hobgoblin, eidolon It was no bogey, no demon.

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bogey

also bogy or bogie

noun

A supernatural being, such as a ghost:

apparition, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.

Informal: spook.

Regional: haunt.

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Translations

BlockwagenBogeySchreckgespenst

bogeykohdemaalinäyteräkäpaakku

bogie

undirvagn

spauracchio

šasija

boggi

负重轮

bogey

[ˈbəʊgɪ]

A. N

1. (= goblin) → duende m, trasgo m; (= bugbear) → pesadilla f
that is our bogey team → ese es nuestro equipo pesadilla

2. (Golf) → bogey m, más uno m

3. (Brit) (in nose) → moco m

4. (Brit) (= policeman) → poli m

5. (Rail) → bogie m, boga f

B. VT (Golf) to bogey a hole → hacer bogey or uno sobre par en un hoyo

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bogey

¹, bogy

n pl <bogeys, bogies>

(= spectre, goblin) → Kobold m, → Butzemann m

(fig, = bugbear) → Popanz m, → Schreckgespenst nt

(Brit inf) → (Nasen)popel m (inf)

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bogey

² (Golf)

n → Bogey nt

vt to bogey a hole → ein Bogey spielen or machen

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bogey

[ˈbəʊgɪ] n (worry) → spauracchio

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bogie,

bogey

(ˈbəugi) noun

a four- or six-wheeled frame, supporting part of a long vehicle, eg a railway carriage. draaistel عَرَبَةُ نَقْلٍ مُنْخَفِضَةٍ لِسِكَّة الحَديد талига vagão podvozek der Blockwagen bogie τετράτροχο ή εξάτροχο όχημα, βαγόνιbogie, carretón kandevanker, kandeplatvorm قسمت جلوآمدۀ پشت و جلوی هر واگن teli bogie תוֹשֶבֶת בַּעֲלַת גַלגָלִים מִתָחַת לְקָרוֹן רַכֶּבֶת बोगी podvozje vagona forgózsámoly kerangka beroda undirvagn carrello ボギー車 보기차 riedmenys šasija bogi draaibaar onderstel boggiwózek د لوکوموټیف واګون ډبه، یروونکی څیره، شیشکه vagão двухосная тележка podvozok nizek vagon, podstavek obrtno postolje boggi, tralla ตู้รถไฟ kamyonun arka 4/6 tekerlek takımı 火車車廂的四輪或六輪底盤 візок ریل گاڑی یا کسی بڑی گاڑی کا حصہ giá chuyển hướng 负重轮

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