bogey

bo·gey also bo·gy or bo·gie  (bg)

n. pl. bo·geys also bo·gies

1. also (bg, bg) An evil or mischievous spirit; a hobgoblin.

2. also (bg, bg) A cause of annoyance or harassment.

3. Sports

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

b. A golf score of one stroke over par.

4. Slang An unidentified flying aircraft.

5. Slang A detective or police officer.

tr.v. bogey bo·geyed, bo·gey·ing, bo·geys Sports

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

---

[Possibly variant of bogle.]

---

bogey¹, bogy [ˈbəʊgɪ]

n

1. an evil or mischievous spirit

2. something that worries or annoys

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf

a.  a score of one stroke over par on a hole Compare par [5]

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

(Individual Sports & Recreations) (tr) Golf to play (a hole) in one stroke over par

[probably related to bug² and bogle¹; compare bugaboo]

---

bogey², bogie [ˈbəʊgɪ] Austral

vb

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

n

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

[from a native Australian language]

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"

---

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.

Translations

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

bogey¹, bogy

n pl <bogeys, bogies>

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

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

(Brit inf) → (Nasen)popel m (inf)

---

bogey² (Golf)

n → Bogey nt

vt to bogey a hole → ein Bogey spielen or machen

bogey [ˈbəʊgɪ] n (worry) → spauracchio

---

bogey [ˈbəʊgɪ] n (worry) → spauracchio