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.

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[Possibly variant of bogle.]

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bogey or bogy

Noun

1. an evil or mischievous spirit

2. something that worries or annoys

3. Golf a score of one stroke over par on a hole

4. Slang a piece of dried mucus from the nose [probably obsolete bug an evil spirit]

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

noun 2. spirit, ghost, phantom, spectre, spook (informal) apparition, imp, sprite, goblin, bogeyman, hobgoblin, eidolon, atua N.Z. kehua N.Z.

Translations

bogey [ˈbəugɪ] n → Schreckgespenst nt;

(also: bogeyman) → Butzemann m, schwarzer Mann m

bogey [ˈbəugɪ] n (= worry) → spauracchio;

(also: bogey man) → babau m inv