bogy

bogy

a hobgoblin; something that haunts, harasses, or frightens

Not to be confused with:

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

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

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bo·gy ¹

 (bō′gē, bo͝og′ē, bo͞o′gē)

n.

Variant of bogey.

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bo·gy ²

 (bō′gē)

n.

Variant of bogie¹.

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bogy

(ˈbəʊɡɪ)

n, pl -gies

a variant spelling of bogey¹, bogie¹

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bo•gy¹

or bo•gey

(ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi)

n., pl. -gies or -geys.

1. a hobgoblin.

2. anything that haunts, frightens, or harasses.

[1830–40; bog, variant of obsolete bug bogy; see bogle]

bo•gy²

(ˈboʊ gi)

n., pl. -gies.

bogie ¹.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bogy - an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft bogie, bogey aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
	2.	bogy - an evil spirit bogey, bogie evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm

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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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