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Definitions for Bogey

[1] Golf . a score of one stroke over par on a hole. par1(def 3) .
[2] bogy1(defs 1–3) .
[3] Also bogy, bogie. Military . an unidentified aircraft or missile, especially one detected as a blip on a radar screen.
[4] bogie1.
[5] Golf . to make a bogey on (a hole): Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.
[6] a swim; bathe.
[7] to swim; bathe.
[8] bogart.
[9] a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
[10] anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses.
[11] something that functions as a real or imagined barrier that must be overcome, bettered, etc.: Fear is the major bogy of novice mountain climbers. A speed of 40 knots is a bogy for motorboats.
[12] Military . bogey1(def 3) .
[13] Humphrey (DeForest) Bogie orBogey , 1899–57, U.S. motion-picture actor.
[14] an evil or mischievous spirit
[15] something that worries or annoys
[16] golf a score of one stroke over par on a hole Compare par (def. 5) obsolete a standard score for a hole or course, regarded as one that a good player should make
[17] slang a piece of dried mucus discharged from the nose
[18] air force slang an unidentified or hostile aircraft
[19] slang a detective; policeman
[20] (tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke over par
[21] to bathe or swim
[22] a bathe or swim
[23] (tr) slang to monopolize or keep (something, esp a marijuana cigarette) to oneself selfishly
[24] Humphrey (DeForest ). nicknamed Bogie . 1899–1957, US film actor: his films include High Sierra (1941), Casablanca (1942), The Big Sleep (1946), The African Queen (1951), and The Caine Mutiny (1954)
[25] a variant spelling of bogey 1 , bogie 1

Words related to Bogey

phantom, hobgoblin, monster, bugbear, visitant, apparition, bugaboo, bogeyman, specter, boggle, phantasma, spook, goblin, phantasm, spirit, wraith, boogeyman, bogle, bogyman, boogieman

Words nearby Bogey

bogan, bogarde, bogart, bogart, humphrey, bogbean, bogey, bogey hole, bogey-hole, bogeyman, boggart, bogger

Origin of Bogey

y11830–40; bog, variant of bug2 (noun) + -y2

Word origin for Bogey

artC20: after Humphrey Bogart , on account of his alleged greed for marijuana

Synonyms for Bogey

apparition, bogeyman, boggle, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, goblin, hobgoblin, monster, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spirit, spook, visitant, wraith, bogle, bogyman, boogieman, eidolon, evil spirit