bogey

¹

[boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee]

noun

plural

bogeys 

1. Golf.

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

   2. par.

2. bogy.

3. Military.,  Also bogy, bogie an unidentified aircraft or missile, especially one detected as a blip on a radar screen.

4. bogie.

verb (used with object)

bogeyed, bogeying 

1. Golf.,  to make a bogey on (a hole).

   Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.

bogey

²

[boh-gee]

noun

plural

bogeys 

1. a swim; bathe.

verb (used without object)

bogeyed, bogeying 

1. to swim; bathe.

bogey

³

[boh-gee]

verb (used with or without object)

bogeyed, bogeying ,

plural

bogeys .

1. bogart.

bogey

¹

/ ˈbəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. an evil or mischievous spirit

2. something that worries or annoys

3. golf

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

   2. 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. slang,  air force an unidentified or hostile aircraft

6. slang,  a detective; policeman

verb

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

bogey

²

/ ˈbəʊɡɪ /

verb

1. to bathe or swim

noun

1. a bathe or swim

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogey¹

First recorded in 1890–95; spelling variant of bogy ²

Origin of bogey²

First recorded in 1845–50; from Dharuk, equivalent to bū- “bathe” + -gi past tense marker

Origin of bogey³

First recorded in 1985–90; in reference to Bogey or Bogie , nickname of Humphrey Bogart

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogey¹

C19: probably related to _bug ² and _bogle ¹ ; compare _bugaboo

Origin of bogey²

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

He was denied a share of the lead only after a chip into a bunker on the par-four 14th led to a double bogey.

From BBC

Fitzpatrick is among four players a stroke further adrift after a round containing eight birdies, with bogeys on the ninth and 18th holes.

From BBC

Some of those clubs had a big claim on being the greatest European bogey that caused the most damage to Celtic and the delusions of grandeur they have of themselves as a great European club.

From BBC

But any thoughts that Fleetwood would stroll to the title were checked by a bogey on the fifth.

From BBC

MacIntyre opened with back-to-back bogeys and dropped a further stroke at the fifth.

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