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• a variation of bogy.

bogey

¹ American  

[boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /

noun

bogeys plural

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.

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verb (used with object)

bogeyed, bogeying

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

   Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.

bogey ² American  

[boh-gee] / ˈboʊ gi /

noun

bogeys plural

1. a swim; bathe.

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verb (used without object)

bogeyed, bogeying

1. to swim; bathe.

bogey ³ American  

[boh-gee] / ˈboʊ gi /

verb (used with or without object)

bogeys plural

1. bogart.

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bogey ¹ British  

/ 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

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verb

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

bogey ² British  

/ ˈbəʊɡɪ /

verb

1. to bathe or swim

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noun

1. a bathe or swim

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bogeys
  plural

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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bogey bogeys bogeyed bogeying

But Fox heated up right when he needed to with four birdies, a bogey and a par to round out his card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

It led to a fifth bogey of the round as he finished eight off the pace.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

That gave him enough breathing room to survive a bogey on the 17th, bringing the lead back down to one with one hole left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

On Saturday, she had seven birdies and a bogey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

He was just some sort of bogey that lived in bad dreams and the dark corners of imagination.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Sinking an early birdie on the fifth got the crowd going but starting the back half with bogeys on 10 and 12 threatened to deflate the mood.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

He carded three bogeys on the opening nine without a birdie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Lee, who played at UCLA, cooled a bit Saturday with two bogeys in her first four holes and was midway through her round at press time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

In addition the first hole, Juarez birdied the seventh, ninth, 12th and 14th to make up for bogeys at the second, fourth and 13th, all par fours.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Harry rather thought some bogeys landed on the potatoes, and was inwardly thankful that they were not staying for dinner.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

McIlroy double-bogeyed the fourth hole and bogeyed the sixth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Only five of 51 players birdied it while 11 bogeyed it Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

Fowler bogeyed the 14th but produced an otherwise flawless round featuring nine birdies.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

However, they registered only one birdie between them in their opening 10 holes and Yamashita's lead was cut to a single stroke when she bogeyed the 10th.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

Li did likewise on 17 to get to 11 under but then bogeyed the last.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

To win last year, McIlroy needed to beat Justin Rose - who finished tied third on Sunday having led by two at the turn - in a sudden death play-off after bogeying the 72nd hole.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

The two-time major winner was seven over after bogeying the 15th but he was smiling after converting a 55-foot putt for eagle on the next as he ended on five over.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

After bogeying the first hole, Kim parred the next five before back-to-back-to-back birdies at seven, eight and nine.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

The six-time major champion stayed in the hunt the day before his 53rd birthday despite bogeying two of his final three holes.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Mansell dropped into that group by bogeying the last.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022