bogy
1 Americannoun
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a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
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anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses.
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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.
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Military. bogey.
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Lopez-Chacarra overcame a triple bogy on the long par-4 seventh and tied Sargent for the lead with a short birdie on the par-4 15th.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
In the 1950s, 3D was wheeled out to upstage television, the industry bogy of that era.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2010
The reason for the fears about churches accepting federal funds is that worrisome ecclesiastical bogy, Erastianism*�state control of the church.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inflation is a bogy word that has almost passed out of the news in a day when businesses have so much unused capacity around.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the absence of her bogy, Mme. de Sta�l, who said she loved the gutters of Paris better than the mountain streams of Switzerland, reappeared in the suburbs of that city.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
Defending champion Nick Taylor, who had been in a share of the lead after two rounds, slipped back to tied-fifth with a disappointing 70 that included four bogies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
He had no bogies, seven birdies and an eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Wu, the Chinese player who finished in a tie for 79th in Spain last year, took the early lead after making eight birdies and no bogies in a round of 63.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Wu, the Chinese player who finished in a tie for 79th in Spain last year, took the early lead after making eight birdies and no bogies in a round of 8-under 63.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
The first four bogies capsized into a depression alongside the track.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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