bogy
1 Americannoun
plural
bogies-
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.
noun
plural
bogiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of bogy
Example Sentences
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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 bogy of recession that had haunted everyone for four years was not completely laid, but it was a vanishing specter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Within the last few days," said he, "the bogy of another inflation period has again been raised.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I don't understand your motive, and I'd rather not guess at it; but I'm not a child to be scared by a bogy.
From Nobody by Jacobs, W. L.
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