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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

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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

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Example Sentences

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bogey bogeys bogeyed bogeying

And while the American, who ended up carding a bogey, immediately bounced back a further dropped shot on the 14th signalled that it would not be her day.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

And he didn’t card a single bogey in the final two rounds, which kept him safe while Scheffler shot up the leaderboard with a final round 63.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

He needed to step high to get to the ball but was able to hit it out of the area, eventually making bogey on the par-four hole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

He was the only player in the field to avoid a bogey in the fourth round.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

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

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Three-time major champion Lydia Ko is also well placed to make a move from one under par, as is England's Mimi Rhodes, who recovered from two early bogeys to sink three birdies.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Three bogeys in a row - on the ninth, 10th and 11th - ensured a poignant home Open victory would remain a fantasy.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Back-to-back bogeys at the start of the back nine pushed him further down the leaderboard before he dropped a 24-footer at the 13th.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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

Scheffler's performance was all the more impressive given he bogeyed the first two holes and his resurgence arrived entirely on the harder back nine.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

It was in stark contrast to Lee's finish Saturday, when the 27-year-old had bogeyed the final two holes and dramatically tossed his ball into the Pacific Ocean in frustration.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

A day later she was briefly under par when she birdied the par-3 third hole, but she bogeyed the fourth and triple-bogeyed the par-4 fifth hole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Hatton bogeyed 16 to finish on eight under.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, who led jointly with Schauffele after round three, opened with 14 straight pars before bogeying the 15th.

From BBC ● May 19, 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

After bogeying three of the last six holes on the front nine, she played a four-hole stretch on the back nine in 4 under.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

“So I told my caddie that’s the least mad I’m ever going to be bogeying the last three.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

The lead allowed the four-time major winner to come home in relative comfort despite bogeying the last two holes.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022

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