Associations to the word «Bogey»

Wiktionary

BOGEY, noun. (archaic) The Devil.
BOGEY, noun. An object of terror; a bugbear.
BOGEY, noun. One of two sets of wheels under a train car.
BOGEY, noun. (UK) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
BOGEY, noun. (engineering) A representative specimen, taken from the centre of a spread of production - a sample with bogey (typical) characteristics.
BOGEY, noun. (engineering) a standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
BOGEY, noun. (military slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. (Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft)
BOGEY, noun. (golf) A score of one over par in golf.
BOGEY, verb. (golf) To make a bogey.
BOGEY MAN, noun. Alternative spelling of bogeyman

Dictionary definition

BOGEY, noun. An evil spirit.
BOGEY, noun. (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
BOGEY, noun. An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft.
BOGEY, verb. To shoot in one stroke over par.

Wise words

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