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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bo•gey1 /ˈboʊgi; for 2. also ˈbʊgi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -geys, v. -gied, -gey•ing. n. [countable] - Sporta golf score of one stroke over par on a hole:scored a bogey.
- bogy.
v. - (in golf ) to make a bogey (on a golf hole): [no object]He bogied twice in the last six holes.[~ + object]He bogied the last two holes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bo•gey1 (bō′gē; for 2 also bŏŏg′ē, bo̅o̅′gē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -geys, v., -geyed, -gey•ing. n. - Sport[Golf.]
- a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
- par (def. 4).
- bogy1 (defs. 1–3).
- MilitaryAlso, bogy, bogie. an unidentified aircraft or missile, esp. one detected as a blip on a radar screen.
- British Termsbogie1.
v.t. - Sport[Golf.]to make a bogey on (a hole):Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.
- spelling, spelled variant of bogy 1890–95
bo•gey2 (bō′gē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -geys, v., -geyed, -gey•ing. [Australian.]n. - a swim;
bathe. v.i. - to swim;
bathe.
- Dharuk, equivalent. to bū- bathe + -gi past tense marker
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bogey, bogy /ˈbəʊɡɪ/ n - an evil or mischievous spirit
- something that worries or annoys
- a score of one stroke over par on a hole
Compare par - obsolete a standard score for a hole or course, regarded as one that a good player should make
- slang a piece of dried mucus discharged from the nose
Etymology: 19th Century: probably related to bug² and bogle1; compare bugaboo |