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bogey

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Noun

  1. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
  2. The Devil.
  3. A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
  4. A police officer.
  5. A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
  6. An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
  7. Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
  8. The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
  9. A score of one over par on a hole.
  10. A piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril; a booger.
  11. A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
  12. A swim or bathe; a bath.
  13. Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle”).
  14. Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”).
  15. Alternative spelling of bogie (“railway carriage”).

Verb

  1. To make a bogey on (a particular hole).
  2. To swim; to bathe.

Proper noun

  1. A male given name.
  2. Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film and stage actor.

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