bogey
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- The Devil.
- A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
- A police officer.
- A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
- An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
- Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
- The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
- A score of one over par on a hole.
- A piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril; a booger.
- A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
- A swim or bathe; a bath.
- 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”).
- Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”).
- Alternative spelling of bogie (“railway carriage”).
Verb
- To make a bogey on (a particular hole).
- To swim; to bathe.
Proper noun
- A male given name.
- Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film and stage actor.
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