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bogey

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bo⋅gey

1  [boh-gee; for 2 also boog-ee, boo-gee] noun, plural -geys, verb, -geyed, -gey⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Golf.
a. a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
b. par (def. 4).
2. bogy 1 (defs. 1–3).
3. Also, bogy, bogie. Military. an unidentified aircraft or missile, esp. one detected as a blip on a radar screen.
4. bogie 1 .
–verb (used with object)
5. Golf. to make a bogey on (a hole): Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.
Origin:
1890–95; sp. var. of bogy

bo⋅gey

2  [boh-gee] noun, plural -geys, verb, -geyed, -gey⋅ing. Australian.
–noun
1. a swim; bathe.
–verb (used without object)
2. to swim; bathe.
Origin:
< Dharuk, equiv. to bū- bathe + -gi past tense marker

Bo⋅gart

  [boh-gahrt]
–noun
Humphrey (DeForest) (“Bogey”), 1900–57, U.S. motion-picture actor.

bo⋅gie

1  [boh-gee]
–noun
1. Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
2. Railroads. (in Britain) a truck that rotates about a central pivot under a locomotive or car.
3. British.
a. any low, strong, four-wheeled cart or truck, as one used by masons to move stones.
b. truck 1 (def. 4).
Also, bogey, bogy.

Origin:
1810–20; orig. uncert.

bo⋅gy

1  [boh-gee; for 1, 2 also boog-ee, boo-gee]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
2. anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses.
3. something that functions as a real or imagined barrier that must be overcome, bettered, etc.: Fear is the major bogy of novice mountain climbers. A speed of 40 knots is a bogy for motorboats.
4. Military. bogey 1 (def. 3).
Also, bogey (for defs. 1–3); bogie.

Origin:
1830–40; bog, var. of bug (n.) + -y 2
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bo·gey also bo·gy or bo·gie   (bō'gē)   
n.   pl. bo·geys also bo·gies

  1. also (bŏŏg'ē, bōō'gē) An evil or mischievous spirit; a hobgoblin.

  2. also (bŏŏg'ē, bōō'gē) A cause of annoyance or harassment.

  3. Sports

    1. The number of strokes that a good player is likely to need to finish a golf hole or course.

    2. A golf score of one stroke over par.

  4. Slang An unidentified flying aircraft.

  5. Slang A detective or police officer.

tr.v.   bogey bo·geyed, bo·gey·ing, bo·geys Sports
To play (a hole in golf) scoring one stroke over par.

[Possibly variant of bogle.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
bogart [ˈbogɑrt] and [ˈbogɑrd]

and bogard
  1. in.
    to monopolize a communal marijuana cigarette; to hold a communal marijuana cigarette so long—Bogart style—that one drools on it. (From Humphrey Bogart, the screen actor.) : Stop bogarding and take a hit!
  2. in.
    to stall. : The lawyer for the other side is bogarding, and it will take weeks to get it settled.
  3. in.
    to act in a tough manner like Humphrey Bogart. : There's nothing funnier than a wimp trying to bogard around.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

bogart 
1969, "to keep a joint in your mouth," dangling from the lip like Humphrey Bogart's cigarette in the old movies, instead of passing it on. First attested in "Easy Rider." The word was also used 1960s with notions of "get something by intimidation, be a tough guy."

bogey  (1)
World War II aviator slang for "unidentified aircraft, presumably hostile," probably ultimately from bogge, a variant of M.E. bugge "a frightening specter" (see bug). This was the presumed source of many dialect words, such as bog/bogge (attested 16c.-17c.), bogeyman (16c.), boggart "specter that haunts a gloomy spot" (c.1570, in Westmoreland, Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire). The earliest modern form appears to be Scottish bogle "ghost," attested from c.1505 and popularized c.1800 in Eng. literature by Scott, Burns, etc.

bogey  (2)
in golfing, c.1892, originally "number of strokes a good player is supposed to need for a given hole or course," later, "score one over par" (1946), from the same source as bogey (1), on the notion of a "phantom" opponent, represented by the "ground score." The word was in vogue at the time in Britain because of the popularity of the music hall tune "Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogey Man."
"One popular song at least has left its permanent effect on the game of golf. That song is 'The Bogey Man.' In 1890 Dr. Thos. Browne, R.N., the hon. secretary of the Great Yarmouth Club, was playing against a Major Wellman, the match being against the 'ground score,' which was the name given to the scratch value of each hole. The system of playing against the 'ground score' was new to Major Wellman, and he exclaimed, thinking of the song of the moment, that his mysterious and well-nigh invincible opponent was a regular 'bogey-man.' The name 'caught on' at Great Yarmouth, and to-day 'Bogey' is one of the most feared opponents on all the courses that acknowledge him." [1908, M.A.P.]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Bogey

This is the benchmark return to which the performance of a portfolio manager or mutual fund manager is compared.

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This benchmark is typically the S&P 500 index.

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Financial Dictionary

bogey

An index whose performance an investment manager attempts to match. For example, the S&P 500 may be the bogey for the portfolio manager of an index fund.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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