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noun, plural bo·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. bogey1 (def. 3).
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Bogy
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| bogey or bogy1 (ˈbəʊɡɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an evil or mischievous spirit |
| 2. | something that worries or annoys |
| 3. | golf |
| a. Compare par a score of one stroke over par on a hole | |
| b. obsolete a standard score for a hole or course, regarded as one that a good player should make | |
| 4. | slang a piece of dried mucus discharged from the nose |
| 5. | slang air force an unidentified or hostile aircraft |
| 6. | slang a detective; policeman |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke over par |
| [C19: probably related to | |
| bogy or bogy1 | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: probably related to | |
| bogie or bogy1 (ˈbəʊɡɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach. It provides flexibility on curves |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) a small railway truck of short wheelbase, used for conveying coal, ores, etc |
| 3. | a Scot word for soapbox |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| bogy or bogy1 | |
| —n | |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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