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bogey

1

[ boh-gee; boog-ee, boo-gee ]

noun

plural bogeys.
  1. Golf.
    1. a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
  2. Also ·, ·. Military. an unidentified aircraft or missile, especially one detected as a blip on a radar screen.


verb (used with object)

bogeyed, bogeying.
  1. Golf. to make a bogey on (a hole):

    Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.

bogey

2

[ boh-gee ]

noun

plural bogeys.
  1. a swim; bathe.

verb (used without object)

bogeyed, bogeying.
  1. to swim; bathe.

bogey

3

[ boh-gee ]

verb (used with or without object)

plural: bogeysbogeyed bogeying

bogey

1

/ ˈəʊɡɪ /

noun

  1. an evil or mischievous spirit
  2. something that worries or annoys
  3. golf
    1. a score of one stroke over par on a hole Compare par
    2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr golf to play (a hole) in one stroke over par
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bogey

2

/ ˈəʊɡɪ /

verb

  1. to bathe or swim
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bathe or swim
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bogey1

First recorded in 1890–95; spelling variant of bogy 2

Origin of bogey2

First recorded in 1845–50; from Dharuk, equivalent to ū- “bathe” + -gi past tense marker

Origin of bogey3

First recorded in 1985–90; in reference to Bogey or Bogie , nickname of Humphrey Bogart
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bogey1

C19: probably related to bug ² and bogle 1; compare bugaboo

Origin of bogey2

C19: from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

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The 10th hole — a par four — appeared to be a potential bogey after Lindblad left the ball short of the putting green and into a bunker on her second shot.

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Thomas set the pace with six birdies on the front nine, before he recovered from a bogey on the 10th by hitting five birdies in six holes on the back nine.

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He briefly led on Sunday after a birdie on the second coupled with McIlroy's double bogey on the first but eventually finished tied for fifth.

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Then a pair of double bogeys dropped him seven shots off the lead.

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Back-to-back 66s gave him a two-shot lead to take into Sunday's final round but a double bogey on the first wiped out his advantage.

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