Bogey definition
(slang) An unidentified flying aircraft.
noun
(slang) A detective or police officer.
noun
An evil or mischievous spirit; a hobgoblin.
noun
A cause of annoyance or harassment.
noun
(chiefly british slang) A piece of dried or semisolid nasal mucus; a booger.
noun
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A golf score of one stroke over par.
noun
(chiefly british) The number of strokes that a good player is likely to need to finish a golf hole or course.
noun
To play (a hole in golf) scoring one stroke over par.
verb
(military slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. (Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft)
noun
Par, esp. for an average player.
noun
One stroke more than par on a hole.
noun
(golf) To score one over par on (a given hole)
verb
(engineering) A representative specimen, taken from the centre a spread of production - a sample with bogey (typical) characteristics.
noun
(engineering) A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
noun
(golf) To make a bogey.
verb
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of bogey -
bogy1
Origin of bogey
- Possibly variant of bogle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition