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In some senses, bogey is marked as archaic, figuratively, slang, dated, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bogey
UK /bəʊɡi/ US /boʊɡi/
noun 10verb 2name 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
old, over
VERB + BOGEY
bashing, got, hit, made, take
BOGEY + NOUN
hair, romism
PREP.
in, per
Definitions
noun
1
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
2
The Devil.
3
A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
If one man could be said to be responsible for the creation of the Russian bogy, it was a much-decorated British general named Sir Robert Wilson.
Religious divides [among Protestants] went deep — this is evident from the reams of sermons and theological polemics published and avidly read — and only bashing the old bogey of Romism ('No Popery!') could unite Protestants.
4
A police officer.
5
A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
verb
1
To make a bogey on (a particular hole).
noun
1
A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
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If one man could be said to be responsible for the creation of the Russian bogy, it was a much-decorated British general named Sir Robert Wilson.
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Religious divides [among Protestants] went deep — this is evident from the reams of sermons and theological polemics published and avidly read — and only bashing the old bogey of Romism ('No Popery!')
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England could have been forgiven for believing the fates were against them as they trailed to their League A Group Four opponents, who have become something of a bogey side over the years.
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My mother would use leaves from trees to make soap for washing our bodies with, and unfortunately for us kids there was no excuse not to take a bogey.
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Upgrading the tram bogeys to air-conditioned bogeys costs the State Government approximately INR 25,00,000/- per bogey.
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Bogey's voice is breaking. When he speaks he rushes up and down the scale.
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