bogey

UK /bəʊɡi/ US /boʊɡi/

noun 10verb 2name 2

Definitions

noun

A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.

The Devil.

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.

A police officer.

A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.

verb

To make a bogey on (a particular hole).

noun

A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.

Collocations

ADJ.

old, over

VERB + BOGEY

bashing, got, hit, made, take

BOGEY + NOUN

hair, romism

PREP.

in, per

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

noun — an evil spirit

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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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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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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bogey is marked as archaic, figuratively, slang, dated, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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