BOGEY


Meaning of BOGEY in English

~ 1 Golf

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a score of one stroke over par at a hole.

↘old-fashioned term for par (in sense 1).

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) play (a hole) in one stroke over par.

Origin

C19: perh. from Bogey (see ~ 2 ).

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~ 2

(also bogy )

■ noun ( plural ~s )

1》 an evil or mischievous spirit.

2》 US military slang an enemy aircraft.

3》 Brit. informal a piece of nasal mucus.

Origin

C19 (as a name applied to the Devil): of unknown origin.

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