I. bo ‧ gey BrE AmE , bogie /ˈbəʊɡi $ ˈboʊɡi/ noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: bogle 'evil spirit' (16-20 centuries) , from bug 'something causing great fear' (14-18 centuries) ]
1 . technical when you take one more shot than ↑ par (=the usual number of shots) to get the ball into the hole in ↑ golf ⇨ birdie , eagle
2 . a problem or difficult situation that makes you feel anxious
bogey of
the bogey of recession
3 . British English informal a piece of ↑ mucus from inside your nose
4 . a bogeyman
II. bo ‧ gie 1 /ˈbəʊɡi $ ˈboʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a ↑ bogey
III. bogie 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to use one more than ↑ par (=the usual number of strokes) to get the ball into the hole in ↑ golf