n.
Variant: also bo · gie or bo · gy
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bogeys also bogies
Etymology: probably alteration of bogle
Date: 1826
1 \ ' bu ̇ -g ē , ' b ō -, ' bü- \ : SPECTER , PHANTOM
2 \ ' b ō -g ē also ' bu ̇ - or ' bü- \ : a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment
3 \ ' b ō -g ē \ a chiefly British : an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course b : one stroke over par on a hole in golf
4 \ ' b ō -g ē \ : a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition
5 \ ' b ō -g ē \ : an unidentified aircraft especially : one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile