[bo.gey] also bo.gie or bo.gy n, pl bogeys also bogies [prob. alter. of bogle] (1857) 1: specter, phantom
2: a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment 3 a chiefly Brit: 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: a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition
5: an unidentified aircraft; esp: one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile
[2]bo.gey vt bo.geyed ; bo.gey.ing (1948): to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par