bogy 1
/boh"gee/ ; for 1, 2 also /boog"ee, booh"gee/ , n. , pl. bogies .
1. a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
2. anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses.
3. something that functions as a real or imagined barrier that must be overcome, bettered, etc.: Fear is the major bogy of novice mountain climbers. A speed of 40 knots is a bogy for motorboats.
4. Mil. bogey 1 (def. 3).
Also, bogey (for defs. 1-3); bogie .
[ 1830-40; bog, var. of BUG (n.) + -Y 2 ]
bogy 2
/boh"gee/ , n. , pl. bogies .
bogie 1 .