Definition of "bogey"
- noun
The Devil.
An object of terror; a bugbear.
One of two sets of wheels under a train car.
A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
A representative specimen, taken from the centre a spread of production - a sample with bogey (typical) characteristics.
A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. (Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft).
A score of one over par in golf.
- verb
To make a bogey.
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