bogey has definitions from the fields of transportation,folklore,film,performing arts,mathematics,sport,golf
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[ verb ] (sport,golf) to shoot in one stroke over par; in golf

Used in print

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

He bogeyed the 10 th .

He bogeyed the 15 th by missing a short putt and finally scrambled through the last three holes without further mishap for a 2 - over-par 74 and a 72 - hole total of 280 .

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shoot golf

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[ noun ] (folklore) an evil spirit

Synonyms

bogie bogy

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions .

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evil_spirit

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[ noun ] (in golf) a score of one stroke over par on a golf hole

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score golf

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[ noun ] (film,performing arts) United States film actor (1899-1957)

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actor

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[ noun ] (transportation) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

Synonyms

bogy bogie

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aircraft

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