bogey

¹

[ boh-gee; boog-ee, boo-gee ]

noun

, plural bo·geys.

1. Golf.
   1. a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
   2. par ¹( def 4 ).
2. bogy ¹( defs 1, 2, 3 ).
3. Also bo·gy, bo·gie. Military. an unidentified aircraft or missile, especially one detected as a blip on a radar screen.
4. bogie ¹.

verb (used with object)

, bo·geyed, bo·gey·ing.

1. Golf. to make a bogey on (a hole):

   Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.

bogey

²

[ boh-gee ]

noun

, plural bo·geys.

1. a swim; bathe.

verb (used without object)

, bo·geyed, bo·gey·ing.

1. to swim; bathe.

bogey

³

[ boh-gee ]

verb (used with or without object)

plural: bogeysbogeyed bogeying

1. bogart.

bogey

¹

/ ˈbəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. an evil or mischievous spirit
2. something that worries or annoys
3. golf
   1. a score of one stroke over par on a hole Compare par
   2. a standard score for a hole or course, regarded as one that a good player should make
4. slang.
   a piece of dried mucus discharged from the nose
5. slang.
   air force an unidentified or hostile aircraft
6. slang.
   a detective; policeman

verb

1. tr golf to play (a hole) in one stroke over par

bogey

²

/ ˈbəʊɡɪ /

verb

1. to bathe or swim

noun

1. a bathe or swim

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogey¹

First recorded in 1890–95; spelling variant of bogy ²

Origin of bogey²

First recorded in 1845–50; from Dharuk, equivalent to bū- “bathe” + -gi past tense marker

Origin of bogey³

First recorded in 1985–90; in reference to Bogey or Bogie , nickname of Humphrey Bogart

Word History and Origins

Origin of bogey¹

C19: probably related to bug ² and bogle ¹; compare bugaboo

Origin of bogey²

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

But bogeys on the ninth and 13th allowed the Dane to draw level with four holes remaining.

From BBC

A further bogey on the 17th, coupled with Alker making a birdie, saw the pair head down the 18th level.

From BBC

After parring the first hole, Song bogeyed the second and birdied the third, but found herself down three shots to Cleveland’s Momoka Takahashi, who birdied the first three holes.

From Los Angeles Times

She then took four shots from the back of the green for a ruinous double bogey and then failed to capitalise on an accurate approach to the 16th.

From BBC

However, the two-time major winner struggled on the back nine, with successive bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes before driving out of bounds on the par-four 16th.

From BBC