bogey

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English

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Etymology 1

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Probably related to or alteration of bogle, akin to or from a variant of Middle English bugge (“frightening specter, scarecrow”) (whence partly bug), of uncertain origin: perhaps from obsolete Welsh bwg (“ghost, hobgoblin”) (compare Welsh bwgwl (“threat”, older “fear”), Irish bagairt (“threat”)), from Proto-Celtic [Term?], or from Proto-Germanic *bugja- (“swollen up, thick”) (compare Norwegian bugge (“big man”), dialectal Low German Bögge and Alemannic German Böögg (“goblin”, “snot”)); see also Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), whence obsolete English puck. Perhaps the Middle English and Welsh words come from a word related to buck and originally referred to a goat-shaped specter. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare also booger.

The golf sense is from the devil as an imaginary player.

Noun

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bogey (plural bogeys)

  1. (archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan
  2. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
    Synonym: goblin
  3. (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
    • 2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport‎[2]:
      England could have been forgiven for believing the fates were against them as they trailed to their League A Group Four opponents, who have become something of a bogey side over the years.
    • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 54:
      If one man could be said to be responsible for the creation of the Russian bogy, it was a much-decorated British general named Sir Robert Wilson.
  4. (British, slang) A police officer.[1][2]
  5. (engineering) A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
  6. (military, aviation) An unidentified aircraft,[n 1] especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
    • 1987, Greg Bear, “Lacrimosa Dies Illa!”, in The Forge of God (science fiction), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:
      He stood on the sand near the gravel road that passed within two miles of the site of the disintegrated bogey, binoculars hanging on a leather strap from his neck, face streaming with sweat under the brim of his hat... Army and government trucks passed along the road every few minutes, some bearing radiation stickers; many of those outward bound, he knew, carried fragments of the bogey. He was not privy to what they were finding.
  7. (military, aviation, slang) Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
    • 1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Cougar:
      God dammit, Mustang! This is Ghost Rider 117. This bogey is all over me. He's got missile lock on me. Do I have permission to fire?
  8. (golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
    Coordinate terms: buzzard, par, birdie, eagle, albatross, condor, ostrich
  9. (UK) Alternative form of booger: a piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril.
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References

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  1. ^ “bogey n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present, retrieved November 21, 2024
  2. ^ Eric Partridge (2013) “bogey”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 2nd edition, volumes I–II, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 242.

Verb

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bogey (third-person singular simple present bogeys, present participle bogeying, simple past and past participle bogeyed or bogied)

  1. (golf, transitive, intransitive) To make a bogey on (a particular hole).
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of bog-standard +‎ -ey (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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bogey (plural bogeys)

  1. (UK, engineering) A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
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Etymology 3

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From Dharug bugi- (“to bathe, dive”).

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bogey (third-person singular simple present bogeys, present participle bogeying, simple past and past participle bogeyed)

  1. (Australia) To swim; to bathe. [from 18th c.]

Noun

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bogey (plural bogeys)

  1. (Australia) A swim or bathe; a bath. [from 19th c.]
    • 1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:
      My mother would use leaves from trees to make soap for washing our bodies with, and unfortunately for us kids there was no excuse not to take a bogey.

Etymology 4

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A variant of bogie.

Noun

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bogey (plural bogeys)

  1. Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle”)
  2. Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”)
  3. (British, dated, India, rail transport) Alternative spelling of bogie (“railway carriage”)
    • 2020 January 30, “Upgrading Kolkata's Tram Network”, in C40 Cities‎[3], archived from the original on 2024-02-25:
      Upgrading the tram bogeys to air-conditioned bogeys costs the State Government approximately INR 25,00,000/- per bogey.

Notes

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  1. ^ United States Department of Defense Air Land Sea Application Center (2020 May) “Multi-service Brevity Codes”, in Brevity: Multi-service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multi-service Brevity Codes‎[1], archived from the original on 2021-06-30, page 6: “BOGEY: [A/A] [S/A] [SO] A CONTACT whose identity is unknown.”

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English bogey.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboɡi/, [ˈbo̞ɡi]
  • Rhymes: -oɡi
  • Hyphenation(key): bo‧gey

Noun

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bogey

  1. (golf) bogey

Declension

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  • Seldom inflected in cases other than genitive singular (bogeyn) or nominative plural (bogeyt).
  • For other inflected forms use bogi.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bogey.

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Noun

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bogey m (plural bogeys)

  1. (golf) bogey

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