Definition of bogey - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- She discreetly removed a bogey with a tissue.
2.
worryUK something that worries or annoysUK
- The economic crisis became a bogey for the government.
3.
golfTECH. score of one stroke over par on a golf holeTECH.
- He made a bogey on the last hole.
4.
aviationTECH. US unidentified or enemy aircraftTECH. US
- The radar detected a bogey approaching the airspace.
5.
supernaturalDated UK ghost or goblin causing fearDated UK
- The children were scared of the bogey in the attic.
Verb
1.
golf scoringTECH. score one stroke over par in golfTECH.
- He bogeyed the last hole and lost the match..
2.
- They decided to bogey in the river.
Expressions with bogey
💡 Discover popular phrases, idioms, collocations, or phrasal verbs. Click any expression to learn more, listen to its pronunciation, or save it to your favorites.
team that another team often loses to unexpectedly
Manchester United is often called Arsenal's bogey team.
score one stroke over par on a hole
He managed to bogey a hole on the last round.
score two over par on a hole
He was disappointed with his double bogey on the last hole.
finish a golf hole with one stroke over par
He managed to score a bogey on the last hole.
score of three strokes over par on a hole
He was disappointed with his triple bogey on the last hole.
Origin of bogey
Scottish, bogill (goblin)
Terms with bogey included in their meaning
💡 A powerful way to uncover related words, idioms, and expressions linked by the same idea — and explore meaning beyond exact word matches.
golf term
synonym for double bogey in golf
Examples of bogey in a sentence
Kids often pick a bogey absentmindedly. The new policy is a bogey for small businesses. Traffic congestion is a bogey for commuters. He scored a bogey on the third hole. A bogey on the 18th cost her the championship. Pilots were alerted to a bogey on their tail.
The squadron scrambled to intercept the bogey. Legends of the bogey kept the villagers indoors at night. The old house was rumored to be haunted by a bogey. She bogeyed the second hole but recovered quickly. Despite his efforts, he bogeyed three holes in a row. They love to bogey at the beach every summer. We used to bogey in the creek as kids.
View all translations of bogey
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:crotte de nez, faire un bogey, ...
- German:Popel, bogey machen, ...
- Italian:caccola, fare bogey, ...
- Spanish:moco, hacer bogey, ...
- Portuguese:muco seco, fazer um bogey, ...
- Chinese:鼻屎, 打出高于标准杆一杆, ...
- Japanese:鼻くそ, ボギーを打つ, ...
- Arabic:وَسَخ الأَنْف, سجّل بوغي, ...
- Hebrew:גּוּשׁ נָזֶלֶת, לַעֲשׂוֹת בּוֹגִי, ...
- Russian:козявка, сделать богги, ...
- Ukrainian:козюля, зробити богі, ...
- Hindi:बोगी, बोगी करना, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the