bogey
noun
[ ˈbəʊɡi ]
• a score of one stroke over par at a hole.
• "he walked off the green with a bogey four"
bogey
verb
• play (a hole) in one stroke over par.
Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil (see bogey2), regarded as an imaginary player.
bogey
noun
• an evil or mischievous spirit.
• "bogeys and other unpleasant denizens of the night"
Similar:
evil spirit,
bogle,
ghost,
spectre,
phantom,
hobgoblin,
ogre,
troll,
demon,
devil,
fiend,
sprite,
witch,
warlock,
apparition,
spook,
• a piece of nasal mucus.
Origin:
mid 19th century (as a proper name applied to the Devil): of unknown origin; probably related to bogle.
bogey
noun
• an act of swimming or bathing.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from Dharuk bu-gi ‘to swim’.
