(also bogy) noun
1 a thing that causes fear, often without reason:
the bogey of unemployment
2 (BrE) (AmE booger) (informal) a piece of dried MUCUS from inside your nose
3 (BrE) = BOGEYMAN
4 (in golf) a score of one stroke over PAR (= the standard score for a hole)
compareBIRDIE, EAGLE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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