bogey

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊɡi

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bogie
• bogy

[edit] Noun

bogey (plural bogeys)

1. (golf) A score of one over par in golf.
2. One of two sets of wheels under a train car.
3. (British) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
4. (engineering) A representative specimen, taken from the centre a spread of production - a sample with bogey (typical) characteristics.
5. (engineering) a standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
6. (military) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. (Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft)

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• booger (US, 3)

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• double bogey

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[edit] Verb

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

1. (golf) To make a bogey.

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• bogart / Bogart