bogie

1 of 2

noun (1)

bo·​gie ˈbō-gē 

variants or less commonly bogey

plural bogies also bogeys

1

: a low strongly built cart

2

a

chiefly British : a swiveling railway truck

b

: the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck

3

: a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)

bogie

2 of 2

noun (2)

bo·​gie

less common spelling of bogey entry 1

1

ˈbu̇-gē 

ˈbō-,

ˈbü-

: specter, phantom

2

ˈbō-gē,

 also  ˈbu̇-,

or

ˈbü-  : a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment

3

\ ˈbō-​gē \ golf

a

: one stroke over par on a hole

made a bogey on the second hole

b

chiefly British, dated : an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course

He was the sort of player who does the first two holes in one under bogey and then takes an eleven at the third.

—P. G. Wodehouse

4

ˈbō-gē  : a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition

5

ˈbō-gē  : an unidentified aircraft

especially : one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1