bo·gey
variants:
or less commonly bogie
or bogy
plural bogeys also bogies
Definition of bogey
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
bogey
verb
bogeyed; bogeying
Definition of bogey (Entry 2 of 3)
: to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par
bogey
noun (2)
bo·gey
less common spelling of bogie entry 1
1
: a low strongly built cart
2a
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)
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The first known use of bogey was in 1826
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