variants
also bogie
or bogy
plural bogeys also bogies
1
golf
: a score that is one more than the official standard score for a particular hole : a score of one stroke over par on a hole
He made/scored a bogey on the second hole.
He made bogey on the second hole.
2
: something that causes fear or worry
The administration is trying to protect the economy from the bogey of recession. [=the administration is worried that a recession might occur and is trying to prevent one]
3
British, informal
: booger
bogeys; bogeyed; bogeying
golf
: to score a bogey on (a hole)
She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/bogey. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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