bogey

UK: /ˈbəʊɡɪ/

US: /ˈboʊgi; for 2 also ˈbʊgi/

US: (bō′gē; for 2 also bŏŏg′ē, bo̅o̅′gē)

Inflections of 'bogey' (n):

bogeys

npl (US & UK)

bogies

npl (UK)

Inflections of 'bogey' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

bogeys

v 3rd person singular

bogeying

v pres p

bogeyed

v past

bogeyed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bo•gey¹ /ˈboʊgi; for 2. also ˈbʊgi/   n., pl. -geys, v. -gied, -gey•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Sport a golf score of one stroke over par on a hole:
   scored a bogey.
2. bogy.

v. 

3. (in golf ) to make a bogey (on a golf hole): [no object]
   He bogied twice in the last six holes.
   [~ + object]
   He bogied the last two holes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bo•gey¹  (bō′gē; for 2 also bŏŏg′ē, bo̅o̅′gē), n., pl. -geys, v., -geyed, -gey•ing. 
n. 

1. Sport [Golf.]
   • a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
   • par (def. 4).
2. bogy¹ (defs. 1–3).
3. Military Also, bogy, bogie. an unidentified aircraft or missile, esp. one detected as a blip on a radar screen.
4. British Terms bogie¹.

v.t. 

5. Sport [Golf.] to make a bogey on (a hole):
   Arnold Palmer bogeyed the 18th hole.

• spelling, spelled variant of bogy 1890–95

bo•gey²  (bō′gē), n., pl. -geys, v., -geyed, -gey•ing. [Australian.]
n. 

1. a swim;
   bathe.

v.i. 

2. to swim;
   bathe.

• Dharuk, equivalent. to bū- bathe + -gi past tense marker

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bogey, bogy / ˈbəʊɡɪ/ noun

1. an evil or mischievous spirit
2. something that worries or annoys
3. a score of one stroke over par on a hole
   Compare par5
4. a standard score for a hole or course, regarded as one that a good player should make
5. a piece of dried mucus discharged from the nose

Etymology: 19th Century: probably related to bug² and bogle¹; compare bugaboo