How to pronounce “bogey”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
• (archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
• (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
• (British, slang) A police officer.[2][3]
• (engineering) A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
• (military, aviation) An unidentified aircraft,[n 1] especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
• (military, aviation, slang, proscribed) Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
• (golf) The notional opponent of a golfer playing alone.
• (golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
• (UK) A piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril; a booger.
• [Verb]
• (golf, ambitransitive) To make a bogey on (a particular hole).

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