bogeys Definition

bogey¹
bogy
noun bogeys, bogies

1. An evil or mischievous spirit.
2. Something especially feared or dreaded; a bugbear.
3. slang
A piece of nasal mucus.

Etymology: 19c: probably from bogle, a dialect word meaning ‘a spectre or goblin'.

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bogey²
noun bogeys

1. A score of one over par on a specific hole.
2. formerly
The number of strokes that a competent golfer might expect to take for a given hole or course.

verb

bogeyed, bogeying
1. To complete (a specified hole) in one over par. Compare birdie 2, eagle 2, 3.

Etymology: 19c: in 1890 a Major Wellman is said to have remarked that the hypothetical golfer able to play to this standard must be a regular ‘Bogey Man' (referring to a popular song of the time); thereafter this imaginary player came to be called Colonel Bogey and golfers would aim to ‘beat the Colonel' or ‘beat the Bogey'; see bogeyman.

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bogie
bogey
noun bogies, bogeys

1. A frame with four or six wheels used as part of a pivoting undercarriage, supporting part of a long vehicle such as a railway carriage.
2. A small low open truck or trolley, used to move coal, ores, concrete, etc.

Form: bogie truck (sometimes called)

Etymology: 19c.