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bogey (BOH gee) (noun)
One stroke over par in a game of golf: The champion claimed a bogey over her closest competition.
bogy, bogey, bogie (BOH gee) (noun)
1. A goblin; an evil spirit: The children huddled in their beds after listening to stories about a bogy.
2. A person or thing which is feared: Tales abound about a bogy who rides a black horse on dark, moonless nights.
2. A person or thing which is feared: Tales abound about a bogy who rides a black horse on dark, moonless nights.
There are many myths about golfers and the game. One story was that in order to have a bogey in the competition, a person must commune with the bogie that haunted the golf course.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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