Found 2 items, similar to Bogey.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bogey bogey n 1: an evil spirit [syn: bogy, bogie] 2: (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole 3: an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft [syn: bogy, bogie] v : to shoot in one stroke over par
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bogey Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. Bogeys. [Also bogie and bogy, plural bogies.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over par for a hole; formerly, the definition of bogey was the same as that now used for par, i.e., an ideal score or number of strokes, for each hole, against which players compete; -- it was said to be so called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate player called Colonel Bogey. Now the standard score is called par. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 3. (Mil.) an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be hostile. [PJC]