Definition of Bogey

Bo´gey
n.1.A goblin; a bugbear.
I have become a sort of bogey - a kill-joy.
- Wm. Black.
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.
3.(Mil.) an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be hostile.


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