bogey

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈboʊɡi/ UK /ˈbəʊɡi/ See IPA manual

Homophones

bogie /ˈboʊɡi/

Meanings

1

noun
an evil spirit or source of fear; in golf, one over par

He finished the round with three bogeys.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an evil spirit or source of... specter phantom goblin bugbear hobgoblin spook fiend

Word family

Derived forms bogeyman

Related forms boggartbogle bug

Etymology

Of obscure origin, related to the dialectal bogle and boggart and possibly to Middle English bugge ('frightening specter'); the golf sense ('one over par') derives from a 19th-century allusion to an imaginary opponent, the 'Bogey Man.'

bugge Middle English

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# bogey

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈboʊɡi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbəʊɡi/

## Meanings
1. an evil spirit or source of fear; in golf, one over par

## Examples
- He finished the round with three bogeys.

## Synonyms
- specter
- phantom
- goblin
- bugbear
- hobgoblin
- spook
- fiend

## Derived Forms
- bogeyman

## Related Forms
- boggart
- bogle
- bug

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bugge

## Etymology
Of obscure origin, related to the dialectal bogle and boggart and possibly to Middle English bugge ('frightening specter'); the golf sense ('one over par') derives from a 19th-century allusion to an imaginary opponent, the 'Bogey Man.'

## AI Etymology
Bogey is of obscure origin, related to the dialectal bogle and boggart and possibly to Middle English bugge ('frightening specter'); the golf sense ('one over par') derives from a 19th-century allusion to an imaginary opponent, the 'Bogey Man.'. Important recorded forms include bugge (Middle English). The current sense covers an evil spirit or source of fear; in golf, one over par. The wider family includes derived forms such as bogeyman and related words such as boggart, bogle, and bug.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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