bogey
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bo·gey, bogie /ˈbəʊɡi $ ˈboʊɡi/ noun [countable] 1. DSG technical when you take one more shot than par (=the usual number of shots) to get the ball into the hole in golf 柏忌〔在高尔夫球中比标准杆数多一杆入洞〕 → birdie, eagle2 PROBLEMa problem or difficult situation that makes you feel anxious 使人焦虑的问题[局面]bogey of the bogey of recession 经济衰退的困境3. HBHDCB British English informal a piece of mucus from inside your nose 鼻屎4. RFa bogeyman 鬼怪，怪物；坏蛋
Examples from the Corpus
bogey• Then I three-putted the sixteenth for a bogey.• But Irwin missed his birdie attempt and Morgan tapped in a bogey to win.• Ed Sneed wilted in 1979, taking a bogey five when a par would have won.• Besides the eagle, Leonard made four birdies and only one bogey.• There, Leonard recorded a birdie and Mickelson had a 3-putt bogey.• From being the bogey of bankers, we are becoming the bankers' friend.bogey of• the bogey of nuclear weapons in an unstable countryOrigin bogey (1800-1900) bogle “evil spirit” ((16-20 centuries)), from bug “something causing great fear” ((14-18 centuries))bo·gey nounChineseSyllable
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bo‧gey
, bogie /ˈbəʊɡi $ ˈboʊɡi/ noun [countable]
2. a problem or difficult situation that makes you feel anxious
bogey of
the bogey of recession
3. British English informal a piece of mucus from inside your nose
4. a bogeyman
bo‧gey
, bogie /ˈbəʊɡi $ ˈboʊɡi/ noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: bogle 'evil spirit' (16-20 centuries), from bug 'something causing great fear' (14-18 centuries)
1. technical when you take one more shot than par (=the usual number of shots) to get the ball into the hole in golf ⇨ birdie, eagleOrigin: bogle 'evil spirit' (16-20 centuries), from bug 'something causing great fear' (14-18 centuries)
2. a problem or difficult situation that makes you feel anxious
bogey of
3. British English informal a piece of mucus from inside your nose
4. a bogeyman
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