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[ˈbəʊɡi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a score of one stroke over par at a hole
(e.g: he walked off the green with a bogey four)
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Origin
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late 19th century: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil (see bogey), regarded as an imaginary player
[ˈbəʊɡi], (Verb)
Definitions:
- play (a hole) in one stroke over par
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Origin
:
late 19th century: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil (see bogey), regarded as an imaginary player
[ˈbəʊɡi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an evil or mischievous spirit
(e.g: bogeys and other unpleasant denizens of the night)
- (in sport) denoting an opponent that a team or player often loses to, or a venue where a team or player often performs badly
(e.g: they were our bogey team all season)
- a piece of nasal mucus
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Origin
:
mid 19th century (as a proper name applied to the Devil): of unknown origin; probably related to bogle
[ˈbəʊɡi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of swimming or bathing
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Origin
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mid 19th century: from Dharuk bu-gi ‘to swim’
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