bogey

Speech parts

1. bogey - Noun

2. bogey - Verb

3. Bogey - Proper noun

Meaning

A goblin; a bugbear. See Bogy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

enemy bogie bogy phantom hydra cyclops air force sherlock gorgon revenant scarecrow goblin wraith spectre bane
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Antonyms

bliss darling peterman prowler choice confidence
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Hypernyms

score shoot aircraft evil spirit

Phrases with the word

ask Bogey, the gooseberry-grinder eye bogey

Examples

Modern morality and manners suppress all natural instincts, keep people ignorant of the facts of nature and make them fighting drunk on bogey tales. Aleister Crowley

I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle. Peter Scott

If I make a bogey or three putt I'm on fire inside. But it's not like you're going to play any better slamming your club or getting angry. So you might as well just keep it in. People say I'm pretty calm, but I do make mistakes and I do get angry, but I try and not show it. Lydia Ko

Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. G. K. Chesterton

I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man. Justin Timberlake

All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey. Lou Holtz

Close letter words and terms

Bogert Bogertophis rosaliae Bogertophis subocularis bogey man bogeyism bogeyland