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bogey

[boh-gee, boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈboʊ gi, ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /
NOUN
ghost
Synonyms
STRONG
apparition bogeyman boggle boogeyman bugaboo bugbear goblin hobgoblin monster phantasm phantasma phantom specter spirit spook visitant wraith
WEAK
bogle bogyman boogieman eidolon evil spirit
Antonyms
STRONG
being reality

Example Sentences

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Couples, who had been two under to that point, finished quadruple bogey, double bogey, double bogey.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre plunged towards the bottom of the leaderboard with an eight-over par 80 – which featured a quadruple bogey nine.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Fitzpatrick could only bogey despite doing little else wrong.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"I didn't really feel really crazy nervous until I had a five-footer for bogey on 16," Bridgeman said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

He was just some sort of bogey that lived in bad dreams and the dark corners of imagination.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques