bo·gey
variants
or less commonly bogie
or bogy
plural bogeys also bogies
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ˈbō-gē 
\ golf
\ golf
a
: one stroke over par on a hole
made a bogey on the second hole
b
chiefly British, dated
: an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course
He was the sort of player who does the first two holes in one under bogey and then takes an eleven at the third.—
P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse4
ˈbō-gē 
: a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition
: a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition
5
ˈbō-gē
: an unidentified aircraft
: an unidentified aircraft
especially
: one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile
bogeyed; bogeying
: to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par
bo·gey
less common spelling of bogie entry 1
1
: a low strongly built cart
2
a
chiefly British
: a swiveling railway truck
b
: the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck
3
: a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)
Synonyms
Examples of bogey in a Sentence
Noun (1)
He made a bogey on the second hole.
He made bogey on the second hole.
Verb
She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Novak opened with two bogeys, but then surged into the lead with three straight birdies.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The biggest shock is Woods, who bogeys on his last hole for an 82, the worst score in his two decades as a pro.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But Lowry struggled for consistency on the front nine on Sunday, carding three bogeys alongside two birdies.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Novak opened with two bogeys, but then surged into the lead with three straight birdies.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
With four holes remaining in last year’s U.S. Open, McIlroy owned a two-shot lead, only to bogey three ensuing holes and lose out to Bryson DeChambeau at Pinehurst.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The biggest shock is Woods, who bogeys on his last hole for an 82, the worst score in his two decades as a pro.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bogey. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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