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# bogey

noun (a bogey, bogeys; also spelt bogy, bogie)

«bogey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, informal) A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#m1)
2. (golf) A bogey is a score of one more than par on a hole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#m2)
3. A bogey (bogeyman) is an imaginary evil spirit or monster used to scare children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#m3)
4. Something people fear or worry about: «Maths is my bogey subject». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#m4)
5. (Australia, slang) A swim or a bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#m5)

### In the lessons

In the playground and at home it is the funny, slightly rude word for a bit of snot. In golf on TV it is a score. In stories the bogeyman is a monster under the bed. Phrases: «pick your nose for bogeys», «make a bogey», «bogeyman», «bogey team».

### Examples

- Stop picking your bogeys and use a tissue! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x1)
- My little brother wiped a bogey on the sofa, yuck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x2)
- The golfer made a bogey on the fifth hole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x3)
- I was scared that the bogeyman lived under the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x4)
- Spelling is my bogey; I always find it hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x5)
- That team is our bogey team; we never beat them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x6)
- (Australia) Let's go for a bogey in the creek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/#x7)

### Note

Plural «bogeys». The snot meaning is informal, a bit rude but not swearing; at school say «use a tissue». In golf: par 4 hole done in 5 shots = a bogey; in 3 = a birdie. «Bogie» is also a set of wheels on a train.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bogey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bogey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bogey.html) on Mova free.