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Bogey
BogeyAn evil spirit. The term may derive from the Slavonic bog (god). Other forms of the name of this ancient sprite, specter, or goblin are bug-a-boo, boo (Yorkshire), boggart, bogle (Scot-land), boggle, bo-guest, bar-guest, boll, bo-man, and bock. Bullbeggar is probably a form of bu and bogey allied to boll (Northern England), an apparition. (See also Boh ) Sources:Briggs, Katherine. An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. New York: Pantheon Books, 1976. |
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"Bogey." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bogey." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800717.html "Bogey." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800717.html |
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bo·gey1 / ˈbōgē/ Golf • n. (pl. -geys) a score of one stroke over par at a hole. • v. (-geys, -geyed) [tr.] play (a hole) in one stroke over par. bo·gey2 / ˈboŏgē/ (also bo·gy) • n. (pl. -geys) a person or thing that causes fear or alarm: the bogey of recession. ∎ an evil or mischievous spirit. ∎ military slang an enemy aircraft. |
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"bogey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bogey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bogey.html "bogey." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bogey.html |
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bogey an evil or mischievous spirit. Recorded from the mid 19th century, as a proper name for the Devil, the word is probably related to bogle.
In golf, bogey denotes a score of one stroke over par at a hole, and may come from Bogey (the Devil) regarded as an imaginary player. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bogey." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bogey." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-bogey.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bogey." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-bogey.html |
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Bogey
Bogey ( golf ) the number of strokes a good player should need for each hole. XIX. Said to be from an imaginary partner ‘Bogey’ (same as prec.).
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T. F. HOAD. "Bogey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Bogey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Bogey.html T. F. HOAD. "Bogey." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Bogey.html |
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bogey
bogey n. slang an air contact that is unidentified but assumed to be an enemy. Compare with unknown.
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"bogey." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bogey." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bogey.html "bogey." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bogey.html |
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BOGEY
BOGEY, Allied codename for an unidentified aircraft.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "BOGEY." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "BOGEY." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-BOGEY.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "BOGEY." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-BOGEY.html |
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bogey
•Aggie, baggy, craggy, draggy, jaggy, Maggie, quaggy, saggy, scraggy, shaggy, slaggy, snaggy
•Hwange
•dreggy, eggy, leggy, Peggy
•dengue • plaguy
•Carnegie, Malpighi
•ciggy, piggy, spriggy
•boggy, cloggy, doggy, foggy, froggy, groggy, moggie, smoggy, soggy
•demagogy
•corgi, porgy
•bogey, bogie, dogie, fogey, hoagie, stogy, yogi
•boogie, boogie-woogie, sastrugi
•buggy, druggy, fuggy, muggy, puggy
•lungi, sarangi
•Lalage • lurgy
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"bogey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bogey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bogey.html "bogey." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bogey.html |
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