Bogey

Alternative forms

 * bogie
 * bogy

Noun

 * 1)  A score of one over par in golf.
 * 2) One of two sets of wheels under a train car.
 * 3)  A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
 * 4)  A representative specimen, taken from the centre a spread of production - a sample with bogey (typical) characteristics.
 * 5)  a standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
 * 6)  An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen, and often suspected to be hostile. (Also sometimes used as a synonym for bandit - an enemy aircraft)

Synonyms

 * booger (US, 3)

Related terms

 * double bogey

Verb

 * 1)  To make a bogey.

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