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Bogey — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bogey Primera edición 1980 Última edición 1991 Editorial Norma Editorial Tradición española Género policíaco Guionista(s) Antonio Segura … Wikipedia Español
bogey — (also spelt bogie) is a borrowing into Australian English from Dharuk, the Aboriginal language of the Sydney region, where it meant to bathe or swim . The earliest records show the term being used in the pidgin English of Aborigines: 1788… … Australian idioms
bogey — Ⅰ. bogey [1] Golf ► NOUN (pl. bogeys) ▪ a score of one stroke over par at a hole. ► VERB (bogeys, bogeyed) ▪ play (a hole) in one stroke over par. ORIGIN perhaps from Bogey … English terms dictionary
Bogey — or Bogie may refer to:* Hobgoblin, a friendly or amusing goblin ** Boggart, a household spirit which causes things to disappear, milk to sour, and dogs to go lame * Bogeyman, boogeyman , boogyman , or bogyman , a legendary ghost like monster with … Wikipedia
Bogey — Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over par… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bogey — bogey, bogie, bogy The latest editions of the Oxford dictionaries prefer bogey for the golfing term and the mischievous spirit, and bogie for the railway term. Bogy is classed as a variant of bogey in the second meaning. To complete the picture,… … Modern English usage
bogey — [bō′gē; ] for 1, usually [ boog′ē] n. pl. bogeys 1. BOGY1 2. [after Col. Bogey (named from a popular music hall refrain), imaginary partner assumed to play a first rate game] Golf a) par, esp. for an average player: a former meaning b) … English World dictionary
bogey — (ingl.; pronunc. [bógui]; pl. «bogeys») m. Dep. En *golf, jugada en que se mete la pelota en el hoyo con un golpe más de los fijados en el par … Enciclopedia Universal
bogey — {{11}}bogey (n.1) World War II aviator slang for unidentified aircraft, presumably hostile, probably ultimately from bogge, a variant of M.E. bugge a frightening specter (see BUG (Cf. bug)). Thus it shares ancestry with many dialect words, such… … Etymology dictionary
bogey — [[t]bo͟ʊgi[/t]] bogeys (The spelling bogy and the plural form bogies are also used.) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A bogey is something or someone that people are worried about, perhaps without much cause or reason. The universal bogey is AIDS... Age … English dictionary
