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| bo·gey [ bṓgee ] |
noun (plural bogeys) |
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1. cause of trouble: something that troubles, annoys, or frightens somebody
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2. golf one over par: a golf score of one over par for a particular hole
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3. air force unidentified flying aircraft: an aircraft in flight that cannot be identified, especially one assumed to be hostile
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slang
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4. paranormal
Same as bogeyman (sense 1)
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5. U.K.
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slang
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Same as booger (sense 2)
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6. performance target: a performance target set by management, e.g. for production workers or sales people
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7. deliberately low performance target: a performance target set deliberately low by production workers to keep work levels down
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transitive verb (past and past participle bo·geyed, present participle bo·gey·ing, 3rd person present singular bo·geys) |
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golf score one over par for hole: in golf, to score one over par at a hole
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| [Mid-19th century. Alteration of bogle] |
