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Meanings of bogey in English

Portuguese
truque
Spanish
coco

An evil spirit.

truque

Golf score; one over par.

Usage of bogey in English
1
However, a double-bogey at the last handed the initiative back to Westwood.
The Irish Times
2
Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey.
Tremendous Trifles
3
A bogey five at the 12th was enough to level the match.
The Guardian
4
Alexander won it in five, one above bogey, and regained the honour.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
5
Start away to bogey side having only played in patches to date.
The Irish Times
6
He was actually outside it after a double bogey at the 9th.
The Guardian
7
He didn't make a bogey in the two days we played together.
The Guardian
8
The terrifying power at this first stage was supplied by the bogey-man.
Recollections of My Childhood and Youth
9
The low point had been a quadruple bogey eight on the 15th.
The Guardian
10
He needed three more from there, so he started with a bogey.
The Guardian
11
He suffered a double bogey at the tricky par three on Sunday.
Reuters
12
Florida Pearl tackles a supposed Punchestown bogey in today's Heineken Gold Cup.
The Irish Times
13
This sort of bogey was supposed to ward off the devouring brood.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
14
Why is this, and what is origin of the term bogey anyway?
The Irish Times
15
They finished with a double-bogey that sent them tumbling down the leaderboard.
Reuters
16
The resulting double bogey was enough to drop him out of contention.
Reuters
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Translations for bogey
Portuguese
truquebogie
Bogey through the time
Bogey across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare