bogey
part of speech
noun (a bogey, bogeys; also spelt bogy, bogie)
meaning for a pupil
1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, informal) A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger». tree →
2) (golf) A bogey is a score of one more than par on a hole. tree →
3) A bogey (bogeyman) is an imaginary evil spirit or monster used to scare children. tree →
4) Something people fear or worry about: «Maths is my bogey subject». tree →
5) (Australia, slang) A swim or a bath. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the playground and at home it is the funny, slightly rude word for a bit of snot. In golf on TV it is a score. In stories the bogeyman is a monster under the bed. Phrases: «pick your nose for bogeys», «make a bogey», «bogeyman», «bogey team».
examples
- Stop picking your bogeys and use a tissue! tree →
- My little brother wiped a bogey on the sofa, yuck. tree →
- The golfer made a bogey on the fifth hole. tree →
- I was scared that the bogeyman lived under the stairs. tree →
- Spelling is my bogey; I always find it hard. tree →
- That team is our bogey team; we never beat them. tree →
- (Australia) Let's go for a bogey in the creek. tree →
note
Plural «bogeys». The snot meaning is informal, a bit rude but not swearing; at school say «use a tissue». In golf: par 4 hole done in 5 shots = a bogey; in 3 = a birdie. «Bogie» is also a set of wheels on a train.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bogey» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.