bogey
[noun]
Synonyms: bugbear, bête noire, bugaboo, nightmare

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bo‧gey , bogie /ˈbəʊɡi $ ˈboʊɡi/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: bogle 'evil spirit' (16-20 centuries), from bug 'something causing great fear' (14-18 centuries)]

1. technical when you take one more shot than par (=the usual number of shots) to get the ball into the hole in golf ⇒ birdie, eagle

2. a problem or difficult situation that makes you feel anxious
bogey of
the bogey of recession

3. British English informal a piece of mucus from inside your nose

4. a bogeyman

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