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bogey1

Syllabification: (bo·gey)

Pronunciation: /ˈbōgē/

Golf

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Definition of bogey

noun (plural bogeys)

a score of one stroke over par at a hole.
archaic term for par¹ (sense 1 of the noun).

verb (bogeys, bogeying, bogeyed)

[with object]

play (a hole) in one stroke over par.

Origin:

late 19th century: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil (see bogey²), regarded as an imaginary player

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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