bogey
bo·gey
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 ( also   bo·gie  or   bo·gy) /ˈboʊgi/  noun  ,  pl   bo·geys  also   bo·gies
  1 golf : a score that is one more than the official standard score for a particular hole : a score of one stroke over par on a hole
   [  count  ] He made/scored a bogey on the second hole.
   [  noncount  ] He made bogey on the second hole. — compare birdie, eagle, — see also double bogey
  2 [  count  ] : something that causes fear or worry
   The administration is trying to protect the economy from the bogey of recession. [=the administration is worried that a recession might occur and is trying to prevent one]
  3 [  count  ] Brit, informal : booger
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  verb  , -geys, -geyed, -gey·ing [  + obj  ]
   golf   : to score a bogey on (a hole)
   She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.