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Definition bogey in American English

bogey noun

[countable] noun
/ˈboʊɡi/
1

a golf score of one shot more than par (=the expected number of shots needed to get the ball into a hole)

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2

something that causes problems, or something that people worry about

Example

Every government wants to rid itself of the bogey of inflation.

Definition bogey in American English