bogy

bogy
   1. obsolete British
   a policeman
   Literally, a devil, from the apparition with the power of causing you alarm from the nursery upwards and likely to make your horse rear, or boggle, by suddenly appearing in its path:
    Well, the bloody bogies are cleaning the streets up. There won't be a girl about. (Kersh, 1936 — the police were clearing prostitutes from the London streets prior to a coronation)
   2. bog(e)y
   a military foe
   Another sort of devil:
    ... the target identification aircraft, which could vector the fighter bombers on to any bogey approaching on their radar screens, (de la Billière, 1992)

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  • Bogy — Bo gy, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.] A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. Death s heads and bogies. J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.] [1913 Webster] There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. C.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bogy — bogy1 [bō′gē, boog′ē; ] for 1, usually [ boog′ē] n. pl. bogies [see BOGGLE & BUG2] 1. an imaginary evil being or spirit; goblin 2. anything one especially, and often needlessly, fears; bugbear bogy2 [bō′gē] …   English World dictionary

  • Bogy — 45° 17′ 02″ N 4° 45′ 42″ E / 45.2839, 4.7617 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bogy — French commune nomcommune=Bogy région=Rhône Alpes département=Ardèche arrondissement=Tournon sur Rhône canton=Serrières insee=07036 cp=07340 maire=Alain Arnaud mandat=2001 2008 intercomm= longitude=4.76166666667 latitude=45.2838888889 alt moy=372 …   Wikipedia

  • BOGY — Bei der Berufs und Studienorientierung an Gymnasien (Abk. BoGy) handelt es sich um eine für alle Schüler der Klasse 10 oder 11 – je nach Schule – verpflichtende Berufsorientierungszeit an baden württembergischen Gymnasien, über die in der Regel… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bogy — bogy1 /boh gee/; for 1, 2 also /boog ee, booh gee/, n., pl. bogies. 1. a hobgoblin; evil spirit. 2. anything that haunts, frightens, annoys, or harasses. 3. something that functions as a real or imagined barrier that must be overcome, bettered,… …   Universalium

  • bogy — bogey, bogie, bogy The latest editions of the Oxford dictionaries prefer bogey for the golfing term and the mischievous spirit, and bogie for the railway term. Bogy is classed as a variant of bogey in the second meaning. To complete the picture,… …   Modern English usage

  • bogy — Bogey Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bogy — I bogy, bogie (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hobgoblin, gremlin. See demon. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. goblin, spook, bogeyman, bugbear; see bugbear , fairy , ghost 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See bogey …   English dictionary for students

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