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bogies

/ˈboʊɡiz/

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noun

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

Examples :

"Due to the breakdown of law and order after the hurricane, bogies roamed the abandoned streets, stealing from empty houses. "

person group law

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noun

Examples :

"The sheriff warned everyone to stay inside after dark, saying, "There are dangerous bogies roaming the plains tonight." "

person law character

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One who cheats others.

Examples :

""The market was full of bogies trying to sell fake goods to tourists." "

character person moral business

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An enemy aircraft.

Examples :

""The radar operator shouted, 'Two bogies approaching from the west!'" "

military war vehicle

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A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.

Examples :

""The race officials were frustrated by the number of bogies who jumped in at the last minute, making it difficult to track legitimate participants." "

sport race person action

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An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.

Examples :

""Nobody likes working with Sarah; she's such a bogies who always takes credit for everyone else's ideas." "

person character attitude

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(often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.

Examples :

"Some very religious people believe that bad luck is caused by the Bogies. "

mythology religion supernatural theology soul character

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A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.

Examples :

"Old stories told of bogies hiding in the dark attic, waiting to scare anyone who went up there. "

mythology supernatural literature story religion tradition culture

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A bugbear: any terrifying thing.

Examples :

"The dark basement was full of imaginary bogies for the little boy. "

mind character mythology supernatural

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A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.

Examples :

"To improve our team's efficiency, the manager set weekly sales bogies for each employee. "

sport achievement

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An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.

Examples :

""The radar operator reported multiple bogies approaching the border, triggering an immediate alert." "

military technology space vehicle weapon war signal

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noun

A score of one over par on a hole.

Examples :

""He had two bogies on the back nine, but still managed to break 80." "

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A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.

Examples :

"To ensure quality control, the factory supervisor regularly pulls bogies from the assembly line; these are representative samples used to check if the overall production process is running smoothly. "

industry business technical

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A swim or bathe; a bath.

Examples :

"After a long, hot day of gardening, a couple of cool bogies were exactly what they needed. "

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One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; the structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi.

Examples :

"The train smoothly navigated the curve because its bogies allowed the individual wheel sets to turn independently. "

vehicle part machine technical

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noun

(Indian English, dated in UK) A railway carriage.

Examples :

""The train was quite crowded; we had to squeeze into the last of the bogies." "

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A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when stroked against a hard edge, eg, the lip of container.

Examples :

"The children entertained themselves by scraping their bogies against the metal lunchboxes, creating a surprisingly loud, rattling sound. "

entertainment music utensil sound item thing

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A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

Examples :

"The doctor gently removed the small bogies from the child's nose. "

body medicine physiology

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Something suggestive of this material.

Examples :

"After playing in the dusty attic, the children had bogies in their noses. "

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A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.

Examples :

""The small bogies of everyday life, like finding matching socks or waiting in long lines, can sometimes feel overwhelming." "

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(mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.

Examples :

"Watch the local boogers charge it!"

sport person entertainment