also bo·gy or bo·gie n., pl. -geys also -gies.

1. (also bʊg'ē, bū'gē) An evil or mischievous spirit; a hobgoblin.
2. (also bʊg'ē, bū'gē) A cause of annoyance or harassment.
3. Sports.
   1. The number of strokes that a good player is likely to need to finish a golf hole or course.
   2. A golf score of one stroke over par.
4. Slang. An unidentified flying aircraft.
5. Slang. A detective or police officer.

tr.v. bogey Sports., -geyed, -gey·ing, -geys.

To play (a hole in golf) scoring one stroke over par.

[Possibly variant of BOGLE.]

A buzzword that refers to a benchmark used to evaluate a fund's performance. The benchmark is an index that reflects the investment scope of the funds investment. Comparing a fund's performance to a benchmark index gives investors an idea of how well the fund is doing compared to the market.

Also known referred to as "bogy".

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For example, the performance of a small-cap fund may be compared to the Russell 2000, which is a benchmark for small-cap funds. The Russell 2000 would be referred to as the small-caps bogey, when talking of its over- or underperformance to the fund.

One of the most common benchmarks is the S&P 500 index.

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Target for purchasing or selling a security or achieving some other objective. An investor's bogey may be a 10% rate of return from a particular stock. Or it may be locking in an 8% yield on a bond. A money manager's bogey may be to beat the Standard & Poor's 500 index.

also bogy

noun

A supernatural being, such as a ghost: apparition, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith. Informal spook. Regional haunt. See beings, supernatural.

n. slang an air contact that is unidentified but assumed to be an enemy. Compare with unknown.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

bogy, bogie

In modern folklore studies, the term ‘bogey’ or ‘bogeyman’ is applied to any figure deliberately used to frighten others, almost always children, to control their behaviour.

Formerly, the related words bogey, bogle, boggart, bugbear, and their variants were common in rural speech all over England. They were all scarey creatures, whose exact nature was not defined; most collectors (and some informants) classified them as fairies, but there are instances where ghosts and localized minor demons are referred to by the same terms. Examples will be found in most regional collections. Descriptions of their appearance and behaviour differ from one tale to the next, though shape-changing is a standard feature (see brag, guytrash). It is not always possible to deduce from the accounts whether they were seriously feared, or whether some informants treated the topic as a joke. Certainly some were famous enough locally to be given individual names and become the subject of humorous anecdotes (Henderson, 1866: 233-9; Harland and Wilkinson, 1867: 49-55).

Sometimes a bogey or boggart replaces the Devil as the dupe of a deceptive agreement or competition involving mowing crops; in such tales, naturally, the bogey is represented as extremely stupid. Versions from Northamptonshire and East Anglia are given in Briggs (1970-1: B. i. 26, 28-9, 140; 1976: 31-2).

An evil spirit. The term may derive from the Slavonic bog (god). Other forms of the name of this ancient sprite, specter, or goblin are bug-a-boo, boo (Yorkshire), boggart, bogle (Scot-land), boggle, bo-guest, bar-guest, boll, bo-man, and bock. Bullbeggar is probably a form of bu and bogey allied to boll (Northern England), an apparition.

Sources:

Briggs, Katherine. An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. New York: Pantheon Books, 1976.

An unidentified object, usually an aircraft, ship or other mobile weapons system.

IN BRIEF: n. - An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft; An evil spirit; (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole v. - To shoot in one stroke over par.

Tutor's tip: A "bogey" is an unidentified flying object, a "bogy" is a goblin or evil spirit, while "boggy" means waterlogged.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bogey
v. tr. - slå en bogey

2.
n. - dukkert, badetur, svømmetur
v. intr. - tage en dukkert, tage en svømmetur

Nederlands (Dutch)
schrikbeeld, één slag boven par (golf), duiveltje, spook, lastige situatie, snotje, het zwemmen, UFO, hole slaan in één boven par

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Sport) bogey ou bogée, camionnette, missile non identifiable (sur un radar), spectre, hantise, fantôme, diable (arch)
v. tr. - (Sport) faire un bogey (golf)

2.
n. - bain (de mer, de rivière)
v. intr. - nager, prendre un bain (de mer)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schreckgespenst, Popel, (Golf) Bogey (ein Schlag über Par), Drehgestell, nicht identifizierte Rakete auf dem Radarschirm, Kobold
v. - einen Schlag über Par benötigen

2.
n. - Schwimmen, Bad
v. - schwimmen, baden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπαμπούλας, φόβητρο, (στο γκολφ) διαδρομή που χρειάστηκε ένα χτύπημα περισσότερο από το κανονικό
v. - (στο γκολφ) κάνω διαδρομή με ένα χτύπημα περισσότερο από το κανονικό

Italiano (Italian)
spettro, spaventare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vagão (m) de plataforma (estr. de f.), número (m) regular de lances (golfe), duende (m)

Русский (Russian)
пугало

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - espectro, fantasma, duende, tipo de golpe en el golf, misil no identificado que aparece en el radar, chata de camión
v. tr. - yerro en un tiro de golf

2.
n. - un baño
v. intr. - bañarse, nadar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bogey, par, spöke
v. - slå en bogey

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 比标准杆多一杆的成绩, 打标准杆多一杆的成绩

2. 妖怪, 可怕的人, 成为可怕的人

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 比標準杆多一杆的成績
v. tr. - 打標準杆多一杆的成績

2.
n. - 妖怪, 可怕的人
v. intr. - 成為可怕的人

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 보기(골프에서 기준 타수보다 하나 많은 타수)
v. tr. - 홀을 보기로 마치다

2.
n. - 수영장, 해수욕
v. intr. - 수영하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - お化け, ボギー, おばけ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضربه غولف فوق المعدل, روح شريرة لتخويف الأطفال, شىء مخيف أو مرعب, غول (فعل) سجل في لعبه الغولف أكثر من المعدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עגלת-משא, מערכת גלגלים, בוגי, שד, דחליל, הבאת כדור לחור בחבטה אחת מעל הממוצע של חובט טוב (גולף), קרון-משא נמוך, כלי-טיס או טיל בלתי-מזוהים על מרקע מכ"ם, רוח-רפאים רעה‬
v. tr. - ‮הביא את הכדור לחור בחבטה אחת יותר מהתוצאה הסבירה לחובט טוב (גולף)‬
n. - ‮שחיה, רחצה‬
v. intr. - ‮שחה, התרחץ ב-‬

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