bogeys

Noun

bogey (plural bogeys)

1. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.

   Synonyms:

   goblin

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

   Synonyms:

   Azazel, devil, demon, imp

3. (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
   • If one man could be said to be responsible for the creation of the Russian bogy, it was a much-decorated British general named Sir Robert Wilson.1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 54
4. (UK, slang) A police officer.
5. A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
6. An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
   • He stood on the sand near the gravel road that passed within two miles of the site of the disintegrated bogey, binoculars hanging on a leather strap from his neck, face streaming with sweat under the brim of his hat... Army and government trucks passed along the road every few minutes, some bearing...1987, Greg Bear, “Lacrimosa Dies Illa!”, in The Forge of God (science fiction), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83

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