- (also bogy)
a thing that causes fear, often without reason （无缘无故）使人害怕的事物 - (also bogy)(both British English)(North American English booger)(informal)
a piece of dried mucus from inside your nose （干结的）鼻屎 - (also bogy)
a bogeyman (= an imaginary evil spirit that is used to frighten children) （用以吓唬小孩的）鬼怪 (in golf 高尔夫球 a score of one stroke (= hit of the ball) over par (= the standard score for a hole) 柏忌（超出标准杆一杆）
Word Originsense 4 late 19th cent.: perhaps from Bogey, denoting the Devil, regarded as an imaginary player. senses 1 to 3 mid 19th cent. (as a proper name applied to the Devil): of unknown origin.