Definitions

1. noun

a score of one over par in golf; a golfer who shoots a score of one over par on a round of golf; a imaginary opponent in golf.

“After a good start, she began to fall behind, and her bogey count was getting higher.”

2. noun

a mythical or imaginary person or creature that is feared or avoided.

“The village children believed in the bogeyman, a monster that would get them if they misbehaved.”