bogie

[ctivnan]

Bogey /'bougi/ (noun)
(also spelled 'bogie' or 'bogy')

- a person or thing that causes fear or alarm.

e.g. Kids are usually afraid of the bogey (also: bogeyman).

[lasher]

Hey now MsC,

Yes, yes, the bogieman....
When I was young I used to call it the boogieman - lol - duh! :rolleyes1:

But also, a bogie is also a score of one over par on a hole in golf...