bogy
Child's closet dweller
A bogy is a goblin or specter—something frightening that lurks in shadows or haunts the imagination.
Children fear the bogeyman; adults have their own bogies: fears or anxieties that trouble them.
In golf, a bogy (usually spelled bogey) is one stroke over par.
The spelling varies: bogy, bogie, bogey.
Malicious folklore creature
- boogeymanFrightening figure for children
- spriteTiny magical creature
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
ghoul · demon · imp · bugbear · bugaboo · gremlin · legend · myth
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- spookApparition or frighten
spirit · shade · poltergeist · haunt · ghostly · spectral · eerie · supernatural
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- scareCause sudden fright
horror · phobia · panic · menace · frightening · intimidation · anxiety · trepidation
goblin
Malicious folklore creature
monster · ghoul · demon · imp · bugbear · bugaboo · gremlin · legend · myth · folklore
specter
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
spook · spirit · shade · poltergeist · haunt · ghostly · spectral · eerie · supernatural · unearthly
nightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
scare · horror · phobia · panic · menace · frightening · intimidation · anxiety · trepidation · alarm
par
Expected stroke count
putting · fairway · green · hole · round · birdie · eagle · scratch · putt · driver
bandit
Armed roadside thief
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- blipMomentary signal flash
interceptor · target · hostile · aircraft · airspace · contact · tracking · squadron · fighter · scramble
bogyguardian angel
Protective spirit assigned individually
fairy godmother · friendly ghost · protective spirit · angel · good fairy
bogycomfort
Ease or soothing relief
reassurance · protector · blessing · security blanket · safe haven
- mind bogglingOverwhelmingly hard to fathom
- bogey manImaginary childhood terror
- double bogeyTwo above par
- bogey menFolklore figures that frighten children
- triple bogeyThree strokes over par
- Humphrey Bogart
boggle, bogeyman, bogey, bogie, bogies, bogeys, boggling, bogeyed, boggled