bogey

noun

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Pronunciation: /bəʊɡi/ / /boʊɡi/

Etymology: Clipping of Bogart + -ey.

A male given name.
“Bogey's voice is breaking. When he speaks he rushes up and down the scale.”
Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film and stage actor.
“In quintessential roles, Bogart and Bergman are former lovers reunited in wartorn Casablanca. Bogey is the cynical cafe owner who lives by his own moral code and sticks his neck out for “no one.””

Etymology: A variant of bogie.

Alternative spelling of bogie (“one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle”).
Alternative spelling of bogie (“hand-operated truck or trolley”).
Alternative spelling of bogie (“railway carriage”).
“Upgrading the tram bogeys to air-conditioned bogeys costs the State Government approximately INR 25,00,000/- per bogey.”

Etymology: From Dharug bugi- (“to bathe, dive”).