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bogey
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
An outlaw.
One who cheats others.
An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
(often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
To make a bogey.
A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
A swim or bathe; a bath.
One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; the structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi.
(Indian English, dated in UK) A railway carriage.
A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when stroked against a hard edge, eg, the lip of container.
A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
Something suggestive of this material.
A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
(mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.
"Watch the local boogers charge it!"
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