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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. Bogeys. [Also bogie and bogy, plural bogies.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over par for a hole; formerly, the definition of bogey was the same as that now used for par, i.e., an ideal score or number of strokes, for each hole, against which players compete; -- it was said to be so called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate player called Colonel Bogey. Now the standard score is called par. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 3. (Mil.) an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be hostile. [PJC]