bogey
noun/ˈboʊɡi/
Frequency rank: #14,012 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a score of one stroke over par on a golf hole; also a cause of fear or annoyance.
Example sentence
The golfer was disappointed after finishing the hole with a single bogey instead of par.
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