bogey vs bug-a-boo

bogey

noun
  • A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature. 

  • An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile. 

  • A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition. 

  • A bugbear: any terrifying thing. 

  • Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft. 

  • A score of one over par on a hole. 

  • A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production. 

  • A swim or bathe; a bath. 

verb
  • To make a bogey. 

  • To swim; to bathe. 

bug-a-boo

noun
  • A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin. 

  • Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is. 

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