Bogey
nickname Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American actor
US, 1972
bogey
1. adjective
fraudulent, bogus US, 1977
2. noun
1
a uniformed police officer; a police detective. From 'bogey-man' (a terrifying creature), ultimately from 'old bogey' (the devil); alternatively spelt 'bogie' or 'bogy' UK, 1924.
2
an unidentified aircraft, presumed to be hostile until identified as friendly. Coined in World War 2 and used since US, 1943.
3
in betting, the outstanding loser in any book UK, 1991.
4
a small lump of dried nasal mucus. Variant spellings include 'bogy' and 'bogie' UK, 1937.
5
a wash taken in a creek, dam, etc, especially after a day's work AUSTRALIA, 1874.
6
a child's steerable cart constructed from pram wheels and odds and ends of wood UK: SCOTLAND, 1985.
7
in trucking, a set of two axles US, 1986.
8
a stalemate, a deadlock UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
3. verb
to swim and wash in a creek, damn, etc, especially after a day's work; (of working dogs) to take a dip in a body of water to cool down and as a break from work. From Dharug, the extinct Australian Aboriginal language of the Sydney region AUSTRALIA, 1788