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Pronunciation : Bo"gy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [See Bogle.]
Definition : Defn: A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. "Death's heads and bogies." J. H. Newman. [Written also bogey.] There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. C. Kingsley.
pl. Bogies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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