bogy

• It felt appropriate to drive at night; the enemy that chased them was unseen, like a bogy under the bed, and yet very real. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 04-05 - October-November 1997
• There are plenty of traces of such foolish attempts at playing 'bogy' in the history of savages, even of our own Teutonic forefathers; and this I suspect to be the simple explanation of the whole mare's nest. —  Sir Walter Raleigh and his Times
• The pit of death has merely been used as a bogy to frighten such fools as you. —  059 - The Living Fire Menace
• Furyk managed to get through his round bogy-free, the only golfer to achieve that feat, and sank birdies on 14, 15 16 and 17 to head into Day Two with some momentum.
• Media briefs and TV ratings: Beware the inflation bogy, Wayne does FM FAQ's —  Crikey » Canberra Calling

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