The difference between Bogart and Bogey

When used as nouns, bogart means an obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person, whereas bogey means the devil.

When used as verbs, bogart means to selfishly take or keep something, whereas bogey means to make a bogey.


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  1. Bogart as a noun (slang):

    An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.

  1. Bogart as a verb (slang):

    To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.

    Examples:

    "Dude, don’t bogart the chocolate fudge!"

    "Don’t bogart the can, man."

  2. Bogart as a verb (slang):

    To get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.

    Examples:

    "He tried to bogart his way in."

  1. Bogey as a noun (archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article):

    The Devil.

  2. Bogey as a noun:

    A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.

  3. Bogey as a noun:

    A bugbear: any terrifying thing.

  4. Bogey as a noun (UK, AU, NZ, Canada, rail):

    , one of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; the structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi.

  5. Bogey as a noun (engineering):

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

  6. Bogey as a noun (military, _, slang):

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

  7. Bogey as a noun (military, _, slang):

    a known hostile aircraft.

  8. Bogey as a noun (golf):

    A score of one over par on a hole.

  1. Bogey as a verb (golf):

    To make a bogey.

  1. Bogey as a noun (UK):

    a piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril.

  1. Bogey as a noun (UK, engineering):

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

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