bogie

Plural: bogies

Noun

• An evil or terrifying spirit; a bogy.
• an evil spirit
• an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
• A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
• One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
• A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
• A railway carriage.
• A soapbox racing vehicle.
• A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
• Alternative spelling of bogey.
• A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
• Alternative spelling of bogey.
• A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
• Alternative spelling of bogey.
• An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
• Alternative spelling of bogey.
• A score of one over par on a hole.
• Alternative spelling of bogey.
• A piece of dried mucus in or removed from the nostril.

Examples

• Although most A320s have two wheels on each of their main gear, a few built for the Indian market have four-wheel bogies, halving the amount of weight on each wheel and allowing the aircraft to use runways that couldn't withstand the ground pressure from a standard A320.
• That ’Q’ with no ’U’ is a real BOGIE for many Scrabble players.

Synonyms

bogey, bogy, Camberwell carrot, J, bifta, bifter, blunt, bogie, bomber, bone, bun, doink, doinker, doob, doober, doobie, exotic cheroot, fatty, giggle stick, hogger, hooter, jay, jazz cigarette, jimmy, joint, juju, left-handed cigarette, muggle, number, phattie, railroad truck, reefer, roach, spiff, spliff, toke tube, torpedo, zol, zoot