Bogey

See also: bogey

English

Etymology

From Bogart +‎ -y.

Proper noun

Bogey

1. A male given name
   • 1920 August 27, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “The Wind Blows”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 143:

     Bogey's voice is breaking. When he speaks he rushes up and down the scale.

2. (informal) Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film and stage actor.
   • 2014, David Bleiler, TLA Video & DVD Guide 2004: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide‎^[1], St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN:

     In quintessential roles, Bogart and Bergman are former lovers reunited in wartorn Casablanca. Bogey is the cynical cafe owner who lives by his own moral code and sticks his neck out for “no one.”