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title: bogey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bogey» in the school dictionary: A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bogey

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** bogey, Americans, Something people, Maths, you, little brother · **What happens:** be, say, use, scare, fear, worry · **To what, where:** bit, booger, score, imaginary evil spirit, children, bogey subject · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bogey» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [bogey in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bogey.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:m1:1
# text = A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	dried	dried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mucus	mucus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	snot	snot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	Americans	American	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	booger	booger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bogey | a bit |  |  |  | of dried mucus from your nose | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Americans | booger |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent booger=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: golf — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bogey is a score of one more than par on a hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:m2:1
# text = A bogey is a score of one more than par on a hole.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	10	advmod	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	par	par	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bogey | a score |  |  |  | of one par on a hole | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bogey (bogeyman) is an imaginary evil spirit or monster used to scare children.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:m3:1
# text = A bogey (bogeyman) is an imaginary evil spirit or monster used to scare children.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	bogeyman	bogeyman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	scare	scare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bogey | a imaginary evil spirit or monster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a imaginary evil spirit or monster *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **scare** | to-infinitive |  | children |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something people fear or worry about: «Maths is my bogey subject».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:m4:1
# text = Something people fear or worry about: «Maths is my bogey subject».
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	compound	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fear	fear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	worry	worry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | present | Something people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **worry** | present | Something people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Maths | my bogey subject |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Australia, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A swim or a bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:m5:1
# text = A swim or a bath.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swim	swim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop picking your bogeys and use a tissue!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x1:1
# text = Stop picking your bogeys and use a tissue!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	picking	pick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bogeys	bogey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pick** | gerund | you *not said here* | your bogeys |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bogey=Patient |
| 3 | **use** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a tissue |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tissue=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother wiped a bogey on the sofa, yuck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x2:1
# text = My little brother wiped a bogey on the sofa, yuck.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wiped	wipe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	yuck	yuck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wipe** | past | My little brother | a bogey |  | the sofa and yuck |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent bogey=Theme on sofa=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The golfer made a bogey on the fifth hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x3:1
# text = The golfer made a bogey on the fifth hole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	golfer	golfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the golfer | a bogey |  | the fifth hole |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bogey=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was scared that the bogeyman lived under the stairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x4:1
# text = I was scared that the bogeyman lived under the stairs.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bogeyman	bogeyman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | the bogeyman |  |  | the stairs |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under stair=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spelling is my bogey; I always find it hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x5:1
# text = Spelling is my bogey; I always find it hard.
1	Spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Spelling | my bogey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present | I | Spelling |  |  |  | always, hard *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That team is our bogey team; we never beat them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x6:1
# text = That team is our bogey team; we never beat them.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	beat	beat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that team | our bogey team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **beat** | present | we | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) Let's go for a bogey in the creek.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bogey:x7:1
# text = (Australia) Let's go for a bogey in the creek.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bogey	bogey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	creek	creek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | infinitive | Australia | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a bogey in the creek | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for bogey=Beneficiary |

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