bogeyland

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noun

Part of the terrain of a golf course, or (figurative) a situation, that leads to a player achieving no better than a bogey.

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Meanings

nounbogeyland (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountablegolfPart of the terrain of a golf course, or (figurative) a situation, that leads to a player achieving no better than a bogey.

    Even worse than the sand, though, was the grassy bank that comes down between the bunkers, where the rough was so thick it amounted to bogeyland.

    2009 June 20, Charles Mcgrath, “Where Golf's Best Looked Their Worst”, in New York Times

Origin

From bogey + -land.

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APA

bogeyland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogeyland

MLA

“bogeyland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogeyland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bogeyland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogeyland.

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