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bo·gey·man

(bo͝og′ē-măn′, bo͞o′gē-, bō′gē-)

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bogeyman

(ˈbəʊɡɪˌmæn)

n, pl -men

a person, real or imaginary, used as a threat, esp to children

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bo•gey•man

(ˈbʊg iˌmæn, ˈboʊ gi-, ˈbu-)

also boogeyman

n., pl. -men.

an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, esp. a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.

[1885–90]

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Noun

bogeyman - an imaginary monster used to frighten children

booger, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear

monster - an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

bogeyman

noun

A supernatural being, such as a ghost:

apparition, bogey, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.

Informal: spook.

Regional: haunt.

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μπαμπούλας

mörkö

bogeyman

[ˈbəʊgɪˌmæn] N (bogeymen (pl)) → coco m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bogeyman

pl <bogeymen> → Butzemann m, → schwarzer Mann

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bogeyman

[ˈbəʊgɪˌmæn] n → babau m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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