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- Dictionarybogeyman/ˈbəʊɡɪman/
noun
- 1. an imaginary evil spirit or being, used to frighten children: "we kept the blankets pulled over our heads to keep out the bogeyman"
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The bogeyman (also spelled or known as bogyman, bogy, bogey, and, in North American English, also boogeyman) is a mythical creature used by adults to frighten children into good behaviour. Bogeymen have no specific appearances and conceptions vary drastically by household and culture, but they are most commonly depicted as masculine or androgynous monsters that punish children for misbehaviour. Th... Wikipedia