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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 (/ ˈ b oʊ ɡ i m æ n /; 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.
bogeyman. noun [ C ] (also bogyman) uk / ˈbəʊ.ɡi.mæn / us / ˈboʊ.ɡi.mæn / plural -men uk / ˈbəʊ.ɡi.mən / us / ˈboʊ.ɡi.mən / (US also boogeyman) Add to word list. an imaginary evil person who harms children: Be good, or the bogeyman will come and get you!
The meaning of BOGEYMAN is a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children. How to use bogeyman in a sentence.
A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid. [ mainly British , disapproval ]
Bogeyman, any of a variety of fictional and oftentimes folkloric monsters described in stories designed to frighten children. Tales of the bogeyman and various analogues have been used for centuries all across the world to influence children to behave as their parents command and to exercise.
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. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Definition of bogeyman noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Bogeyman definition: an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, especially a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.. See examples of BOGEYMAN used in a sentence.
Definitions of bogeyman. noun. an imaginary monster used to frighten children. synonyms: booger, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear. see more. see less. type of: monster. an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts.
bogeyman meaning, definition, what is bogeyman: an evil spirit, especially in children’s...: Learn more.
