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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children;
[syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bogeyman \Bo"gey*man\, n.; pl. Bogeymen. A goblin; a bugbear; a bogey[1]. This is the form used by parents to frighten children; as, if you don't eat your vegetables, the bogeyman will get you. Syn: bogey. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Boogeyman \Boog"ey*man\, Bogeyman \Bo"gey*man\, n. Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc. "Go to sleep or the Boogeyman will get you." Syn: Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger; bugaboo; bugbear. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bogeyman n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "bogeyman": Dracula, Frankenstein, Mumbo Jumbo, Wolf-man, bogey, boggart, bogle, booger, boogerman, boogeyman, bug, bugaboo, bugbear, bugger, fee-faw-fum, frightener, ghost, ghoul, hobgoblin, holy terror, horror, incubus, monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, phantom, revenant, scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, specter, succubus, terror, vampire, werewolf