'Bogeyman' definitions:
Definition of 'bogeyman'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Bogeyman'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Bogeyman'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]
Synonyms of 'bogeyman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bogey,
- boggart,
- bogle,
- booger,
- boogerman,
- boogeyman,
- bug,
- bugaboo,
- bugbear,
- bugger,
- Dracula,
- fee-faw-fum,
- Frankenstein,
- frightener,
- ghost,
- ghoul,
- hobgoblin,
- holy terror,
- horror,
- incubus,
- monster,
- Mumbo Jumbo,
- nightmare,
- ogre,
- ogress,
- phantom,
- revenant,
- scarebabe,
- scarecrow,
- scarer,
- specter,
- succubus,
- terror,
- vampire,
- werewolf,
- Wolf-man