bogeyman

4 definitions found

bogeyman - 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.]

  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]

bogeyman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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

bogeyman - 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