bogeymen

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bogeymen - 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.]