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bogey man

bogey man is the alternative form of bogeyman.

Meaning of bogeyman

Noun

bogeyman (plural bogeymen)

  1. A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
    • Near-synonyms: bogeyperson, bogeywoman
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract, or a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes; often taking the form of a notorious historical personage suggested to return as a revenant to punish for wrongdoing.
    • Near-synonyms: bug-a-boo, bugaboo, chimera

Forms of bogey man

pluralbogey men

Questions about bogey man

What is bogey man the alternative form of?
Bogey man is the alternative form of bogeyman.

Words near bogey man in the dictionary

  1. Bogers
  2. Bogert
  3. Bogerts
  4. Boges
  5. bogey
  6. bogey man
  7. bogey men
  8. bogeyed
  9. bogeying
  10. bogeyism
  11. bogeyland

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bogey man (page history and authors); bogeyman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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