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bogyman

bogyman is the alternative spelling 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 bogyman

pluralbogymen

Origin of bogyman

From bogy + -man.

Questions about bogyman

What is bogyman the alternative spelling of?
Bogyman is the alternative spelling of bogeyman.

Words near bogyman in the dictionary

  1. bogwood
  2. bogwoods
  3. bogwort
  4. bogy
  5. bogyism
  6. bogyman
  7. bogymen
  8. bogywoman
  9. bogywomen
  10. Bogña
  11. boh

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bogyman (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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