boo hag
boo hag noun: a malevolent supernatural being thought to sit on sleeping victims to drain their life force.
Noun
boo hag (plural boo hags)
- A malevolent supernatural being thought to sit on sleeping victims to drain their life force.
- HAMILTON’S HILL, 0.4 m., a little elevation, was the starting point for the races, and is known for a wide variety of ghosts including such fearsome creatures as a 10-foot cat that explodes before the beholder’s eyes, plat-eyes in the guise of three-legged hogs and two-headed cows, boo-daddies...1938, The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida, page 204
- Witches are sometimes called boo-hags instead of just hags. One authority on witchcraft says that the boo-hag is more powerful than the ordinary hag, but all sea island Negroes do not concur in this opinion. Hags are hags, they say, no matter what fancy name you may give them.1941, South Carolina Folk Tales: Stories of Animals and Supernatural Beings, page 47
- Synonyms:
- night hag
Synonyms of boo hag
Forms of boo hag
| plural | boo hags |
|---|---|
| alternative form | booga hag |
| alternative form | boo-hag |
| alternative form | boohag |
Questions about boo hag
- What does boo hag mean?
- Boo hag means a malevolent supernatural being thought to sit on sleeping victims to drain their life force.
- What part of speech is boo hag?
- Boo hag is a noun.
- What is the plural of boo hag?
- The plural of boo hag is boo hags.
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