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boo hags

boo hags is the plural of boo hag.

Meaning of boo hag

Noun

boo hag (plural boo hags)

  1. (Gullah folklore) 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
    Synonyms:
    night hag

Questions about boo hags

What is boo hags the plural of?
Boo hags is the plural of boo hag.

Words near boo hags in the dictionary

  1. boo boo
  2. boo boos
  3. boo daddies
  4. boo daddy
  5. boo hag
  6. boo hags
  7. boo hiss
  8. boo hoo
  9. boo how doy
  10. boo up
  11. boo'd

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