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booga hag

booga hag is the alternative form 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

Forms of booga hag

pluralbooga hags

Questions about booga hag

What is booga hag the alternative form of?
Booga hag is the alternative form of boo hag.

Words near booga hag in the dictionary

  1. boofriends
  2. boofs
  3. boofy
  4. boog
  5. booga
  6. booga hag
  7. booga hags
  8. boogalee
  9. boogalees
  10. boogaloo
  11. boogalooed

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