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boogieman

/ˈbuːɡiˌmæn/

boogieman 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 boogieman

pluralboogiemen

Origin of boogieman

From boogie + -man.

Questions about boogieman

What is boogieman the alternative spelling of?
Boogieman is the alternative spelling of bogeyman.
How do you pronounce boogieman?
Boogieman is pronounced /ˈbuːɡiˌmæn/.

Words near boogieman in the dictionary

  1. boogieboards
  2. boogied
  3. boogied down
  4. boogied on down
  5. boogieing
  6. boogieman
  7. boogiemen
  8. boogier
  9. boogiers
  10. boogies
  11. boogies down

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boogieman (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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