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boogyman

boogyman 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 boogyman

pluralboogymen

Origin of boogyman

From boogy + -man.

Questions about boogyman

What is boogyman the alternative spelling of?
Boogyman is the alternative spelling of bogeyman.

Words near boogyman in the dictionary

  1. boogs
  2. boogy
  3. boogying
  4. boogying down
  5. boogying on down
  6. boogyman
  7. boogymen
  8. booh
  9. boohag
  10. boohags
  11. boohed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boogyman (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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