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buggerman

buggerman is the alternative form 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 buggerman

pluralbuggermen

Questions about buggerman

What is buggerman the alternative form of?
Buggerman is the alternative form of bogeyman.

Words near buggerman in the dictionary

  1. buggering off
  2. buggering up
  3. buggerings
  4. buggerise about
  5. buggerlugs
  6. buggerman
  7. buggermen
  8. buggers
  9. buggers about
  10. buggers around
  11. buggers off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: buggerman (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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