Boogeyman

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Variant of bogeyman.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of bogeyman.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
    • Equivalent
    bogeyman   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    monster   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hobgoblin    goblin    specter    ogre    scarecrow   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    underachiever    ryegrass    amaranthine    bencher    hobbyhorse   
     
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