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BOGEYMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bogeyman mean?
• BOGEYMAN (noun)
The noun BOGEYMAN has 1 sense:
1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
Familiarity information: BOGEYMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bogeyman; booger; boogeyman; bugaboo; bugbear
Hypernyms ("bogeyman" is a kind of...):
monster (an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts)
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