Found 2 items, similar to Bogeyman.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bogeyman
bogeyman
n : an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn:
bugbear,
bugaboo,
boogeyman,
booger]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bogeyman
Bogeyman
\Bo"gey*man\, n.; pl.
Bogeymen.
A goblin; a bugbear; a
bogey[1]. This is the form used by
parents to frighten children; as, if you don't eat your
vegetables, the bogeyman will get you.
Syn: bogey.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boogeyman
\Boog"ey*man\, Bogeyman
\Bo"gey*man\, 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.
“Go to sleep or the
Boogeyman will get you.”
Syn: Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger;
bugaboo; bugbear.
[1913 Webster +PJC]