Found 2 items, similar to Boogeyman.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: boogeyman
boogeyman
n : an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn:
bogeyman,
bugbear,
bugaboo,
booger]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Boogeyman
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]