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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bogeyman
       n : an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bugbear},
            {bugaboo}, {boogeyman}, {booger}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "bogeyman":
     Dracula, Frankenstein, Mumbo Jumbo, Wolf-man, bogey, boggart,
     bogle, booger, boogerman, boogeyman, bug, bugaboo, bugbear, bugger,
     fee-faw-fum, frightener, ghost, ghoul, hobgoblin, holy terror,
     horror, incubus, monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, phantom,
     revenant, scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, specter, succubus, terror,
     vampire, werewolf
  
  

















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