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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]:

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

















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