D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bogeyman

/bōg'-ēm-ănˌ/ · Bo·gey·man · IPA /ˈboʊ.ɡiˌmæn/
01 n. 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…
pl. Bogeymen ((#))
  1. 1.
    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. See: bogey{1}
Syn. bogey.