HyperDic: bogeyman

English > 1 sense of the word *bogeyman*:
NOUN	person	bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger	an imaginary monster used to frighten children

bogeyman > pronunciation
Sounds	bow'giymae.n; buh'giymae.n
Rhymes	afghan / Afghan ... Yucatan: 118 rhymes with aen...

English > *bogeyman*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
Synonyms	bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger
Broader	monster	An imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
Spanish	bogeyman, coco, cuco, el Coco
Catalan	en Banyeta, home del sac