Bogeymen

Bogeymen
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.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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