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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 boo·gey·man /ˈbʊgiˌmæn, ˈbu-/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Boog·ey·man 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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