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

 bo·gey·man /ˈbʊgiˌmæn, ˈbo, ˈbu, ˈbʊgɚ/
 魔鬼[捉小孩的鬼怪]

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: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bo·gey·man n.; pl. Bogeymen . A goblin; a bugbear; a {bogey1}.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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