bogeyman
nounNAmE//ˈbʊɡiˌmæn//, NAmE//ˈboʊɡiˌmæn//
(also boogeyman) (pl. bogeymen, bogymen, boogeymen NAmE//ˈbʊɡiˌmɛn//, NAmE//ˈboʊɡiˌmɛn//
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