bogeyman

See also: bogey man

English

From bogey +‎ -man.

bogeyman (plural bogeymen)

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.

menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories

Japanese: ブギーマン (bugīman), 小鬼 (ja) (こおに, ko-oni)
Korean: 꼬마 도깨비 (kkoma dokkaebi), 부기맨 (bugimaen)
Latgalian: buba
Latin: larva f
Latvian: bubulis
Lithuanian: baubas, bubulis
Norman: croque-mitaine m, barbou m
Norwegian: busemann m
Polish: czarny lud m
Portuguese: bicho-papão m
Romanian: baubau (ro) m
Russian: бу́ка (ru) f (búka), баба́й (ru) m (babáj), страши́лище (ru) n (strašílišče), домово́й (ru) m (domovój) (in Slavic mythology)
Serbo-Croatian: babaroga (sh) f, бабарога f
Spanish: coco (es), cuco (es) m, cucuy m
Tajik: буҷӣ (bujī)
Turkish: gulyabani (tr), hortlak (tr), öcü (tr), karakoncolos (tr), umacı (tr)

any make-believe threat

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