2. Noun. (alternative spelling of bogeyman) ¹
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Definition of Bogyman
1. bogeyman [n BOGYMEN] - See also: bogeyman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bogyman
Literary usage of Bogyman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Out of Doors by Emerson Hough (1915)
"Light your fire and your pipe, whistle, and make up some story to tell your
grandchildren about the bogyman who stalks abroad at night and the banshee that ..."
2. The Call of the New South: Addresses Delivered at the Southern Sociological by James Edward McCulloch (1912)
"Those who fight child labor reform by making a bogyman of the hookworm fail to
recognize the difference between a cotton mill and a cotton mill village. ..."
3. Manual Training Magazine (1908)
"The wide-awake manufacturer and some educational leaders have discovered a bogyman
for America—the German trained in continuation schools, ..."