"boogeyman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbʊɡiˌmæn/ [US], /ˈbuɡiˌmæn/ [US] Forms: boogeymen [plural]
Etymology: By alteration from bogeyman. Head templates: {{en-noun|boogeymen}} boogeyman (plural boogeymen)
  1. Alternative form of bogeyman Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bogeyman
    Sense id: en-boogeyman-en-noun-ybnYDkYe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "By alteration from bogeyman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boogeymen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "boogeyman (plural boogeymen)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "bogeyman"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 May 11, “$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)”, in The Simpsons, season 5, episode 10, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta), via Fox:",
          "text": "[Screams .]\n Bogeyman! You nail the windows shut.\n I'll get the gun.\n [ Grunts .]\n Bart, I don't want to alarm you but there may be a bogeyman or bogeymen in the house.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of bogeyman"
      ],
      "id": "en-boogeyman-en-noun-ybnYDkYe",
      "links": [
        [
          "bogeyman",
          "bogeyman#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊɡiˌmæn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuɡiˌmæn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "boogeyman"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "By alteration from bogeyman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boogeymen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "boogeymen"
      },
      "expansion": "boogeyman (plural boogeymen)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "bogeyman"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 May 11, “$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)”, in The Simpsons, season 5, episode 10, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta), via Fox:",
          "text": "[Screams .]\n Bogeyman! You nail the windows shut.\n I'll get the gun.\n [ Grunts .]\n Bart, I don't want to alarm you but there may be a bogeyman or bogeymen in the house.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of bogeyman"
      ],
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        [
          "bogeyman",
          "bogeyman#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊɡiˌmæn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuɡiˌmæn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "boogeyman"
}

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