bogeyman

Questions about bogeyman

What does bogeyman mean?

bogeyman means "an imaginary monster used to frighten children".

How many syllables are in bogeyman?

bogeyman has 3 syllables: bo-gey-man. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /ˈboʊɡiˌmæn/.

What is another word for bogeyman?

Close synonyms include bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bogeyman a common word?

bogeyman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bogeyman?

35 words rhyme with bogeyman. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.