The spellings bogey man, and in American English boogeyman are also used. 亦拼作bogey man，美国英语中亦拼作boogeyman。
1 N-COUNT 怪人；怪物；坏蛋 A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid. 怪人；怪物；坏蛋 [mainly British, disapproval]
2 N-COUNT （父母用来吓唬小孩的）鬼怪，妖怪 A bogeyman is an imaginary evil spirit. Some parents tell their children that the bogeyman will catch them if they behave badly. （父母用来吓唬小孩的）鬼怪，妖怪
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