Boogeyman Meaning in English

word

US

ˈbʊɡimæn

BUH-gee-man

UK

bˈuːɡɪmən

BOO-gee-muhn

التعريف

A fictional monster that is said to scare children, often used by parents to make them behave. In general, it can also refer to any imagined threat or source of fear.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most common in American English, mainly for young children. Can also symbolize a vague or exaggerated threat in politics or news. Variants: 'bogeyman', 'bugaboo'. Used jokingly to describe fears that aren't real.

• Spanish: el coco - el hombre del saco
• Portuguese (BR): bicho-papão
• Portuguese (PT): bicho-papão
• Chinese (Simplified): 恶魔 - 妖怪 - 怪物
• Chinese (Traditional): 惡魔 - 妖怪 - 怪物
• Hindi: भूत (डरावना प्राणी) - बोगीमैन
• Arabic: الغول - بعبع
• Bengali: ভুত - ভূত-প্রেত (শিশুদের ভয় দেখানোর জন্য)
• Russian: бабайка - бука - страшилище (для детей)
• Japanese: おばけ - ばけもの (子どもを怖がらせる存在)
• Vietnamese: ông kẹ - ma quỷ (dọa trẻ em)
• Korean: 도깨비 - 무서운 존재 (아이들을 겁주는)
• Turkish: öcü - karabasan (çocukları korkutmak için)
• Urdu: بھُوت - ڈراؤنا جن (بچوں کو ڈرانے کے لیے)
• Indonesian: hantu - makhluk menakutkan (untuk menakut-nakuti anak-anak)

جمل نموذجية

The boogeyman hides under the bed at night.

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She told her son the boogeyman would come if he didn't sleep.

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Many kids are afraid of the boogeyman.

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Don't worry, the boogeyman isn't real.

natural

In politics, they used the boogeyman to scare people into voting.

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My little brother thinks the closet is a boogeyman's home.

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