How to Pronounce "bogeyman"
word
ˈboʊɡiˌmæn/, /ˈbʊɡiˌmæn
BOH-gee-man
bˈəʊɡɪmən
BOH-gi-muhn
Definition
An imaginary monster that adults often use to scare children or warn them to behave; more generally, something that people fear without a clear reason.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈboʊɡiˌmæn/, /ˈbʊɡiˌmæn
British English
bˈəʊɡɪmən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BOH-gee-man
UK
BOH-gi-muhn
Listen in Context
The parents told their son the bogeyman would come if he didn't go to bed.
Children are often afraid of the bogeyman in stories.
He thinks there is a bogeyman under his bed.
For years, people have talked about the Internet as a kind of bogeyman.