Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bogey man

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: bo-gey -man
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bogeyman.

Example Sentences

"The New Zealand public and press largely shared his view of bodgies as juvenile delinquents who posed a social threat. The bodgie soon became a national bogey man, with alarmist newspaper reports about bodgie behaviour."

Inflected Forms

bogey men (plural)

Questions

What does bogey man mean?: Alternative form of bogeyman.

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