BOGEY


Meaning of BOGEY in English

n. 25B6; noun

water bogies frighten children from pools : EVIL SPIRIT, bogle, spectre, phantom, hobgoblin, demon; informal spook.

the guild is the bogey of bankers : BUGBEAR, pet hate, bane, anathema, abomination, nightmare, horror, dread, curse; N. Amer. bugaboo.

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