Bogy

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The devil: often as a quasi-proper name, and usually with an epithet (in this use with a capital): as, Old Bogy.
  • noun. A hobgoblin; a bugbear.
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  • noun. A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear.
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  • noun. Alternative form of bogey.
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  • noun. an evil spirit
  • noun. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
    • Word Usage
    "Bugaboo is from the archaic term bogy boo -- a term for a hobgoblin or anything that haunts, bothers, bugs, harasses, irks, annoys, or frightens, like the bogeyman."
    cross-reference
    bugbear  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aircraft  evil spirit  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bogle  bouillabaisse  bugaboo  checkerboard  chomp  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bloodybones  bogey  boggard  boggart  boggle  
    variant
    bogey  
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