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boogie man; boogy man noun a mythical demon, used to frighten children US, 1905- Television, the early boogie-man of all forms of show business, has had a definite effect on night clubbing, Walters thinks. — Robert Sylvester, No Cover Charge, p. 36, 1956
- Betty, John, and I believed there was a boogie man in the church at night[.] — Bobby Seale, A Lonely Rage, p. 5, 1978
- Damn, you daddy mean. He worse than the boogy man himself. — Boyz N The Hood, 1990
- I couldn’t tie my shoes until I was 9, I wet the bed until I was 13, and I still can’t go to sleep without Mommy making sure the Boogie Man isn’t under the bed. — Chris Rock, Rock This!, p. 57, 1997
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