A hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave:
| BOOGEYMAN | 427 |
| BOOGERMAN | 190 |
| GOBLIN | 167 |
| WITCH | 98 |
| NR | 79 |
| HOBGOBLIN | 53 |
| BAD MAN | 46 |
| GHOST | 39 |
| DEVIL | 23 |
| BOOGER | 22 |
| BOOGER-BEAR | 19 |
| SPOOK | 19 |
| HANTS | 18 |
| SPOOKS | 18 |
| OLD WITCH | 15 |
| SCARECROW | 15 |
| POLICEMAN | 12 |
| WITCHES | 10 |
| OLD SCRATCH | 9 |
| SANDMAN | 7 |
| BOGEYMAN | 6 |
| BEAR | 5 |
| BOOGIE-BEAR | 5 |
| MONSTER | 5 |
| OLD NICK | 5 |
| RAWHEAD-AND-BLOODYBONES | 5 |
| BLACK MAN | 4 |
| BOOGERS | 4 |
| COP | 4 |
| POLICE | 4 |
| OLD DEVIL | 3 |
| OLD HARRY | 3 |
| SANTA CLAUS | 3 |
| BIG BAD WOLF | 2 |
| BLACK DOG | 2 |
| BOOGERBOO | 2 |
| BUGGER-BEAR | 2 |
| FALSE FACE | 2 |
| GOBBLER | 2 |
| JERSEY DEVIL | 2 |
| LA LLORONA | 2 |
| OLD BOOGER | 2 |
| PADDLE | 2 |
| SACK MAN | 2 |
| ALBETRICHE | 1 |
| BABOON | 1 |
| BAD GUY IN THE DARK | 1 |
| BAD WOLF | 1 |
| BEAR BOY | 1 |
| BEARS | 1 |
| BEELZEBUB | 1 |
| BELSNICKEL | 1 |
| BIDDIE COLLINS | 1 |
| BIG BAD | 1 |
| BIG BAD WITCH | 1 |
| BIG BLACK BEAR | 1 |
| BIG BLACK DOG | 1 |
| BIG FOOT SUL | 1 |
| BIG RAT | 1 |
| BILL MOONEY | 1 |
| BLACK GOBLIN | 1 |
| BLACK LADY | 1 |
| BLACK WITCH | 1 |
| BLUEBEARD | 1 |
| BOGERMAN | 1 |
| BOGEY | 1 |
| BOOG MAN | 1 |
| BOOGABOOGOO | 1 |
| BOOGIE | 1 |
| BOOGIEBOO | 1 |
| BOOKETY SAM | 1 |
| BUGABEAR | 1 |
| BUGGER | 1 |
| BUGGYBOO | 1 |
| CASE WORKER | 1 |
| CAT-O’-NINE-TAILS | 1 |
| CATTY TAIL | 1 |
| CHINAMAN | 1 |
| CHINESE LAUNDRYMAN | 1 |
| CHONA | 1 |
| COLORED MAN | 1 |
| CONJURE-DOCTOR | 1 |
| CRAZY MAN | 1 |
| CURLY COOK | 1 |
| DEVILS AFTER | 1 |
| DOMION | 1 |
| DRAGON | 1 |
| FAIRIES | 1 |
| FAT MAN | 1 |
| FLY-SPATTERS | 1 |
| GHOSTIE | 1 |
| GHOUL | 1 |
| GIANT | 1 |
| GREASY | 1 |
| GREEN MAN | 1 |
| GRIMES | 1 |
| GYPSIES | 1 |
| HAIRY FACE | 1 |
| HAIRY MAN | 1 |
| HEADLESS KATE | 1 |
| HICKORY STICK | 1 |
| HOG-GOBLIN | 1 |
| HOODIDOO | 1 |
| INDIAN CAMP | 1 |
| INDIANS | 1 |
| JABO | 1 |
| JAKEY | 1 |
| KOKO | 1 |
| LA MANO PACHONA | 1 |
| LANNY LAW | 1 |
| MISS JEWEL | 1 |
| MOLLY GRAW | 1 |
| MR. HENNESSY | 1 |
| MR. WORMAN’S BULL | 1 |
| MRS. SO-AND-SO | 1 |
| MUSSELENA | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NIGGER MAN | 1 |
| NIGHT DOCTOR | 1 |
| NIGRO | 1 |
| NO-HEADED WOMAN | 1 |
| OGRE | 1 |
| OLD AUNT DINAH | 1 |
| OLD AUNT VIOLET | 1 |
| OLD BAD WOLF | 1 |
| OLD BEAR | 1 |
| OLD BITING DICK | 1 |
| OLD BLACK JOE | 1 |
| OLD BOOGERMAN | 1 |
| OLD CORKER | 1 |
| OLD CRATCH | 1 |
| OLD DINAH FLOW | 1 |
| OLD GOBLIN | 1 |
| OLD IMP | 1 |
| OLD JACK | 1 |
| OLD SCROOGE | 1 |
| OLD WHITE HORSE | 1 |
| OLD WILLOW STICK | 1 |
| OPTION | 1 |
| PELZNICKEL | 1 |
| PLAT-EYE | 1 |
| POLICE OFFICER | 1 |
| RAGMAN | 1 |
| RATS | 1 |
| RAW-HEELS-AND-BLOODYBONES | 1 |
| RED MAN | 1 |
| REDEYE-AND-BLOODYBONES | 1 |
| REDHEAD-BLOODY-BONES | 1 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN JIM | 1 |
| SANTY CLAUS | 1 |
| SHERIFF | 1 |
| SNAKE | 1 |
| SNAKE MAN | 1 |
| TABBY CHICKEN | 1 |
| TALL KATY | 1 |
| TANTIBOGUS | 1 |
| TEACHER | 1 |
| TOM BAGS | 1 |
| TROLL | 1 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| TURKEY GOBLIN | 1 |
| UNCLE ISAAC | 1 |
| WALTER | 1 |
| WAMPUS-CAT | 1 |
| WHISTLER | 1 |
| WILL O’ THE WISP | 1 |
| WITCH AND THE GOBLINS | 1 |
| WIZARD | 1 |
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