A hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave:
This question was recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question EE41.
| BOOGEYMAN | 16 |
| BOOGIEMAN | 4 |
| BOGGEYMAN | 1 |
| GHOST | 1 |
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