bogeyman

Summary

bogeyman ranks in the top 0.81% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,859 views/month, #629 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• bogeyman is recorded as male^[2].
• bogeyman is a type of figure used in threatening children^[3].
• bogeyman's Commons category is recorded as Bogeyman^[4].
• bogeyman's said to be the same as is recorded as bogle^[5].
• bogeyman's said to be the same as is recorded as boggart^[6].
• bogeyman's said to be the same as is recorded as boogie man^[7].
• bogeyman's said to be the same as is recorded as Bauchan^[8].
• bogeyman's pseudonym is recorded as Papus^[9].
• bogeyman's worshipped by is recorded as Catalan myths and legends^[10].
• bogeyman's worshipped by is recorded as European folklore^[11].
• bogeyman's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

bogeyman is a type of figure used in threatening children^[3].

Influence

Things named for bogeyman include The Groke^[13], a literary character^[14].

Why It Matters

bogeyman ranks in the top 0.81% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,859 views/month, #629 of 77,819).^[1] bogeyman has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] bogeyman is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for bogeyman include The Groke^[13], a literary character^[14].