bogey man
boo n A84. _Bogey Man_ [ ], (more usually [ ]). The form _bogey man_, and its spelling variants _bogie man_, _bogyman_ etc., appears in reports from some forty communities. It seems very likely, however, that most of these represent a "correct" spelling of _boogie man_ which is the usual p...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5338 |
| Summary: | boo n A84. _Bogey Man_ [ ], (more usually [ ]). The form _bogey man_, and its spelling variants _bogie man_, _bogyman_ etc., appears in reports from some forty communities. It seems very likely, however, that most of these represent a "correct" spelling of _boogie man_ which is the usual pronunciation in Newfoundland for the figure normally pronounced [ ] ___________________________________________________ 106EDD. 107The word _bogie_ is also used to mean "a small stove" but this sense is apparently quite distinct from those connected with unpleasantness or frightening. Yes Card (A) (PTO) Used I and Sup Used I 4 Not used See B_13492 for reverse. See B_4885 for second card in this series. Phonetic transcriptions are not shown here because database cannot reproduce necessary symbols. |
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