bogey man

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6026

boo n A84.4. The only one I heard of was the Bogie-man. If a child was naughty, you would say, "The Bogie-man is going to get you" and the child would be good. (St. John's) Q67-469. A84.5. .if you were going somewhere where they [_i.e_. children] might not be allowed to go themselves, I think they would repeat their parents' warnings that, "The Bogey Man'll get you!" [ ] (St. John's) T C370,67-31). A84.6. To [him] the Bogeyman was the main frightening figure:- "If you don't behave yourself, the Bogeyman [ ] will get you." (St. John's) Q67-1020. A84.7. "If you are bad, the bogey man will get you." The bogey man is usually more active at night than during the day. (Seldom Come By) Q63B. A84.8. As a young boy I remember being threatened by the Bogie-man. An example of such a threat was, "You'd better be good or the Bogie-man will get you!" The threats were used by parents in order to get children to behave in a manner that was acceptable to the adults. (St. John's) Q67-1000. See cited quotation Yes p315 Cont'd (C) Used I and Sup Used I 4 Not used This is the reverse of B_4885. See B_4884 for first card in series. Phonetic transcriptions on lines 4-5 and 9 of card are not shown here because database cannot reproduce necessary symbols. Card says "Cont'd (C)", but there is no Card C in drawer.