What exactly is a "The Boogyman"?

Question

What exactly is a "The Boogyman"?

Answer 1

A nocturnal metaphor of fear instilled into most childhood's

-a world phenomenon

Answer 2

A man who likes too boogy!

\(^0^)/

Answer 3

a movie?

Answer 4

a man made of boogers. ahh :(

Answer 5

He is a tale told to scare little kids

The tales is he lives under the bed and wakes up at night and will eat you if you get out of your bed

Answer 6

a stupid *** myth my parent told me when i was little to scare me so i would go to sleep.:

Answer 7

a paranormal being that very few ever get to experience.

Mostly a holllywood developed idea that never dies.

But if yo u have been lucky enough to have one in your life

call the paranormal state research society for Id love to see that

episode as they exercise it from your abode.cheers.

I guess if you dont know your lucky too. Cause I have never

had the misspleasure.cheers

Answer 8

child molesters and rapists are "the ultimate boogieman"

Answer 9

A creature that can see your deepest fear and scares the **** out of you.  

Answer 10

The boogie man is a thoughtform who is the archetype of fear.  He is no more evil than a bottomless pit, but going near him proves just as perilous.  He, being a thoughtform, is more powerful as more people believe in him.  Do you choose to empower him?  It is entirely your decision.

Answer 11

An old superstition involving the devil states that saying his name gets his attention (hence the phrase, "Speak of the Devil, and you will see his horns").   Since people needed to talk about him, but didn't want to attract his attention, they came up with euphemisms for him.  I believe the boogyman was a southern black expression, but I can't find the source I read that in.