bugbear
131Mumbo Jumbo — Mum bo Jum bo, n. [Perh. fr. the native name of an African god.] 1. Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for the… …
132par — Bogey Bo gey, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear. Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I have become a sort of bogey a kill joy. Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Golf) a score one stroke over… …
