tankerabogus

noun

tan·​ker·​a·​bo·​gus

ˌtaŋ-kər-ə-ˈbō-gəs

plural -es

dialectal, England

: boogeyman

Word History

Etymology

probably from tanker (alteration of tantara) + bogus, alteration of bogey

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