How do you say “bogeyman” in Vietnamese?

“Bogeyman” in Vietnamese is ngoáo ộp (bugaboo).

Vietnamese words for “bogeyman”

• ngoáo ộpListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋwaːw˧˦ ʔop̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋwaːw˦˥ ʔop̚˨˩˨]ngoáo rising ộp heavy

  bugaboo; bugbear

  for “bogeyman” meaning: A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

Related Vietnamese words

• ông kẹListennoun

  bogeyman

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.