Buggymen

/ˈbʌɡiˌmɛn/ noun

Plural of buggyman; men or creatures associated with bugs, or folklore characters used to frighten children.

From 'buggy' (full of bugs or resembling a bug) combined with 'men.' The singular 'buggyman' evolved from 19th-century folklore where it described a threatening creature, similar to the bogeyman.

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