(n.) A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres; hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant.

Dracula Frankenstein Mumbo Jumbo Wolf-man affliction anathema bane bogey bogeyman boggart bogle booger boogerman boogeyman bug bugaboo bugbear bugger burden calamity crushing burden curse death destruction detestation disease evil fee-faw-fum frightener ghost ghoul grievance harm hate hobgoblin holy terror horror incubus infliction monster nemesis nightmare ogre ogress open wound pest pestilence phantom plague revenant running sore scarebabe scarecrow scarer scourge specter succubus terror thorn torment vampire vexation visitation werewolf woe