things that go bump in the night



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things that go bump in the night

Frightful, deadly, and usually supernatural things or events that one imagines in the dark of night. When I was a kid, I hated staying in my grandparents' spooky old house because I was always kept awake by thoughts of ghosts, axe murderers, and other things that go bump in the night.
See also: bump, night, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Philon-Ancient Greek
Thersa-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
JuvenalJOO-və-nahl (English)History
Noelia-Spanish
Liron-Hebrew
Kasimirakah-zee-MEE-rahGerman (Archaic)