boogeyman

noun

boo·​gey·​man ˈbu̇-gē-ˌman 

ˈbü-

variants or less commonly boogerman

ˈbu̇-gər- 

ˈbü-

: bogeyman

Examples of boogeyman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The specter of conservatives wanting to trap women at home has long been a liberal boogeyman, but it is based in some reality. —Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025

Yeah, the creep — like the sense of there being sort of a boogeyman under the sink or there being something just around the corner… that sense of foreboding that is so alive and so much of noir. —Chris Willman, Variety, 4 June 2025

The current political climate has made journalists the boogeymen for all that is wrong with our nation. —Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

New boogeyman In the South Africa of the Trumpist fever dream, in which a bloodthirsty Black majority seeks vengeance against Whites by taking their land and even their lives, EFF would be wildly popular. —Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

circa 1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boogeyman

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan