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 boogeyman who wouldn’t back down The lawsuit lands at a moment Piker sees as vindication. — Emma Witman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Political boogeymen get names (Red Menace, death panels); financial ones get numbers. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers were a convenient boogeyman, but the owners’ desire for cost-control is not actually contingent on the results of a small-sample-size tournament. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Bono has for years presented prog-rock, or a vague caricature of it, as a musical boogeyman that represents everything U2 were trying to avoid. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boogeyman

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