boogeyman
noun
boo·gey·man
ˈbu̇-gē-ˌman 
ˈbü-
variants
or less commonly boogerman
ˈbu̇-gər-
ˈbü-
: bogeyman
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Better figure out a way past that boogeyman.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Groups who are easily and historically villainized and scapegoated and turned into cultural boogeymen.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Generations have been taught about stranger danger and the unknown boogeyman lurking in the shadows, waiting to commit the most heinous crimes.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Groups who are easily and historically villainized and scapegoated and turned into cultural boogeymen.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Generations have been taught about stranger danger and the unknown boogeyman lurking in the shadows, waiting to commit the most heinous crimes.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boogeyman
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“Boogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boogeyman. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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