boogeyman
noun
boo·gey·man
ˈbu̇-gē-ˌman 
ˈbü-
variants
or less commonly boogerman
ˈbu̇-gər-
ˈbü-
: bogeyman
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Even among Republicans, 42% said Trump was responsible for the current economic conditions, compared with the 53% who blamed Biden, the administration’s frequent boogeyman.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
Somehow, the laborer gets free and flees, disappearing into the forest and then serving as a boogeyman for Grainier.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The Republicans always try to create boogeymen, right?
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Unlike horror movies built on shadowy boogeymen bouncing out of the dark, The Witch's tone stays quiet, swarming around themes of bewitchery, black magic, and wickedness without overdoing it.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
Somehow, the laborer gets free and flees, disappearing into the forest and then serving as a boogeyman for Grainier.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The Republicans always try to create boogeymen, right?
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Unlike horror movies built on shadowy boogeymen bouncing out of the dark, The Witch's tone stays quiet, swarming around themes of bewitchery, black magic, and wickedness without overdoing it.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Boogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boogeyman. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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