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bogeyman
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural bogeymen /-ˌmɛn/ /ˈbʊgiˌmɛn/
plural bogeymen /-ˌmɛn/ /ˈbʊgiˌmɛn/
Learner's definition of BOGEYMAN
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1
: an imaginary monster that is used to frighten children（用于吓唬小孩的）妖怪，恶魔
- My aunt used to say to my sister and me, “The bogeyman will get you if you're bad.”姨妈过去常对我和姐姐说：“如果不乖，妖怪就会把你们捉走。”
2
: a person who is hated or feared by a group of people可恶的人；可怕的人
- a politician who is the familiar bogeyman of conservatives保守派既熟悉又憎恶的政治人物
Example Sentences
My aunt used to say to my sister and me, “The bogeyman will get you if you're bad.” a politician who is the familiar bogeyman of conservatives
Recent Examples on the Web For some people, Leatherface is their ultimate bogeyman. 
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022 Satanism might have been a bogeyman of the eighties, but Sparks’s other subjects cannot be similarly dismissed. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 In a recent conversation with THR, Yarkin also discusses her worst fears including her childhood bogeyman. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022 Soros has been somewhat of a bogeyman for the Republican Party. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2022 At night, the cabin is illuminated by red ambient lighting for a vibe that's either sporty or spooky, likely depending on whether or not passengers still believe in the bogeyman or not. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 May 2022 His attempt to use Russian President Vladimir Putin as an inflationary bogeyman for shocking oil markets is falling flat. The Week Staff, The Week, 26 Mar. 2022 Conservative leaders depicted the idea as a democracy-killing bogeyman. Leslie Gornstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021 Scott seems almost wistful now to recall the Nineties, when the bogeyman in America was crack cocaine. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2022 See More
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022 Satanism might have been a bogeyman of the eighties, but Sparks’s other subjects cannot be similarly dismissed. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 In a recent conversation with THR, Yarkin also discusses her worst fears including her childhood bogeyman. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022 Soros has been somewhat of a bogeyman for the Republican Party. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2022 At night, the cabin is illuminated by red ambient lighting for a vibe that's either sporty or spooky, likely depending on whether or not passengers still believe in the bogeyman or not. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 May 2022 His attempt to use Russian President Vladimir Putin as an inflationary bogeyman for shocking oil markets is falling flat. The Week Staff, The Week, 26 Mar. 2022 Conservative leaders depicted the idea as a democracy-killing bogeyman. Leslie Gornstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2021 Scott seems almost wistful now to recall the Nineties, when the bogeyman in America was crack cocaine. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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