Bogeyman

Word BOGEYMAN
Character 8
Hyphenation bo gey man
Pronunciations /ˈbuɡiˌmæn/

Definitions and meanings of "Bogeyman"

What do we mean by bogeyman?

A goblin; a bugbear; a bogey{1}. This is the form used by parents to frighten children. noun

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. noun

Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. noun

An imaginary monster used to frighten children noun

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.

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The word "bogeyman" in example sentences

This business of Iran being characterized as the bogeyman is all a smokescreen people! ❋ Unknown (2010)

The term "bogeyman" seems to have come from the Welsh "bwg" spirit and the word "bug" was applied to insects because of the belief that insects were souls in search of rebirth. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A nation of namby pambies whining about every two-bit bogeyman is just a second-rate nation of Chicken Littles. ❋ David Ropeik (2010)

Right now that bogeyman is too feeble to inspire fear. ❋ Matt Phillips (2010)

The trillion-pound bogeyman is also made of straw. ❋ Patrick Collinson (2010)

Idly checking the state of debate among Eurosceptics, I was wryly amused to discover that the latest bogeyman is the European Gendarmerie Force, or EGF. ❋ 50books_poc (2010)

But if this holds, perhaps the real conclusion to be drawn is this: The one thing that really drives up voter enthusiasm more reliably than anything else is to have a bogeyman from the opposite party -- a figure that concentrates angst, fear, and loathing -- in the White House. ❋ Greg Sargent (2010)

The “Europe” bogeyman is hilariosu, but it’s also a clue, if you think about it carefully. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These aren’t “special rights” that some liberal bogeyman is screaming for; these are rights that the Constitution allows for, through, for example, the Takings Clause of the 5th Amendment, which allows government to take private property for public use IF gov’t compensates the individual fairly. ❋ Unknown (2002)

For one the bogeyman is a free market, for the other Arab immigration. ❋ Matthew Kaminski (2011)

What exactly is in this so-called bogeyman "traditional" margarita? ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, it's not the so-called bogeyman that everybody's been talking about, John. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It had your brand-name bogeyman, convenient location and all our oil-to-be under their land. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In 1947, the bogeyman was the specter of communism - a tactic urged upon President Harry Truman by GOP Senator Arthur Vandenburg. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Meanwhile, presidential spokesman Bheki Khumalo expressed irritation on Thursday at a so-called bogeyman approach being used to scare African countries into conforming with the West. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Thursday at a so-called bogeyman approach being used to scare ❋ Unknown (2005)

Ditto for understanding the way someone like George Soros serves as a kind of bogeyman for a lot of propagandists in the Middle East and certain segments of the American Right. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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