boogeyman
noun
boo·gey·man
ˈbu̇-gē-ˌman 
ˈbü-
variants
or less commonly boogerman
ˈbu̇-gər-
ˈbü-
: bogeyman
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New boogeyman In the South Africa of the Trumpist fever dream, in which a bloodthirsty Black majority seeks vengeance against Whites by taking their land and even their lives, EFF would be wildly popular.
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Tall and lithe with long white hair, pale skin, and blue eyes, the Snow Man has become a boogeyman of sorts for the people living in and around the Min family guild.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
Historically, it’s always been that there’s a boogeyman — the Russians or the Middle East.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
In the 2015 Goosebumps movie, Black's Stine — alongside teens played by Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush — must face off against all of the boogeymen from the entire Goosebumps series once they’re magically unleashed in the real world.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 19 May 2025
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Tall and lithe with long white hair, pale skin, and blue eyes, the Snow Man has become a boogeyman of sorts for the people living in and around the Min family guild.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
Historically, it’s always been that there’s a boogeyman — the Russians or the Middle East.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
In the 2015 Goosebumps movie, Black's Stine — alongside teens played by Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush — must face off against all of the boogeymen from the entire Goosebumps series once they’re magically unleashed in the real world.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 19 May 2025
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“Boogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boogeyman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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