bogeyman
noun
an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, especially a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.
bogeymen
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pluralof bogeyman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Once you start to see bogeymen in one place, it's easy to see them everywhere.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
Historically, Australia are NZ’s bogeymen, with 14 wins to four in white-ball tournaments involving five or more teams.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2021
As she reads the one word text—“RUN” —the soundtrack becomes a piercing thrum, the kind that suggests a bogeymen of some sort will soon appear.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2020
But is this a case of seeing Russian bogeymen where there are none?
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2018
Maureen, who was four and had a terrible fear of bogeymen, kept dreaming that intruders in Halloween masks were coming through the open doors to get us.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
