Bogeyman
noun
A scary figure in stories used to frighten children.
Mothers sometimes tell their kids that the bogeyman will come if they don't go to sleep.
Often appears as...
- the bogeyman will get you
- fear of the bogeyman
noun
A person or thing that people are unnecessarily scared of.
Some people see the government as a sort of bogeyman.
Often appears as...
- government as a bogeyman
- bogeyman of the economy
noun
A false or exaggerated symbol of fear.
Climate change has become the bogeyman for many environmental activists.
Often appears as...
- climate change bogeyman
- the bogeyman of terrorism
noun
An evil or mischievous character in folklore.
The bogeyman is often depicted as lurking in dark corners.
Often appears as...
- lurking bogeyman
- hide from the bogeyman
noun
A scary figure in stories used to frighten children.
Mothers sometimes tell their kids that the bogeyman will come if they don't go to sleep.
Often appears as...
- the bogeyman will get you
- fear of the bogeyman
noun
A person or thing that people are unnecessarily scared of.
Some people see the government as a sort of bogeyman.
Often appears as...
- government as a bogeyman
- bogeyman of the economy
noun
A false or exaggerated symbol of fear.
Climate change has become the bogeyman for many environmental activists.
Often appears as...
- climate change bogeyman
- the bogeyman of terrorism
noun
An evil or mischievous character in folklore.
The bogeyman is often depicted as lurking in dark corners.
Often appears as...
- lurking bogeyman
- hide from the bogeyman
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Childhood Fear
Used to make children behave, implies an irrational or unfounded fear.
Stop misbehaving, or the bogeyman will come!
Pro Tip 2/2Not Real
Emphasize that 'bogeyman' is imaginary, to alleviate fear in a child.
There's no need to be scared; the bogeyman isn't real.
Pro Tip 1/2Childhood Fear
Used to make children behave, implies an irrational or unfounded fear.
Stop misbehaving, or the bogeyman will come!
Pro Tip 2/2Not Real
Emphasize that 'bogeyman' is imaginary, to alleviate fear in a child.
There's no need to be scared; the bogeyman isn't real.
Pro Tip 1/2Childhood Fear
Used to make children behave, implies an irrational or unfounded fear.
Stop misbehaving, or the bogeyman will come!
Pro Tip 2/2Not Real
Emphasize that 'bogeyman' is imaginary, to alleviate fear in a child.
There's no need to be scared; the bogeyman isn't real.
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Polar Bear Predation PIPE...
I could see that a couple of the posts were knocked over and the cameras were laying on the ground we brought the data back to camp and and took a look at it our curious bear had been up to the camera and had chewed on the case a little bit it is just like the boogeyman all of a sudden the geese are there in the next
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Faith versus tradition...
dictators they were asking for democracy they were asking for freedom and they were they did not turn out to be the Islamist boogeyman that the dictators were always fooling using to you know justify their regime they said that we want freedom we want democracy we are
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What I learned from 100...
And they embraced rejection. And we don't have to be those people to learn about rejection, and in my case, rejection was my curse, was my boogeyman. It has bothered me my whole life because I was running away from it.
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Polar Bear Predation PIPE...
I could see that a couple of the posts were knocked over and the cameras were laying on the ground we brought the data back to camp and and took a look at it our curious bear had been up to the camera and had chewed on the case a little bit it is just like the boogeyman all of a sudden the geese are there in the next
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Faith versus tradition...
dictators they were asking for democracy they were asking for freedom and they were they did not turn out to be the Islamist boogeyman that the dictators were always fooling using to you know justify their regime they said that we want freedom we want democracy we are
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What I learned from 100...
And they embraced rejection. And we don't have to be those people to learn about rejection, and in my case, rejection was my curse, was my boogeyman. It has bothered me my whole life because I was running away from it.
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Quote examples
Dana Loesch
American Activist
Even if feminists tear down the bogeyman patriarchy and dominate men in all areas of life, they still won't be happy because deep down, they'll know it's a false victory. Achievement obtained by lowering your opponent to your standard as opposing to rising and surpassing their standard of output isn't achievement. It's mediocrity.
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Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I carry a lot of feminine energy as well as masculine energy, and that's the hit that people are getting. That vulnerable thing is not what we assume with black males. You get it, and then they cease to become scary. They become human. You cease to have a bogeyman.
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Jessie Vargas
American Boxer
I don't get why people look at me the way they do. They doubted me the first time I became a world champion. Then, I fought Sadam Ali, who was a boogeyman in the division at the time, and won my second title and they were still doubting me.
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Richard Louv
American Author
We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn't count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods, and playing outdoors is probably illicit and possibly illegal.
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Naomi Alderman
English Novelist
Gaming is our cultural bogeyman - we blame it for everything from child obesity to violence to short attention spans. But any explanation that fits every situation ultimately explains nothing.
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Mark Meadows
American Politician
It's the oldest trick in Washington - when presented with a policy solution you don't like, characterize it as the bogeyman.
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Katie Pavlich
American Journalist
The NRA isn't a boogeyman, it's a grass-roots organization made up of 5 million law-abiding Second Amendment supporters.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
I don't believe in the war god of the Israelites. He's a bogeyman. Jesus preached the golden rule, by and large.
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Tori Spelling
American Actress
I do have odd habits. I check under my bed every night for the bogeyman. That's just a little thing, though.
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Giorgio Napolitano
Italian Politician
We must resist the temptation of once again turning America into the traditional bogeyman of the left.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
Even if feminists tear down the bogeyman patriarchy and dominate men in all areas of life, they still won't be happy because deep down, they'll know it's a false victory. Achievement obtained by lowering your opponent to your standard as opposing to rising and surpassing their standard of output isn't achievement. It's mediocrity.
Quote examples
Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I carry a lot of feminine energy as well as masculine energy, and that's the hit that people are getting. That vulnerable thing is not what we assume with black males. You get it, and then they cease to become scary. They become human. You cease to have a bogeyman.
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Jessie Vargas
American Boxer
I don't get why people look at me the way they do. They doubted me the first time I became a world champion. Then, I fought Sadam Ali, who was a boogeyman in the division at the time, and won my second title and they were still doubting me.
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Richard Louv
American Author
We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn't count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods, and playing outdoors is probably illicit and possibly illegal.
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Naomi Alderman
English Novelist
Gaming is our cultural bogeyman - we blame it for everything from child obesity to violence to short attention spans. But any explanation that fits every situation ultimately explains nothing.
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Mark Meadows
American Politician
It's the oldest trick in Washington - when presented with a policy solution you don't like, characterize it as the bogeyman.
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Katie Pavlich
American Journalist
The NRA isn't a boogeyman, it's a grass-roots organization made up of 5 million law-abiding Second Amendment supporters.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
I don't believe in the war god of the Israelites. He's a bogeyman. Jesus preached the golden rule, by and large.
Quote examples
Tori Spelling
American Actress
I do have odd habits. I check under my bed every night for the bogeyman. That's just a little thing, though.
Quote examples
Giorgio Napolitano
Italian Politician
We must resist the temptation of once again turning America into the traditional bogeyman of the left.
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